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
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COLTS |
PATRIOTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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42-28 |
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STREAKS |
4 of past 5 overall |
7 of past 9 at home |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Caldwell: 1-0 |
Belichick: 10-8 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 23-17 vs. Bengals |
W 39-26 at Steelers |
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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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Manning: 248-386-2,663 (3L)-16 (T3C)-4-93.9 |
Brady: 196-304-2,176-17 (2C)-4-98.8 (3C) |
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RUSHING |
Addai: 93-406-4.4-3 |
Green-Ellis: 112-472-4.2-6 |
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RECEIVING |
Wayne: 63 (1C)-758-12.0-3 |
Welker: 52-444-8.5-3 |
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OFFENSE |
379.3 (2C) |
338.7 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+6 (T2C) |
+6 (T2C) |
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DEFENSE |
344.2 |
390.8 |
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SACKS |
Mathis: 7.5 (3C) |
Wright: 5.5 |
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INTs |
3 tied: 2 |
3 tied: 2 |
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PUNTING |
McAfee: 43.1 |
Mesko (R): 43.0 |
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KICKING |
Vinatieri: 78 (3L) (27/27 PAT; 17/19 FG) |
Graham: 13 (7/8 PAT; 2/2 FG) |