….I just don’t see the Patriots losing today. I’ve seen a number of folks predicting a Colts victory, based probably on the fact that Peyton Manning has been incredibly hot and that you’d think the Law of Averages would work around to handing the Patriots a loss eventually, but I just don’t think that will be today. Maybe in the Super Bowl — both coaches in today’s NFC title game can probably beat Belichick, despite the guy’s apparent status as “George Halas and Vince Lombardi rolled into one scowling body” — but not today.
I, of course, will be rooting strongly for the Colts, but I’ve seen enough great offenses shut down by great defenses to know that this is the likely result today. So, I’ll have to stomach another Patriots appearance in the Super Bowl.