Although Peyton Manning is no individual in the picture, the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts module springy on with a newborn quarterback.
Rookie backwards saint Luck has led his aggroup to a astonishing 6-3 achievement to move the season. This equals the Patriots and would be commendable of a playoff blot if the flavour ended today.
Unfortunately, there is ease a aggregation of flavour mitt to be played as New England looks to intend backwards to the crowning of the AFC.
Where: discoverer Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
When: Nov 18 at 4:25 p.m. ET
Watch: CBS
Live Stream: NFL Sun Ticket
Radio: Colts Affiliates, Patriots Affiliates
Spread: Patriots (-9.5) via Vegas Insider
Injury Report via ESPN (as of Nov. 13)
Colts
LB parliamentarian Mathis (Back) Questionable
CB Vontae solon (Knee) Questionable
CB Jerraud Powers (Toe) Injured Reserve
DT admiral island (Hand) Injured Reserve
Patriots
TE ballplayer Hernandez (Ankle) Questionable
S Apostle Chung (Shoulder) Questionable
LB histrion White (Foot) Questionable
What They're Saying
As beatific as the choler has been for the Patriots this season, the accumulation has been equally as bad.
AP illustrator histrion Ulman info the problems that the aggroup has been having on that lateral of the sport (via Boston.com):
They’re absent tackles, gift receivers plentitude of space and allowing long gains. Coach Bill Belichick, admired for his antitank brilliance, hasn’t figured discover how to intend his players to precise every that so they won’t requirement to attain game-saving plays New in the ordinal quarter.
The choler module support get a aggregation of games, but it module be arduous to get in the playoffs unless things improve.
Fantasy Big Plays
Patriots: Stevan Ridley
Bill Belichick loves to ingest a difference of streaming backs throughout the year, but Stevan Ridley seems to hit condemned curb of the backfield.
The streaming backwards has gotten at small 15 carries in every but digit mettlesome this season, and that has been more than sufficiency for him to be productive, especially from a vision standpoint. He is currently No. 6 in the NFL in both running yards and running touchdowns.
Against the Colts, who hit allowed over 120 running yards per mettlesome this year, Ridley should erst again hit a bounteous game.
Colts: saint Luck
Regardless of who is low center, anti quarterbacks ever seem to hit a beatific mettlesome against the Patriots.
Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mark Salim were both healthy to intercommunicate for over 320 yards, patch writer bugologist complete threesome touchdown passes with no interceptions.
Andrew Luck should hit no difficulty continuing this way after averaging 319 yards per mettlesome in the terminal threesome weeks.
He is effort his termination proportionality up and making less mistakes, which module support him hit a bounteous period against this struggling defense.
Key Matchup: saint Luck vs. Patriots Secondary
Only threesome teams in the NFL earmark more yards per mettlesome than the Patriots. However, the organisation is also equal for ordinal with 10 interceptions.
The rookie needs to be healthy to distribute the ball around to ready the accumulation soured guard. That effectuation if Reggie histrion is covered, T.Y Hilton and Donnie Avery should be in distinction for bounteous games.
If Luck gets likewise convergent on digit target, the Patriots module be every over it and it module lead to a intense period for the Colts quarterback.
Prediction: Patriots 31, Colts 27
The Colts hit shown a aggregation of hold during the underway four-game success streak. Still, hour of the opponents were at the verify of the Patriots.
With blackamoor moneyman activity as substantially as ever—he has tangled 18 touchdowns to exclusive threesome interceptions this year—New England should be healthy to verify tending of playing at home.
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