MR. TITOMAGIC33, MR. FOOLTIME, WUZUP BOYZ?
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. I TOO LIKE THE DENVER BRONCO'S CHANCES IN THIS ONE. THEY HAVE A WILD CARD SPOT AT THIS TIME AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IT WITH JAGS, RAVENS, FINS, AND THE JETS ON THEIR HEELS. THEY HAVE A GREAT COACH AND A # 2 RANKED PASSING DEFENSE WHICH IS NOT EASILY ACHIEVED IN THE NFL. MY CONCERN IS OF COURSE THEIR ROAD RECORD AS OF LATE, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY POINT OUT WHY I THINK THE BRONCO'S COVER IF NOT WIN STRAIGHT UP. DO NOT COUNT THE BRONCO'S OUT OF THIS GAME BY ANY MEANS. HERE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY THE BRONCO'S HAVE A CHANCE:
1) COLTS #1 PASS OFFENSE VS. #2 PASS DEFENSE. (We saw what happened to the SAINTS against the #1 defense of the Redskins)
2) COLTS HAVE THE WORST RUSHING OFFENSE RANKED AT # 32 WHICH MAKES THEM A ONE-DIMENSIONAL TEAM.
( VERY PREDICTABLE OFFENSE)
(Bronco's have one of the best secondary defense in the league)
3) BRONCO'S RANK # 9 IN RUSHING, GOING UP AGAINST COLT'S #18 DEFENSE AGAINST THE RUSH.
BRONCO'S PASSING OFFENSE IS EQUALLY RANKED WITH COLTS PASS DEFENSE AT #19.
4) BRONCO'S HAVE ADVANTAGE IN THESE CATEGORIES:
1) YARDS ALLOWED
2) TIME OF POSESSION
(Those who controls the ball controls the tempo)
3) KICKING FG's
5) LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE COLTS ARE BANGED UP AND KNOWN TO BE A TEAM THAT PLAYS IT SAFE. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS A 16-0 RECORD IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT THAN MAKING SURE THE TEAM IS HEALTHY FOR THE PLAYOFFS. "WHAT GOOD IS IT TO HAVE A 16-0 RECORD IF YOU DON'T WIN THE SUPER BOWL". THAT BY ALL MEANS IS RESPECTABLE, BUT FOR THEIR BACKERS IN THIS GAME AND GAMES AHEAD UP TIL WEEK 16, IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TEAM THEY ARE BETTING ON TO COVER THE SPREAD. I GOT THIS INFO ON NFL.COM/ AND NFL NETWORK. TOPIC "REST VS. RUST". CHECK IT OUT AND YOU'LL SEE A VIDEO OF ANALYST WITH FIRST CLASS INSIGHTS OF THE 12-0 TEAMS. THEY COMPARED THE COLTS AND SAINTS ON HOW THEIR COACHING STAFF HAS 2 DIFFERENT MENTALITIES. THE SAINTS ARE THE ONES THAT IS GOING FOR THE 16-0 AND MORE LIKELY TO TAKE THE CHANCES THAN THE COLTS. WHERE AS THE COLTS MAY PLAY THEIR TOP PLAYERS FOR THE FIRST HALF OR FIRST QUARTER ONLY TO ALLOW THEIR STARS TO REST AND NOT RISK GETTING HURT.
MY TAKE ON THIS GAME OF HOW THE BRONCOS HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN IS OF COURSE TO RUN THE BALL AND KEEP THE COLT'S DEFENSE ON AND MANNING OFF. THEY MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE #18 RANKED RUSHING DEFENSE, #19 RANKED PASSING DEFENSE OF THE COLTS AND EAT UP THE CLOCK. THEY WILL BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE PLAY ACTION SHORT PASSES FOR HUGE GAINS AND FIRST DOWN CONVERSIONS.
BRONCO'S STRAIGHT UP WIN IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY. WITH THE HISTORY OF THE LINE MOVEMENT OF THIS GAME, IT LOOKS AS IF THERE IS A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ON BRONCO'S AND COLT'S TO COVER. AS FAR AS THE O/U, I'M LEANING TOWARDS UNDER 44 AT THIS TIME.
(808ALLDAY)
Broncos are again forced to come back to reality by playing a superior team like Indy. See absolutely no problem, no sweat- Colts cover here!
I agree with some of the other posts: Indy isnt going to fold, they want 12-0; they are in their dome and just are an overall better well rounded team (with the NFL MVP on it).
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