Patriots-Colts

This may morph into a series of posts about this game, so stay tuned.

First quarter, 3:30 left: the officiating crew is out to get the Pats. First there was the alleged catch by Moorehead that was clearly out of bounds, but was thankfully overruled. Then there was this most recent pass interference call on Samuel. This is horseshit. That was the single most ticky-tack pass interference call of all time, especially after the Dallas Clark tackle in the end zone earlier. Bullshit.

I hate the Colts.

Second quarter, 12:00: Brady to Moss, touchdown. That was purely taking advantage of the mis-match. Randy Moss is 6'4". The guy covering him there, Tim Jennings, is 5'8". Hope to see more of that.

Second quarter, 8:58: again, Colts receivers are tackling Patriots DBs and getting away with it. Do referees go into the locker room at halftime and watch tape, correct their mistakes? That's 77 yards of pass interferences calls so far.

Second quarter, 2:57: Larry Maroney is emergent.

Second quarter, 2:00: I have a feeling we're going to see more of Peyton Manning in commercials than we will on the field. He is the most loathesome player in the NFL, even if he is generally genial and funny and a good quarterback.

Second quarter, 1:55: the first good call against the Patriots. Matt Light looked like he was doing some sort of MMA move. Awesome. Well played refs, you got one right!

Second quarter, 0:13: I cannot believe what just happened. Watching fly-over state people celebrate makes me want to vomit.

Halftime: 13-7, Colts. Kind of hard to believe that the Colts are leading and that so few points have been scored. I wouldn't count on the score staying the same. The whole reason Brady has been lighting it up this year is because he's still pissed about the AFC Championship game. What's troubling is that Addai has been running at will on the Patriots. Typically, the Pats aim to neutralize the best player on the field. So far, they've neutralized no one. If the Colts keep the running game going, its going to wear down the Pats. I expect a radical change in approach at halftime for the Pats.

Third quarter, 11:36: A sack and an incomplete pass has Brady fuming. The Colts are flying all over the place on defense, and they just saved themselves after Manning's INT. The Pats need to get something going here to shut this crowd up and the Colts down. Problem is, they're not getting a single call this game. It's absurd.

Third quarter, 9:00: every time Addai touches the ball, I'm afraid. Flag on Welker's run-back. Unsportsmanlike conduct on the Pats. Blocking a guy out of bounds. Damn it.

Third quarter, 8:23: "there's nothing to say about it except that it's terrific." Well said, Jim Nance. Randy Moss is amazing.

Third quarter, 1:03: Me: "Who names their kid Dallas anyway?" Roommate: "Some Asshole." Also, just now, Peyton took a shot down the field. Rommate's second zinger in a row as he asks where the flag is. Brilliant.

Fourth quarter, 12:33: this is as unbelieveable as the Colts winning the AFC title game last season. The Colts are playing well, yes, and they are executing the way that the Patriots tend to. Part of this is the officiating, which has led to the two field goals that are the difference right now (with the Colts knocking on the door right now). Damn it, Peyton sneaks in for the TD. This is truly shocking.

Fourth quarter, 8:51: I love the new LT commercial. It's about time we saw more of this guy. It was even funny. Love it.

Fourth quarter, 8:36: offensive pass interference on Moss. Even the commentators are complaining about this now. This is approaching epic proportions of badness.

Fourth quarter, 7:59: Welker TD, followed by the weakest set of high-fives ever from Bob Kraft. 20-17 Colts. We've got a game folks. Will someone please get started on classifying high fives? I think the folks at National High Five Day have started, and I submit the Bob Kraft high five as the epitome of the Old Man High Five. I shuddered.

Fourth quarter, 3:15: Faulk TD, his first of the year. There's still a lot of time on the clock, but they are up by four now. Time for a stand, and the Pats looked real good on the last drive. This is exciting.

Fourth quarter, 2:25: interception/fumble by Rosy Colvin. The re-birth of Peyton Manning Face. Stupid delay of game penalty on Colvin though. 24-20 Pats.

Fourth quarter, 2:00: HUGE first down to Welker. At the kneel-down moment.

This whole game turned from the Colts dominating with something like eight minutes left to go. The shots of the Colts on the bench right now show a completely crestfallen team. The thing you have to take away from this game is that the Pats beat the next best team in football while not playing their best game. No one but cameramen around Manning right now. These teams need to play again in January with the Pats playing their game and the Colts with all their offensive weapons back.