In the end, the results were oh so similar to what we’ve seen so many times. Bill Belichick and the Patriots are in the heads of so many of their opponents, that they psyche themselves out and do silly things at the most in-opportune time to insure defeat.
The Patriots defeated the Colts 34-27 in a score that was in essence much closer than the game would indicate. And the Colts have no one to blame but themselves after two of the more curious special teams calls that both failed and both led to Patriots touchdowns.
None was sillier than the ridiculous trick formation that the Colts trotted out in the fourth quarter, down 27-21 and facing a 4th down and 3 from their own 37-yard line.