By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
With the Pat’s out and four teams left, who would Pats fans pick to win the Superbowl?
Jets: Absolutely not. No way can Pats fans root for a conference rival. And I even would go as far to say no way should a Pats fan root for any New York team. We should be in the AFC Championship, not them. They were just a wildcard team, we won the division. Not to speak for anyone but myself, but I HATE the Jets. Besides they have a rookie quarterback who’s bound to choke eventually.
Vikings: Some people love Brett Farve. I do not. I hated him last year (see above) when he played for the Jets and helped knock us out of playoffs. And now, I just wish he would retire already. I was pretty annoyed this summer when he was, wasn’t, was, wasn’t retiring. Then, the stunt he pulled about a month ago when Coach Childress wanted to take Brett out of the game to prevent injury (he is an old man, after-all) when the Vikings had already clinched their division, and Farve flat out refused, made me like him even less. I don’t care how old you [...]

By: Andrew Buss, YawkeyTalkies Correspondent
Just to make us feel better this weekend when the Pat’s aren’t playing.
A lot of hometown sports media has been getting down on the Pat’s over their season-ending loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy said “In the end, they’re mere mortals.” Fans of the New England Patriots are obviously let down over the seasons end, and no one will be surprised to see “changes” on the defense staff, but this is still a Patriots team who will forever be known as having tied the record for three Superbowl wins in four years, and having the longest winning streak in the NFL.
More importantly, history will show that Bill Belichick’s Patriots were a more historically significant team than any of the so-called franchise’s still hoping to open for The Who at Dolphin Stadium on February 7th.
Bret Favre is hoping to grab one last Superbowl ring in the hopes of somehow justifying a “career comeback” that has burnt the bridge with the people who’ve made him a legend.
No matter what happens with the Colts, the fact will always remains that Peyton Manning is, first and foremost, a credit card salesman who was bred to play [...]

By: Phil Shore, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Two minutes, eight seconds remaining. That’s all that separates you from being the first team to knock off the undefeated Colts. It’s fourth down, two yards to go, and you’re on your own 28-yard line. Oh, and you’re winning—not losing—by six points.
Unless you’re a Madden madman, you punt. Surely, the coach recognized as one of the best in the league would know this.
He obviously didn’t and it was a costly decision.
The Patriots failed to convert, giving Peyton Manning 1:57, the ball needing to only gain 28 yards to keep the Colts unbeaten.
New England outplayed the Colts all game. They had more passing yards, more rushing yards, and more time of possession. The turnover battle was even. A Stephen Gostkowski field goal gave them a 13-point lead with only a little over four minutes remaining. All this was done in Indianapolis as the visitor. Truly, it was an inspiring performance.
However, great teams are able to close out games. The Patriots could not close, could not finish off the Colts.
“We didn’t finish,” said receiver Wes Welker. “When it comes down to it, the other stuff doesn’t matter. Coming down to the end, we’ve got to finish. We didn’t [...]

Tonight, the Patriots face their toughest opponents yet: Peyton Manning and the Colts. The undefeated from Indy are overdue for a loss by now, and Brady, after a shaky start, is undeniably back. Who do you think will come out on top? Place your vote here, and comment your predictions. Whoever nails the prediction perfectly will be recognized on the site.

A little insight:

The Patriots have won in the last four meetings between the two teams, and the last two were in Indy, much like tonight’s game.
Colts receiver Dallas Clark leads NFL in receiving. He’s received 60 passes for 703 yards and 3 td’s.
But, Patriots have the combined force of Moss (49, 712, 5) and Welker (55, 568, 4), and have done a great job this season exposing young defenses, like the Colts.