BY HAL BENT -
The New England Patriots face theIndianapolis Colts on Saturday night in a home playoff game for the right to go to the AFC Championship Game. After a week of rest and a chance to get some players as healthy as possible, New England has the comeback Colts in their sights. Following their 28 point comeback against theKansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs, Indianapolis is riding high in the saddle.
New England has a tough matchup on their hands as they face a Colts team brimming with confidence. The Colts are led by a young, hungry superstar with a number of regular season late game heroics under his belt. Quarterback Andrew Luck now has a huge postseason win on his resume and expectations are sky high. For New England to slow down the red hot Colts, there are a few key match-ups that need to be won to have success and win to move on to the AFC Championship Game.
Below is a look at three key matchups of the Colts’ offense versus the Patriots’ defense that will will be indicators to which side comes out victorious on Saturday night.
PATRIOTS DEFENSE VS COLTS OFFENSE:
1. In a homecoming of sorts, two former Boston College offensive linemen are back in the Boston area. Unfortunately for Colts tackles for Anthony Castonzo and Gosder Cherilus they have a difficult day ahead of them on Saturday night. Lining up opposite the two former Eagles are Patriots defensive ends Rob Ninkovich & Chandler Jones and their 19.5 combined sacks...click here for much more: http://musketfire.com/2014/01/11/3-key-match-ups-colts-offense-vs-patriots-defense/
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