~In honor of Hart's request for thoughts surrounding the Pats vs. Colts this weekend here is a version of quick notes surrounding this weekends games.~Honestly, I don't think the Pats or the Colts are anywhere near their dominant selves of 2004ish, despite their combined 14-2 record. ~The Pats have a couple of OK wins this year over Atlanta and Baltimore but other than that their schedule has been relatively weak. They dominated two miserable teams in weeks 6 and 7. They lost to the Jets and Broncos, two teams that likely aren't Super Bowl contenders*. Last week they were victorious but not that impressively. ~The Colts on the other hand are COMPLETELY 1 dimensional. This team is 100% reliant on Peyton Manning, without him they might be 0-8 instead of 8-0. The Colts are averaging just 85 rushing yards per game. The Pats shouldn't have much of an issue crushing the run and putting pressure on Manning, but that's what every other team this season has done a...
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