Patriots vs Colts
Patriots vs Colts The New England Patriots will be heading to Lucas Stadium in Indianapolis to take on Peyton Manning and the Colts in prime time on Sunday night. Odds makers are calling the Colts a 7 point favorite at home, with the total sitting at 44.

It has been a long time since a game between the New England Patriots (5-2) and the Indianapolis Colts (3-4) has been just another game. The league has become accustom to this one being for AFC supremacy. However with the myriad of injuries to both of these this year will be different.

Now, instead of the inside track to home-field advantage, beating the Patriots would merely allow the Colts to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 2002.

"I hope we play a little ticked off," Manning said. "There's a healthy way to be angry and try to bounce back and do something about
it."

Even with losing their future hall of fame quarterback Tom Brady, the Patriots have not suffered as much as the Colts. New England comes into Sunday in a tie with the Buffalo Bills for the AFC East division lead.

The Patriots season may have appeared to be over when Brady went out in week one. But back-up Matt Cassel seems to be finding his footing. The fourth-year veteran hadn't started a game that counted since high school, but has helped the Patriots put 64 points on the board to win their last two games.

"Matt's arm's always been great and he's extremely accurate," New England fullback Heath Evans said. "It's just been him getting more comfortable with everybody around him and more comfortable with the play calling."

The more comfortable Cassel gets, the more dangerous the Patriots are becoming. Take New England getting the 7 points.