over the ball to make tom brady pull it down long enough for lowery to get there. so once again, the colts defense makes a play and gives the offense one more chance. these holding calls are killing them. >> al: the flag before the snap. >> referee: offense number 36. five yard penalty. remains fourth down. >> al: that will make it fourth and 19. >> cris: there aren't many coaches that make better adjustments and belichick always plays them down. and to think of last week, the cowboys come out. they have five sacks in the first half. it looks like, oh, my gosh, they can't protect tom brady. throughout the second half, no problem whatsoever. struggling a bit. tonight in first half, a couple of adjustments in the first half. there you go.

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this is sunday night. >> al: well, bill belichick, as usual, making the right adjustments. two quarterbacks. it's been brady that has had the colts' number through the years. this is a juggling catch made by andre johnson. first down up at the 30 yard line. well, you go back to all those manning/brady -- you remember peyton lost his first six matchups with top. andrew luck has lost his first four. trying to get off of that schneid tonight.

that is caught by the rookie dorsett for a first down. >> cris: we've seen this offense explode before. and it would not surprise me at all now with a bit of a hurryup here. remember, they went into tennessee in the fourth quarter. they were down 27-14 and i think scored three touchdowns and that's when andrew luck hurt his shoulder during that fourth quarter. so they're certainly capable of mounting a come back here. >> al: they were on the verge of going 0-3. and that's too high. and then butler pops dorsett right in front the bench. no flag, second and ten. >> cris: he's just had a couple sail on him today. you know, it's not typical to see him miss high the way he's missing with some of these balls tonight. that was an opportunity to keep that string of nice plays rolling. >> al: you see hasselbeck there and you ethe numbsee the number colts. excellent in the first half.

and nary a point here in the second half. the throw. and it's in traffic. it is incomplete. moncrief was out of bounds. butler covering on the play. it will be third down. >> cris: that was a little much to ask. that was pure double coverage with their best corner and malcolm butler, with high/low coverage underneath him. i'll tell you, he almost pulled it out of there, doesn't he? >> al: third and ten. >> cris: you almost have to consider this third down territory, don't you? >> al: i would, yes. he's going to take off. he's going to get the first down and a whole lot more. back to the 28 yard line. third down and ten luck for a 25

yard gain. >> cris: any time you have what's called this two-man coverage where you have an underneath coverage for all those receivers and they're running with their back to the quarterback, you see it almost every veteran quarterback knows to pull that one down and take off. >> al: without a huddle now. luck. this time the pass is low and incomplete. intended for coby fleener. >> cris: i'll tell you, it is not easy to get off the ball if you're a tight end playing against the patriots. they sacrifice rushing the passer to make sure those tight ends take shots every time they're taking off down the field. of course, the tight ends such a big part of the offense, coby fleener had touchdowns for this team a season ago. >> al: second and ten.

three-man rush. and incomplete. malcolm butler seems to be everywhere. intended for whalen. it will be third down and ten. >> cris: can't play it a whole lot better than that. watch right here. you'll see butler basically run this route for griff whalen. almost came down with it. first of all, remember the super bowl t bowl. the unbelievable play. how much respect belichick has for this guy, he put him on antonio brown himself in the opener. you think belichick always double-teams the best player on the other team. that time he said, go get him, butler. >> al: man, oh, man. >> cris: fleener was wide open. >> al: threw it from dorsett, third down and ten. obviously they'll go for it with 3 1/2 to play.

>> cris: that an easy first down and just did not see it. you want to do the old crossing route. here he comes across the field. there's nobody on that half of the field. he would have walked for the first down at least. the earliest receiver stopped going the other way. >> al: fourth and ten. and new england's going to take a time-out. >> referee: their first, a 30-second time-out. >> al: well, it was a six-point game when the colts tried this. inexplicable, unexplainable. coach pagano said, what did snap it for? that told you about all you needed to know. >> cris: tell you what was interesting with bill belichick

about his dad and all the college coaches that he used to hang around with, and as an offshoot of that, bill got to hang around with those guys. he said in the nfl, you played a four-three defense, everybody lo lined up and that's what it was. all the college players had different lineups and he got used to seeing all that crazy stuff. >> al: fourth and ten. keep it alive? no, he cannot. pass intended for t.y. hilton incomplete. new england will get the ball. colts will be compelled to use their time-outs on defense. and just hope to get the ball back as quickly as they can. >> cris: just too many throws tonight just high. and that's certainly one that maybe t.y. hilton had a chance to catch as well as he jumps. no, he won't tell you. you'll never know. he's one of those warrior kind

of guys, but just wonder if that shoulder bothered him just enough tonight for him to miss -- i can think of four or five during the course of this evening that missed high. >> al: started out sharp, but then gradually the accuracy diminished and the patriots can use the clock and blount will take the ball up to the 34 yard line. and indy will take a time-out. so the new england patriots right now, you know, it's too early to start talking about an undefeated season, but let's start talking about it. they're going to go to 5-0. they've got their next three games and four out of five at home. i mean, how would you match this team up right now about the '07 unit? >> cris: i don't think they're quite as explosive as that team that had randy moss and, of course, all the ability to hit those big plays. if i'm not mistaken, that was

the 50 touchdown passes for whatever for tom brady. they had the ability to scare you in so many different directions. i even brought it up to tom a little bit last night. he said, not yet. that's not the same sort of -- he really thinks of that '07 team was the best team in the history of football, not just the history of the patriots. he had a pretty strong argument until that final game against the giants. >> al: giants almost knocked them off in the last regular season. then we all know what took place -- >> referee: offense, five yard penalty. remains second down. >> al: took place in arizona. delay of the game here. so bill belichick who has been the coach of this team since 2000. talked to him last night, what about life after football? he made an interesting -- he said, i got a life away from this. he does. he loves music. he is a good golfer.

has a few other things going on. bob kraft with jonathan on his left shoulder who is the heir apparent to running this team. now we have new england taking a time-o time-out. second an nine. now you've got lombardi who won five titles, two of those were super bowls when the super bowl began. '66. chuck noll won four in the '70s. belichick has been to six and won four. also has been to a couple as an assistant coach. he was with the giants back in '90 when they beat the bills in tampa and the game that scott norwood had a chance to win at the end but was wide right.

i'm sure he's thanking me profusely for bringing that one up again. legarrette blount. time-out here. so we mentioned deflategate like four times in a row just to get that out of the way earlier. >> cris: got the over. >> al: got the over. so by the way, the thing is not totally over because now it's going to go to the court of appeals in february. won't have any impact on the season. league, of course, wants to contend that they have the ability to suspend people and have it stick. brady, of course, got to play because judge berman overturned the ruling before the season. that guy, i think, mirrors america in terms of hearing about deflategate. third down and seven. and up to the 36 yard line here. going to be fourth down.

so it ain't over over, but it might as well be. i mean, the whole league versus the union and all that other stuff. >> cris: it's about power and control. you know, who has it? the players, the commissioner, who gets final say on punishment, all that stuff that football fans just love hearing about. they just love that stuff. boy, i think every time you bring up money or courts or fines or whatever, you lose another football fan. so we'll stay away. >> al: what's better than an off-season than hearing all about a collective bargaining agreement? 17 yard line. fighting his way back goes whalen. another flag down.

we've already had 18 accepted penalties in this game. and a few unaccepted. slater is down. their special teams maven. son of jackie slater, the great ram tackle. but matthew got shaken up before. now he's going to need some assistance getting over to the bench. >> cris: four straight years to the pro bowl as a special teamer. and third straight years as captain. >> referee: holding, receiving team number 35. ten yard penalty, first down. >> al: matthew goes hobbling over to the sideline. that would be a significant loss

because he is their pro bowl guy on the special teams. great gunner. been doing it for years, too. the last to run now for the colts who need two touchdowns without a time-out. they begin with the pass up to moncrief. that time by butler. luck 26 of 44 now to 247 yards. 2 1/2 to play. luck stepping away. throws, caught. 39 yard line. and that is ahmad bradshaw. but bradshaw cannot get out of bounds so the clock keeps on rolling. >> cris: pretty remarkable that bradshaw is even playing in this game.

what did he get here, monday? something like that. active and playing new to the offense. >> al: second and two. been down in florida working out. luck has to throw that one away. that stopped the clock at 2:05. it will be third down and two. >> cris: this is when things get a little bit tough as a receiver to work downfield against eight, sometimes nine guys in coverage. just not a lot of gaps and tell you, these guys -- remember the whole thing at the end of the year? i got to admit, i fell into this a little bit, too. darrelle revis is gone, vince wilfork, why did revis get out of here because he was able to cover half the field and all that sort of stuff. now it all seems to work out at the end of the day. >> al: four guys who sta the super bowl. luck will pick up the first down and that takes us to the

two-minute warning with 1:58 officially. so that much time remaining, they try to stay undefeated on "sunday night football."

>> al: post game reports bob costas, mike florio, mike telling us what else is going on around the league. cris and i taking a look ahead to next week's game in charlotte between the eagles and the undefeat undefeated -- >> cris: no, that doesn't mean anything. normal game for me. no big deal. having a little hard time believing that. but he came out tonight.

this is the only blemish. and just need ot his ball on th one. but he does it in a workmanlike fashion tonight. >> al: the pass is caught before he gets out of bounds. t.y. hilton has it, steps out, first down to 30 yard line with 1:52 left. >> cris: well, we certainly have seen stranger things happen, so who knows? a couple of shots at the end zone here. and go back to that on-side kick in the first half that appeared to be recovered by a colt that couldn't see in replay so the patriots got the ball and went right down and scored with it. >> al: from the 30. three men rush. inbound. going to the end zone. too far. donte moncrief covered by

malcolm butler. second down. >> cris: moncrief about a 4.4 guy and tried this double move. there aren't many human beings on earth that can reaccelerate and stay with guys that fast on those double moves, but malcolm butler gave up the very early touchdown and not a whole lot since then. >> al: they haven't shied away from them. second and ten. and that is juggled and then griff whalen is able to hold on. so he makes a juggling catch. that will be first down at the 18 yard line. luck quickly to the line. snap it with 1:25 left. throwing, and that will be caught by whalen in the end zone.

touchdown. so griff whalen tried to go from after that crazy play with a touchdown here. 18 yards could make it a one-possession game. >> cris: this is a route that takes some time to do. offensive line just against three-man pass rush, provides plenty of time and perfectly thrown ball there by luck. so here we go. the national football league is never over. >> al: it's all going to come down to recovering an on-side kick. vinatieri, to make it a six-point game. leaping over that. the ball would be in play now under the new rules. but it's out of bounds. so it's blocked -- collins is a phenomenal athlete. triple jumper, high jumper. and he set the record at the combine, right? is he the one that went like

11'7" and you saw it finally pay off. why do they do the long jump at the combine? we first saw this with kam chancellor, i believe it was, with seattle in the playoffs maybe a year ago. if he makes contact with any of those offensive linemen, then i think it's a foul but since he cleared everything, which, of course, he can do -- >> al: he's a quiet kid from rural mississippi. we said to him last night, did you ever meet brett favre? he said, yes. contacted his agent. put him in touch with favre. he said, why don't you come over and fish in my pond. he said, i went over and fished and cleaned him out. >> cris: cleaned him out. oh, boy. >> al: now it comes down to simply recovering an on-side kick. if new england recovers, indy can't stop the clock and the patriots can run it out. so put the good hands guys up front. ball has to travel ten yards.

or be touched by a patriot before the colts can recover it. and mcafee with a high kangaroo hop. that will be taken by gronkowski. and gronkowski is out of bounds at a point around the 35 yard line. and that's going to -- that will do it. all they needed was a recovery, and they can run the clock out now. >> cris: he's so mad at himself. he thought he had a touchdown on this play. goes up and makes the play. you anticipate getting hit here. he doesn't get hit and he takes off. there's nobody down there. he's got a chance to go. that was fun talking to tom brady about gronkowski and, you know, we were talking about the chip on his shoulder and all of deflategate and all that stuff. gronk's not like that. he's one of those guys that he's never had a bad day in his whole life, i don't think. comes in, never moody. >> referee: reset the game clock

to 1:16. 1:16. thank you. >> al: a couple of kneeldowns. you saw the fist pump from belichick. it is another game for these guys, but there is no love lost from the pats and the colts. and we go michele. >> michele: yeah, but there have been some players lost. now matthew slater out for the game with a leg injury. getting consoled by a number of teammates on the bench. medical staff looking at his right knee. he's been in pain while they were looking at it. >> al: they paid a price. they'll go home with a victory. they take on the jets next sunday, and then they had a thursday night game in foxborough against miami. >> cris: i'd like to pass along our condolences to stephanie

enfanty, lindy enfante, great coach, my coach, great, great man. >> al: so much made about brady and how angry he would come into the game. a lot of it is just stuff. we've known tom a long time. we watched him play a ton of games. why has he not been ready to play and dying to win? >> cris: he has seen it all in his career. and he has been in the middle of these controversies, and he always seems to come out of the other end of them in this way, by winning football games. >> al: so back he goes to the locker room and on to the plane, then next week it's the jets. volkswagen postgame report coming your way next. final score 34-27 the patriots.

welcome to the volkswagen passat post game report. here now bob costas. >> after trailing by a point at the half, new england wins it 34-27 at indianapolis. the colts are 3-3. here are your players of the game, legarrette blount carried 16 times for 93 yards including a touchdown, a 38 yard, he had

his first touch downcatch of his career. chandler jones, also had 2 1/2 sacks. so he's one of our stars of the game. and tom brady, 23 of 37, better than 300 yards, 3 touchdowns. brady has been his approach this year has declined to be interviewed which means that jones and blount are the two michele speaks to. >> your third multitouchdown game against the colts including your first career receiving touchdown. how do you explain the success you have against indianapolis? >> you know, great game planning by the coaches. you know, i stick to the game plan. i do what ever they need me to do. i succeed at it. i do whatever the best i can do for whatever they need me to do. >> your offensive line came in and marcus got injured. >> we got a gret group. my offensive line, those guys are tough. they're gritty, they're grimy.

they do whatever it takes to get the job done. we've been rotating guys all season. i know whoever is in there will do a great job. >> all right, you guys have been downplaying the revenge factor all week long, but how much more gratifying was this win? >> i mean, this is like any other win, you know? >> come on. >> it is just like any other win. i feel like as long as we win the game no matter who we're pl playing, we're on the right track. we got a lot of things to work on and get better at. we're going to enjoy this win right here tonight. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> let's turn to chandler jones. 2 1/2 sacks, but two very different halves of football. what adjustments did you make at half time to keep them at bay the second half? >> andrew luck did a good job moving the ball with his arm and his feet. there were a couple times he got out of the pocket. that was our goal to get to him. >> this was a six-point game until fourth down they tried a

trick play on special teams. as you saw that going on, what were you thinking? >> i saw the formation, i wasn't sure what was going on. but i thought it was a fake. great awareness by special teams. hats off to our special teams. >> i'll try it with you as well. the revenge player, the play are for tom factor downplayed all week. how satisfying was this one? >> it's another win. another in the win column. we're on to the jets. >> they're on to the jets. the patriots, you won't flinch. >> never. >> they're gritty, they're grimy, but they stay on script. that's for sure. they have now beaten their once arch rivals, the indianapolis colts, seven straight times. and andrew luck is 0-5 for his young career against the patriots since the pats were 2-2 and the sky was falling last season, they are 18-2 including the playoffs and their run to the super bowl last season. let's bring in tony dungy.

tony, you said before the game this was a key game for the colts, obviously, and they led 21-20 at halftime. the score winds up not being lopsided. in fact, you change a play or two and maybe indy wins the game, but in truth are they any closer to competing with new england? >> i'll tell you what, bob, this has got to be really disappointing for the colts. you talk about that play that maybe turned that fake punt, but really you look at the game and some of the same problems showed up. indianapolis moved the ball, but they couldn't score enough to compete. and then defensively, legarrette blount averages almost six yards a carry. still not a lot of pressure on tom brady. he was able to throw the ball at will. defensively they haven't gotten closer. i think this is going to be a big disappointment for the colts. a lot of the moves that they made didn't pan out. i'm not sure they're any closer to beating the patriots. >> on the other hand, they may see them again in the playoffs

because the afc south is weak and so you could see indy still winding up double digits in terms of victory and getting back to the postseason. we turn to mike florio of pro football talk. mike, as the steelers wait on ben lott lis wurg roethlisberge they have a decision to make on quarterback? >> they don't have a decision the if mike vick can't play. he had a hamstring injury. but it will be vick or landry jones. a guy that came in and did very well. 8 of 12 today. a couple of touchdown passes and a come from behind win. this guy got 22 snaps in the preseason. the steelers believe he could be the guy to go next week in kansas city. in nashville, marcus mariota took a low hit here. he was able to keep playing but now the titans concerned he may have a knee injury. mri on monday. they're hoping it's a sprain that will heal with rest. >> that will wrap it up from

here, at least for the moment. final score patriots 34, colts 27. al and cris will put a ribbon on it right after this. appliances. now we just need a guy. ♪ i got one! i'm from fertilizer... don't go it alone. sears experts will help you score the lowest prices of the season.