Good points Louis.
The Patriots blew it yesterday by going for it on 4th and 6 with about six minutes left; they were down 8 points, so in my mind, that is two scores as you cannot assume you're going to make the 2 point conversion, should have kicked the field goal there, the TD with 17 seconds left would have won it.
Denver scored a measly 3 points in the second half, they weren't doing anything offensively, so kick the field goal and trust your defense to get you the ball back.
As much as I don't like Manning (sorry, his "Aw shucks" cornfed yahoo act doesn't fly with me, this is a guy who threw his offensive line, offensive coordinator and his kicker under the bus while in Indy), he realizes he's no longer "the guy" anymore, just manage the game, don't screw up and rely on your defense to win you the game.
Yesterday, he took two or three sacks where in the past, he would have put the ball up for grabs; that said, yesterday on their last drive, he threw a duck down the sideline that Butler should have picked off.
I don't see anyway they can hang with Carolina, no way that offense is scoring 24 points; they have to depend on Newton crapping himself in the spotlight, Carolina turning the ball over multiple times and the defense playing the game of their lives.
Don't see it happening but I didn't see Denver winning yesterday either.
What a nutpunch.
