Well, it appears that the Indianapolis Colts read my last blog. In my last blog, I wrote about how the Colts should indeed rest Marvin Harrison, Joseph Addai, and Bob Sanders. Seeing them on the sidelines yesterday was a bittersweet moment. You always want to see you star players perform, but Tony Dungy and I agreed that sitting them was for the best.

 Going into yesterdays game, the Bucs were one of the hottest teams in the NFC, which may not being saying a whole lot, sorry NFC fans. The Bucs, who were 3-1, owned the league’s 5th ranked defense allowed only 24 points in their previous 3 games, zero in the first half. Colts scored on their first drive. And on the drive after. Get my drift? The Colts did what they normally do. Score, and then score some more. And all of this was without Marvin Harrison and Joseph Addai. Speaking of Addai, his backup wasn’t too shabby yesterday, rushing for 121 yards. And the Bob Sander-less defense also did alright, holding the Bucs to 14 points and 17 rushing yards.

 But give Tampa Bay credit. They are only the second team to pick one of Manning’s passes, and they don’t back down so easily. They also have a rookie who knows how to make a big hit, for those of you who saw what happened to Dallas Clark. I think the Bucs will be alright, and they can make the playoffs in the NFC. Nearly everyone has a chance in the NFC, except maybe the Rams and Saints.

 So the Colts improve to 5-0. The Patriots improve to 5-0. The Packers lost, and cost me 13 points in my pick em’ league. Dallas will presumably improve to 5-0 as well, but it is not 100%. This season has already had it’s share of upsets. But if Dallas does improve to 5-0, it’s still all about the Colts and Patriots right now. But I will get into that at another time. For Colt fans, it’s the bye week, which means I have to search for something to do until the 22nd, when they play again.

D.S.

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