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Colts Vs. Patriots: NFL Week 11 Game Capsules

I'm a bit puzzled as to why the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts aren't being featured on Sunday Night Football this week. Seems like an obvious choice - two perennial contenders that don't like each other but have the utmost respect for one another, the two best quarterbacks in the game, and a leg-up in AFC playoff positioning through Week 11.

Oh well, if one thing has been proven so far in the 2010 NFL season, it's that America's new national past time is going to continue to enjoy huge television ratings. The Giants and Eagles on Sunday night isn't such a shabby matchup either.

Back to the Pats and Colts. Here's a few figures, trends and notes on the two teams' series history, as well as up-to-date season stats for both squads.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (6-3) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-2)

SERIES

COLTS

PATRIOTS

SERIES LEADER

 

42-28

STREAKS

4 of past 5 overall

7 of past 9 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.

Caldwell: 1-0

Belichick: 10-8

LAST WEEK

W 23-17 vs. Bengals

W 39-26 at Steelers

LAST GAME

11/15/09: Patriots 34 at Colts 35. Indy QB Peyton Manning throws 1-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds remaining as Colts overcome 17-point 4th-quarter deficit.

LAST GAME AT SITE

11/5/06: Colts 27, Patriots 20. Manning throws for 326 yards & 2 TDs, both to WR Marvin Harrison (5, 4). Indianapolis defense has 4 INTs.

BROADCAST

CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 113 (Ind.), 123 (NE). XM: 105 (NE).

 

STATS

PASSING

Manning: 248-386-2,663 (3L)-16 (T3C)-4-93.9

Brady: 196-304-2,176-17 (2C)-4-98.8 (3C)

RUSHING

Addai: 93-406-4.4-3

Green-Ellis: 112-472-4.2-6

RECEIVING

Wayne: 63 (1C)-758-12.0-3

Welker: 52-444-8.5-3

OFFENSE

379.3 (2C)

338.7

TAKE/GIVE

+6 (T2C)

+6 (T2C)

DEFENSE

344.2

390.8

SACKS

Mathis: 7.5 (3C)

Wright: 5.5

INTs

3 tied: 2

3 tied: 2

PUNTING

McAfee: 43.1

Mesko (R): 43.0

KICKING

Vinatieri: 78 (3L) (27/27 PAT; 17/19 FG)

Graham: 13 (7/8 PAT; 2/2 FG)