Super Bowl In November?
It’s true the best match up will occur in November and not in January when the Super Bowl is played. The New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts will play next Sunday on November 4th for the best match up of the year. These two teams might get together again in the playoffs, but there is no chance of them playing in the Super Bowl. The NFC will have to be represented in the Super Bowl and both of these teams are AFC teams.
So strike up the band and let the predictions begin. There has been no team as impressive as the New England Patriots in my lifetime. At least for the first 8 games of the season, I can’t recall a team being as powerful as these guys. Randy Moss is the best wide receiver in the game today and add that with one of the top quarterbacks in Tom Brady, it makes for a potent combination. The Patriots can back it up defensively too as they have a veteran cast of players that seem to be in the prime of their careers.
Now you factor in the Colts who is one of the youngest teams in the NFL and the defending Super Bowl champions, make this match up a dream come true for the NFL, CBS Sports, and the lucky advertisers that will have commercials in this game. The ads in this game could sell for a Super Bowl price, when you consider just how many people will be tuning into this game.
Now who is the best quarterback? Hands down Peyton Manning is the best quarterback in the NFL and that has ever played the game. He can carry a team a long ways and I wouldn’t bet against him this Sunday. I guess until someone makes the Patriots look human, they will be heavy favorites for this match up. I’m not brave enough to bet against them, but to think the Patriots will win this game by 20 or 30 points is absurd. While the Patriots are aging downhill, the Colts young studs are aging to their primes. I think the Colts will have a much better chance to beat this team in the playoffs; as they will in this upcoming match up.
This is truly going to be the Super Bowl in November and all NFL fans in every state will be tuning in for this one. I expect both teams to come in fully prepared and Marvin Harrison not playing in week 8 will be the big story. Did the Colts sit him, so he could be ready in week 9? Hopefully Harrison can play the entire game and no injuries occur, so we can have a true winner here. Harrison not playing gives the Colts a good excuse for them not winning this game Sunday. If the Colts beat the Patriots without Harrison, it might make them more appealing for other teams to knock them off later in the year. I do think which ever team wins this game, will finish the season 16-0. Winning this game for either team is going to be a confidence-maker, and that confidence will propel the winning team to a perfect record in the regular season. So in the great words of Terrell Owens; “Get’cha Popcorn Ready!”.