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It was so great to have the espn game tracker (or whatever it is called) up in the corner of my screen during the last few minutes of class* and see Pittsburgh go 3 and out with negative yardage and then the 80 yard TD on the first play. The guy next to me (from near Pittsburgh) was so depressed at that point.

*This action is not condoned by me.

Kev

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Yeah Colts were good. 1st play of the game. The Seahawks haven't fully gained my respect yet. They bat the Falcons but we were sluggish. However I have competly lost all respect (ther was little to begin with) for Jay Feely. I am so glad he is out of Atlanta. 3 IN A ROW. HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
I loved when the announcer said something along the lines of "Peyton Manning looks like a rapper Pout on the field there"(when he was doing that weird hand motion in I believe the 2nd quarter).

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Id have to disagree with you on that one. The Colts have 1 person to stop, named Shaun Alexander...you shut him down (which might be hard to do...depending on how he plays) and that team is pretty much useless. Remember, the Seahawks are the same team that got into a scoring fest against the offensively/defensively/special teams (simplify this: football) challenged 49ers and escaped with a 2 point win...

Dungy was quoted saying that as soon as they clinch home field throughout the playoffs the starters are resting. I seriously think he'll follow through with this one. Finishing the regular season 16-0 doesn't mean crap if you lose in the playoffs.

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I say that the Colts do have a chance to run the table...out of their 5 remaining opponents i think that there could only be 2 scares or close games.

Tennessee is still trying to remember what it's like to win, and although McNair looked good last week he can't win against Indy alone.

Jacksonville was my original pick to knock off Indy, but with Letwich out 4-6 weeks that seems doubtful. I don't think Gerrard could has the chutzpah to take down the beast.

San Diego is a toss up. Sometime Brees looks amazing, othertimes he looks pathetic (a la this past weekend, throwing 3 INTs agains Washington). Other than that they have to shut down LT...that will be hard but if they can shut down the ENTIRE Pitt running game they could do it.

Seattle...follow the same formula against San Diego with Alexander, because Hasslebeck isn't as good as Brees...not enough weapons.

Finally Arizona...I mean come on...Indy vs Arizona? that's not even fair.

What about sitting starters? Like someone else said, if they lose then they're going to sit the starters later in the game so they don't go out of sync. But if they clinched home field and are still undefeated...I think Peyton will want to go for the undefeated mission. It's one thing to lose and sit out...but another thing entirely to turn your back on a chance at history.

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I think it's fairly safe to say that every single player and coach on the team would rather make it to the superbowl than go undefeated.

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i dought that any one will get hurt.
i dont know this and i couldnt find it when i looked for it at nfl.com but how many players got hurt in the last game of the season? or the second to last?
im not sure but i dont think it is alot. i could be rong...it has happened once before...haha

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It's not necessarily just the issue of injuries.

Why have your star RB take more knocks than he needs to, in a situation that doesn't count for anything?

It's incredibly hard on the body to play in the NFL. Those couple weeks could be essential for all the starters to rest up, and let any nicks or dings heal up before the playoffs.

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i know
i have played football for like 6 years ending in eighth grade
but if you are drafted in the league, you are expected to play 16 games
not play 14 games and then sit for the next two
you have to take the risk of getting injured
it is apart of the game
like in FIRST, I'm not going to pull my drivers out with 2 matches left to go if I'm undefeated
i know they dint take the beating that football players do but its just the same
you have to play until the end
if you pull the starters then you are giving up those two games
yes i know that the backups are supposed to come in there and do the job of the starters but if they were as good as the starters then why are they not starting?
you have to keep playing

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Remember late in the season last year, Terrell Owens was in Dallas playing when he probably shouldn't have. He made a catch and fell akwardly and injured the ligaments in his leg which could have ended his season and was almost a huge blow to them in the playoffs (the eagles were extremely lucky to make it through) and he definately wasn't 100% in the Super Bowl.

Why temp fate? Edgerin James has had reconstructive knee surgery in the past and currently the Colts have 19 players on the injury report (most are questionable or probable)

In that list has 6 starters, 1 player that sees a lot of action off the bench, a punt returner and the kicker.

Giving them extra time to rest up would be a huge advantage to the them in the playoffs (and especially if they get a first round bye). Even if it is reduced snaps (like pulling them at halftime or if there is a huge lead) it would be better than playing through.

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FIRST isn't the same. You can't clinch a division and have homefield advantage, so why would you "bench" your drivers? Players aren't signed to play 16 games--they're signed to win the superbowl How they get there is irrelevant.

Any smart coach would rest, if not outright bench his star players, once he had homefield locked up. There's simply nothing left to play for, undefeated record or not. Indy fans would be epicly ticked off if Peyton were to break a leg in the final game of the season, or Edge tore his ACL, causing them to miss out on a superbowl bid.

Undefeated is nice. The Lombardi trophy is MUCH nicer.

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Not to seem like a broken record but the Colts are
Undefeated

12-0

Go COLTS!!!

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While thinking of the author of your great team was the author of my Bills greatest teams and reeling from the agonizing loss that somehow eclipses the disaster @ San Deigo I found solace in a pair of new avatars making their rounds around the Buffalo Bills messageboard:



and this classic that gives the Bills fans mindset right now...


Now excuse me while I curl up in a fetal position and cry.... :(

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The Colts are the best team in the league. why would you bench your players when you have a chance to go 16-0. If it is late in the game (2nd half on) i can see it. But they will have a bye in the first week of the playoffs and Manning has not got himself hurt yet. He is not Mike Vick... He stays in the pocket and may get touched once a game. The Wide outs are deep so if they get injured they have replacements... unlike the Eagles a year ago. Their biggest fear is Edge James but you play to win the games not to rest your starters. And on an end note benching your starters doesn't give you the chance to play in the Super bowl...

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No, but keeping them in and watching them break a leg or tear an ACL sure as heck keeps you out of the Super Bowl.

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Notice the Colts fans euphoria that is rampant in this thread. If any of the triplets or Freeney got a season ending injury on the last play of a perfect 16-0 season that put their Super Bowl hopes in jeapordy I think they would be very concerned to say the least.