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Well, the time has finally come. It's almost time for the Colts and Patriots to kick off, and thus, for Peyton Manning to engage in a no-win situation. If he loses, he's still firmly entrenched in the role of Tom Brady's lawnboy. If he wins, it's a meaningless regular season game that won't even be an afterthought if there's a rematch in January. Peyton Manning can keep the Colts undefeated tonight, but he can't make himself as masculine as Tom Brady, no matter what that picture may lead you to believe.
And there are other storylines, if you're tired of that one. There's Adam Vinatieri's first game against the team on which he made himself a legend, there's Bill Belichick's ongoing to quest to go three or four hours without banging someone else's wife... and if that's not enough, there's always Peter King at halftime, and I know how much you love that.
So settle in and follow the game here with your fellow commenters, if you'd like. There can't be a better place in the world for you to be, if you're up for making fun of Peyton Manning for 200 straight minutes or so.
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Have the Patriots ever played in Indianapolis?
2003 Pats @ Colts Big Willie McGinest stuffs James on 4th down for the win.
2001 Pats @ Colts - Pats victory by 21 points
Is it wrong to hope that this ends in a 0-0 tie?
the Bears still #1 in the various, arbitrary, inconsequential Power Rankings? Or is this game tonight now the battle for #1?
Wait, the Colts and Patriots are playing tonight? Why didn't anyone mention this earlier?
I'm just going to be honest...if you don't like Peyton Manning and his commercials, you need to take a look in the mirror.
I hope they show about a thousand shots of Archie looking nervous in the stands.
That's just so darned interesting!
I don't like Peyton and his commercials.
Just looked in the mirror - I am a very handsome man.
LLLLLLLLETS GO PATS!!!!!!!!!
You have one shot at it all... who do you take?
Bridget Moynihan or Kenny Chesney?
I hope both of them get Paterno'ed
What if it's not our country. What if it turns out that it's, like, Canada's or France's or something.
What then, Johnny Cougar?
So, supermike turns into Critic when there's a Pats game on?
Eh, Simpsons Halloween special is on.
Saxist: Bad day with the Buc's huh? It's okay-they'll get worse.
Simpsons = tivo
The MIGHTY, MIGHTY PATRIOTS coming right up!
I'm contractually obligated to like the Colts as a lifelong resident of the Hoosier state, but I swear to God, if I have to hear that Mellencamp songmercial more than four times tonight, I'm going to puncture my own eardrums.
It's very wrong, TSW.
For you see, i have Peyton and Reggie on Fantasy team.
By the looks of things, i will need a repeat performance from them of last week or i will be defeated.
I can tell you're all broken up about it.
The only macthup that matters; Pats run game against the Colts defense.
I am like no one. If anything, Critic is like me - but he's way more right-wing and way less handsome... and in the end not really like me at all.
This game is gonna be awesome...
so, of course Saddam gets sentenced to hang a couple days AFTER halloween.
Critic IS like me! We agree on the only matchup that matters..
ohmyfuckingod pink shut up
I hate Pink. She's a skank. Did she go to FSU?
Alright, that's enough. Someone either kill Pink or me. I can't exist on the same planet as her. Just knowing she's breathing makes my skin crawl.
hey, you boys stop talking about my lady like that.
Yeah, but you both make 5 posts in 20 minutes when no one's really talking to you.
And this game will be a snoozer. Wake me up when it's the playoffs. I like watching Peyton choke like--oh hell, nevermind.
I forgot about Pink's SNF theme song. I'd listen to the Mellencamp song 24/7 for a year if I never had to hear that again.
Supermike: Right wing? Not handsome? Dude-put the glue down.
I'm dying to know who from the NBC Marketing Department raised his hand at a meeting and said, "Hey...how about we have Pink sing the intro to the show? She's perfect for the NFL demographic."
maybe i'm thinking of someone else. if so, sorry.
GO PATS!!!!!!!!!
Saxist: I'm going to make 10 posts in 10 minutes. You keep count because you obviously have nothing else to do-being a Buc's fan and all.
this is our countryyyyyyy
i for one happen to have a soft spot for smoking hot trailer trash, so i would appreciate if you would all stop talking about the future ex-mrs. lt. winslow like that
Philistine...it was Pink or Mellencamp. Mellencamp was otherwise engaged.
Winslow: You'd marry that?
Smoking hot?
Yeesh. That's some 100% Pure Ugly Skank right there.
Reche Caldwell=Bright Eyes
I think it went something like this:
NBC Marketing Guy: "WWJJD?" What's that?
NBC Marketing Woman: "What Would Joan Jett Do?"
NBC Marketing Guy: She'd have another beer and rock like fuck. Think she'd do the theme song for Sunday Night Football?
NBC Marketing Woman: She's too edgy. We need somebody who's a bigger cartoon than John Madden.
NBC Marketing Guy: I know! How about that chick that's not Gwen Stefani?
NBC Marketing Woman: You mean Pink?
NBC Marketing Guy: Yeah!
(high fives)
Baldwin, you're killing.
I wanted to watch this game, but NO...I gotta go see Barak Obama or somebody....I hate democracy, John Mellencamp.
Barack Obama instead of football?
Madden apparently forgetting that Brady is a pretty good passer as he heartily endorses bringing the safety up to get 8 in the box.
It's hard to believe this asshat was once a coach.
Royalssuck: When he coached they rode horses to the stadium.
critic,
pink? yes. i'd f*&k her like i was trying to win something.
also. yet again, need gabriel, watson and maroney to get in the endzone to pull off the 11th hr comeback.
Rookie of the year
Colts are giving up 5.4 yards a carry. I know that because it's ben said 27 times.
The "wham" play diagram reminds me a little too much of the "double bubble" from the Miami-Pittsburg game when Madden drew a cock-and-balls on the telestrator.
Winslow - Yeah I'd probably tap her too but I'd have to be a little drunk.
What the hell are those drawings on the field (outside the hash at about the 40's) with the yellow flames shooting out of them?
Brady throws a pick...time for six commercials
why?
Somebody please tell me what those things drawn on the field are. This has haunted me for years.
Philistine - it's the lighthouse that's at the open end of the stadium.
Phil- those are lighthouses, obviously! because Foxborough is near the ocean...
or, it's in a state that has a coastline.
Scramblin' Mannin'
oh my god mellencamp!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Hey, did you guys know that the best way to exercise your freedom is to buy a poorly built gas-guzzling piece of shit? Voting is for suckers...buying Detroit is where it's at.
That's 2 Mellencamps, for those of you keeping score.
Please, no wagering.
too late to get the wagers in?
i am going w/ 19