Simmons wrote:

And now we’re at the point where I don’t just want the Pats to win on Sunday night, I want to destroy the Colts. I want to see their hearts get ripped out. I want to see Manning limping off the field with his chin strap dangling and one of those dumb looks on his face where he looks like a psychiatric-ward patient who was just heavily sedated after he hit someone over the head with a metal chair. I want to see them leave Foxborough with everyone saying, “Yup, we’re idiots, we forgot that you shouldn’t go against Brady in a big game” and “God, I’m dumb, I forgot that you can’t beat a great team in a big game if you can’t stop the run.”

Final lines:

Manning; 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Brady: 201 yards, 0 TD, 4 INT

Oh, and then there’s this line:

Colts 27, Patriots 20

The Colts’ run defense was typically abysmal. Adam Vinitieri missed two field goals. Terrence Wilkins lost a fumble on a punt return. And Reggie Wayne fumbled a first down catch backward and out of bounds, for a loss of three yards. And we still won. In Foxboro. In November. Thanks almost entirely to Peyton Manning.

I know what Simmons’ response will be. “It doesn’t mean anything until you do it in the playoffs. He’s right. But I think I’ll savor this one for a bit, anyway.

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