Previewing this weeks big matchup – Patriots vs Colts

Tyler McConachie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:59 +0000

It seems like almost every year when these two teams meet in the regular season it’s right down the stretch, with playoff implications and it usually winds up being one of the best games of the year. This years matchup is no different. The Patriots roll into Indy on Sunday night looking to kick the Colts off their perch atop the ranks of the undefeated.

Jim Caldwell has done an excellent job replacing Tony Dungy, although you can never really replace a guy like Tony Dungy. But Caldwell has quietly been a part of the Colts great success since joining them as quarterbacks coach in 2002. After three years as quarterbacks coach he spent up until this season in the role of assistant head coach.

The Patriots seem to have things falling into place for them. Tom Brady looks like he’s becoming more in sync with his offense, and their young defense seems to be finding ways to make plays without guys like Bruschi, Seymour, Vrabel and Harrsion.

You can talk about matchups or whatever in this game but the bottom line is that it’s going to come down to mistakes. The team that’s able to capitalize on the others teams mistakes is going to win this game. There won’t be many. The big thing to look for is red zone efficiency. In a close game sometimes the key is the team who can get 7 instead of 3 in the red area.

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Previewing this weeks big matchup – Patriots vs Colts