Well I know I have been on a Sabbatical for the last cpuple of weeks. Life has been crazy in the real world LOL...However never fear the Rant is back!!!

Today I want to talk NFL...Here we are going into week 10..Wow time really flys by when your having fun. So today we have one ofthe biggest match ups of the entire NFL schedule. My beloved Colts bring in  the New England Patriots.

The rivalry between the Indianapoli Colts and the New England Patriots  These two teams have combined for four of the last seven Super Bowl victories (three by the Patriots), and both are noted for their organizational excellence. The nature of this rivalry is ironic because while the Colts and Patriots were division rivals from 1970 to 2001, it did not become prominent in league circles until after Indianapolis was supplanted into the newly-formed AFC SOUTH , following the 2001 season, as part of the NFL's realignment.

When the two most prolific winners of the decade meet  here tonight inIndianapolis, look for NBC to emerge proclaiming victory with huge rating numbers for a riveting midseason matchup.

The Patriots (6-2) and Colts (8-0) renew acquaintances for the 10th time since 2003 and Indianapolis has reeled off 17 consecutive regular-season wins, dating to last season.

The hand picked sucessor to Tony Dungy...Jim Caldwell is the first NFL rookie head coach to go 8-0 since 1931, when Postsy Clark broke out quickly with the Portsmouth Spartans.

"From a coaching standpoint, it's a tremendous matchup," said Dungy, who won four of his last five duels against Bill Belichick before ditching the sidelines for the broadcast booth. "It's been a great game and one I'm looking forward to seeing for the first time from a different perspective."

In a season when a quarter of the league's 32 teams are on pace to win four games or fewer, tonight's game has taken on a Super Bowl aura.

Although Indy's defense hasn't slipped a bit in Dungy's absence, a stingy secondary now must cope with the loss of Bob Sander  and CB Marlon Jackson for the season.

Sanders prides himself on being Indy's defensive catalyst and the timing could hardly be worse for the slightly favored home team

With a victory tonight, the Patriots would tie the Colts with 109 regular-season wins since 2000. More importantly, New England would pull within a game of Indy in the chase for the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed.

"We always know Indianapolis is going to be there at the end," Brady said. "With them being 8-0, it makes it tough if we get behind them with a loss here."

Harrison offers a unique perspective on the Brady-Manning duel, always the focus when these NFL titans clash.

"Peyton Manning is the best pure quarterback in the NFL, but Tom Brady is tough no doubt with a minute left and we're down four points and we need a touchdown because he's done it," said Harrison, who played six more seasons after joining New England in 2003. "Three Super Bowl rings, Super Bowl MVP, a guy whose preparation goes above and beyond anyone in that facility ... he's my guy with a minute left."

One thing is for sure....Colts-Patriots rivalry is as strong as ever.....

Get ready, Indiana. It’s New England Week once again. Let the hoopla and the craziness begin.

The two perennial AFC powers — Indianapolis (8-0) and the Patriots (6-2) — will face off in a nationally televised game Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. It will be the 10th meeting of the two franchises since the start of the 2003 season (including postseason games).

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