The NFL Live crew picks the Patriots, who have a lot of mismatches in their favor against the Colts this Sunday.
Behold! This is the exception.
Sunday promises to bring us that rare occasion when animosity between professional sports teams meets or exceeds that of their respective fan bases. Because no matter how much fans of the New England Patriots might despise the Indianapolis Colts, and vice versa, it seems clear that the franchises themselves carry a deep-seated and personal disgust spawned from years of on- and off-field sparring at all levels.
"The rivalry," former Colts general manager Bill Polian said this week on ESPN, "is real.