{"id":832,"date":"2007-09-23T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-23T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2007\/09\/23\/theyre-all-big-games\/"},"modified":"2007-09-23T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-23T13:45:00","slug":"theyre-all-big-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/theyre-all-big-games\/","title":{"rendered":"They’re all big games"},"content":{"rendered":"
The AFC is shaping up nicely early for the Colts to possibly earn a bye. Playoff byes, as we all know, are the name of the game. Obviously they are no guarantee for success (as the Colts have found out in ’99 and ’05) but a bye puts you one game closer to a Repeat. San Diego is a key team in the AFC. If they can get another loss today against the Pack that would put some serious space between them and the contenders.<\/p>\n
So that leaves Pittsburgh as the most serious threat for a bye. Sure there are other teams, but most of them have a major flaw. Pittsburgh, New England, and Indy have the offense and defense to make a push. We thought San Diego did, but their offense has sputtered early against tough opponents. I think it is going to take 13 wins to get a bye in the AFC. The Colts should win their home games (10-0 last season at home), but today’s game is one of their five toughest road games.<\/p>\n
Like most games, it should come down to turnovers against Houston. Dominic Rhodes’s early fumble last year was the difference in the game. The Colts were quickly in a big hole. Manning should once again have his way with the Houston secondary. I’m not sure anyone knows what to expect from Houston without Andre Johnson. The D should have enough to contain the leftovers, forcing the Texans to put together long drives. Here’s betting the Indy D forces a pair of turnovers along the way. Colts 31 – Texans 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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