The New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts shared something special in the 2000’s.
As the two most consistent teams in the AFC, they always seemed to find themselves on opposing sides a big game. They played each other 17 times from 2003 to 2015. Five of those games came in the playoff, including three AFC Championship games that accurately illustrated the temperature of a once great rivalry. Unfortunately, that rivalry is no more.
These two teams have met just once in the past six seasons, a 38-24 victory by the Patriots, who would eventually win their sixth Lombardi Trophy later on that season.