I just cannot WAIT til 4:30PM EST Sunday...
If the Pats win, it will be because they played the Colts the way you need to play the Colts to beat them. Cover the recievers and let James run all over the place. Running the ball take much more time off the clock than passing obviously, and the less time the Colts offense takes to score the more chances they have to keep scoring throughout the game. Pats need to take away the quick scoring passing game from the Colts and be able to get multiple first downs when they are on offense with the run and the short passes.
No doubt in my mind that both offenses are going to get plenty of ball movement in this game, and the Colts will definitely rack up much more total yardage than the Patriots, but the Red Zone is the key here. The Pats are one of the best Red Zone defenses in the NFL. They are notorious for allowing teams to march up and down the field and rack up tons of yards, but the points are a whole different story. I'm sure there's a way to look up exact stats but i'm too lazy to bother right now, but I always seem to see the Pats get the big turnover in the red zone, if not then only allow a FG.
Either way it's going to be a big game.
If the Colts beat the Pats there is NO doubt in my mind that they win the Super Bowl and Manning finally gets over the hump of being a great QB that "cant win the big games". This weekend is as big of a game as you can get.