Well, the Patriots' defence blew the AFC Championship game yesterday. Giving up an 18-point lead to lose 38-34 was pretty hard to watch. With the Chicago Bears and Indy Colts in the final, it hardly seems like it will be a Super game. While both teams have good regular season records, the Chicago QB Rex Grossman is uneven and could turn in a terrible game. Indianapolis has its own shortcomings too, but I suspect they will prevail because they are the better team of these two.
The Patriots' weakness of so much player turnover from last year -- losing their two main receivers (Deion Branch and David Givens) as well as key defence players such as Willie McGinest -- was amplified last night as their receivers didn't make much happen and their defence was run off their feet by Joseph Addai. What would have happened if Junior Seau hadn't been injured a few weeks ago? His talent on the D-line would have made a big difference. I have not seen too many opposing RB's get as many yards as the Colts' Addai (a rookie, no less!) managed to get on almost all of his rushes; he was able to bust through the Pats' defence time after time.
Indy's offence was able to throw short passes because New England was worried about the long bomb. Chicago's Cover Two defence and MLB Brian Urlacher should get rid of that threat. I figure it will be a close game, with Vinatieri winning it with a late field goal like he did for the Patriots.
Colts 23 - Chicago 20
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