Patriots/Colts

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

That is correct on all accounts and the fact that they DIDNT have timeouts should have been weighed when making the decision in the first place.

If you had to break this down into a chess analogy, the Patriots opened perfectly, gained a huge advantage in the middle game and then blundered a two piece advantage in the end game.

I dont see why everyone wants to heap so much praise on Manning for that performance. Yes...he took advantage of the blunders. But in key points in the game, he got rattled (as he often does) and let a game get very nearly out of reach.

I thought he made a bad throw on the ball where there was a miscommunication with Wayne but other than that I didn't really see him start to let the game get out of control. The Pats squandered too many opportunities, that I certainly agree with and it was their eventual demise.

NT