The Colts

[iceman5]

Lets review this so called "best offense ever assembled"
Game.........opponent......opponents def rank......result
#1.............NE....................11th.........................scored 24 and LOST
#2.............Tenn.................21st.........................scored 31and won
#3.............GB....................25th.........................scored 45 and won
#4.............Jacksonville.....12th..........................scored 24 and won
#5.............Oakland.............30th........................scored 35 and won
#6.............Jacksonville.......12th........................scored 24 and LOST
#7.............KC......................31st........................scored 35 and LOST
#8..............Minn..................29th........................scored 31 and won
#9..............Houston............27th........................scored 49 and won
#10............Chicago.............18th.......................scored 41 and won
#11............Detroit................23rd......................scored 41 and won
#12...........Tenn...................21st.......................scored 51 and won
#13............Houston.............27th.......................scored 23 and won
#14...........Baltimore.............6th................scored 20 and won

Theyve played a grand total of 1 top ten defense this year and they were outgained in the game in yardage. The avg defensive ranking of all their opponents is 21. Theres only 32 teams. Talk about an easy schedule. Lets see what they do against a real defense. They only scored 20 against the only real defense they played and that game was at home in their cozy turf lined dome. It will be a whole different story in Pittsburgh when its 26 degrees windy and the grass field is frozen.

Dont get me wrong. Indy's offense is great. But its NOT the best ever assembled.

Id like to see what the avg defensive rakings were for all of Marinos opponents when he set the TD record.

[low dough]

I am in Indianapolis, and it is great to have a winning pro team, no matter the sport.
After the black eye the Pacers gave their sport, and the Pistons fans, the Colts are a saving grace for this city.

I do not watch Sportcenter, or read the sports section of the local rag, because I prefer to draw my own conclusions based on stats, vs. being told who is the "best".

I agree with the point you made in your post, and the colts have their hands full now.

That said: Go Colts!

[TexasKowboy]

I give Peyton credit for taking a knee at the end of the game instead of lobbing it into the endzone just to break the record.

[Tepshen73]

I agree Kowboy that Manning showed a tremendous amount of class with that. The same with James touchdown run when the whole Ravens D backed off he audibled and let James score. He wants to win more than anything else. To many things could have gone wrong if he had went for the recond. Karma could have reared its head and had a key Colts player get injured or something along those lines.