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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Now With More Turnover

And not the delicious fruit kind.

I hope you were paying attention in week ten when the San Diego Chargers derailed the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 23-21, cause it's not going to happen again. Not this year at least.

That fateful week following a devastating loss to the Patriots, Peyton Manning led the Colts into San Diego to try and regain their grounding, and ended up giving the Chargers the ball six times. To make matters worse, the most clutch kicker in NFL history, Adam Vinatieri, decided to shank two field goals, including one that would have given Indy the lead with but minutes left.

To call the game a choke would be the understatement of the season, right next to "the Patriots are a decent team."

Still, the Bolts still almost threw that game to the dogs but managed to hang on and outlast Indy in the ugliest game I've seen all year. This weekend, the two play again for a spot in the AFC Title Game, and this time you're looking at a much scarier Colts team. With most of the injuries gone, the Colts are the team they started with this season. You know, the defending Super Bowl Champions. Turns out, that's kind of a big deal.

With star Tight End and number one reciever Antonio Gates likely on the shelf, the Chargers offensive weapons are limited outside of the usual explosiveness of LaDanian Tomlinson. Logically, to keep up with Indy's formidable offense, the Bolts will need a miracle.

Sorry, but of all the teams, it seems least likely that these Bolts get lightning to strike twice. Colts win easily, 34-17.

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