This Sunday in Indy, the league will get a chance to see if the Colts decision to lay down against the Jets in Week 16 was the right one. New York's 29-15 victory over what amounted to Indianapolis' JV team gave the Jets an inside track to a playoff run that has Gang Green thinking Championship.
That Indianapolis loss ended the Colts quest for perfection, but coach Jim Caldwell, team president Bill Polian, and the players say that going undefeated is not, and never was their goal.
The Colts stormed out to a 14-0 regular season record, however a perfect regular season means nothing without a Super Bowl win. Just ask the 2007 New England Patriots.
New York beat Cincinnati in the Wild-Card Round 24-14 and then shocked the San Diego Chargers last week 17-14 to propel them into their first AFC Title game since the 1998 season. The Jets lost that game to John Elway and the Denver Broncos.
New York has been doing it with defense and the run game. Rookie head coach Rex Ryan has brought a style and swagger that the likes of which, Jets fans have never seen.
This week in Lucas Oil Stadium, they will find out if they can continue to have success agianst the high-powered Colts offense, led by quarterback Peyton Manning, arguably, the finest signal caller to ever play the position.
The line in this one opened at, Indianapolis -7.5 with the total sitting at 40.5. There seems to be a lot of early action on the under. Most sportsbooks have the total at 39 now, but as we get closer to game-time, this line is most likely going to show a lot more movement.