Pats out
The Patriots (11-5) are out of the playoffs this year since both the Dolphins and Ravens won their games! They've had bad luck this year, I must admit, but I'm not complaining.
Meanwhile, the Colts at 12-4 will be matched up at either the Broncos or the Chargers, who are sitting at 8-7 and 7-8 right now and had easy schedules this year.
The bad news: Dungy rested his starters in the game against Tennessee. The only year they won the super bowl was the year Dungy didn't rest the starters.
At least this year they have to play in a wild card game, which means they won't have 3-4 weeks without starters playing in real games as they have in some years past. My only worry is that all their last 4 opponents were weak teams, including Tennessee without 8 of its starters. Will they be in for a shock even against a mediocre team like Denver or SD?