Patriots at Colts
What an amazing shootout. After the first half, I thought the game was well in hand, but the Colts found the Patriots' weakness - an exhausted defense. Apparently, the Pats didn't fully recover from the Chargers game, and Peyton Manning and team exploited that in the second half. Players that I had never even seen on the sideline were playing for long stretches to give the starters a break, and that opened up all that the Colts needed.
Ellis Hobbs had another stellar day, but even his help - several amazing kickoff returns, as well as breaking up passes - wasn't enough to tip the scales back.
We'll resume our Patriots coverage in another 6 months.
