AFC Championship: Colts (13-5) at New England (13-4)

[gettlemanjack]

Sunday - 6:40 PM (ET) on CBS

Patriots have made the AFCCG 10 times in the 21 years Robert Kraft has owned the team (6-3 record). Coaches during the 21 yrs: Bill Parcells, then Pete Carroll, then Bill Belichick

It's 9th time in the last 14 seasons that the Patriots are in the AFCCG (5-3 record), 3rd time facing the Colts (1-1 record)

2001 - AFCCG (won 24-17 @PIT)

2002

2003 - AFCCG (won 24-14 over Colts)

2004 - AFCCG (won 41-27 @PIT)

2005

2006 - AFCCG (lost @IND)

2007 - AFCCG (won 21-12 over Chargers)

2008

2009

2010

2011 - AFCCG (won 23-20 over Ravens)

2012 - AFCCG (lost to Ravens)

2013 - AFCCG (lost @DEN)

2014 - AFCCG

Patriots still held practice outdoor in the freezing cold. This pic of icicles on RB Brandon Bolden's beard was taken by the Boston Globe's Ben Volin after practice.

“This is what Patriot football is all about,” Bolden told Volin .

[stirs]

money on Pats, but pulling for Colts

[gettlemanjack]

[Swan]

50/50 on this one. Would be nice to see NE not in the SB. 

[CelibatePimp]

I'm pulling for Luck and the Colts.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

10 conference games in 21 years is so absurd

[gettlemanjack]

Luck has made it to the conference championship in his third year just like Unitas (both at age 25), and he plays his first conference championship in New England just like Manning:

Unitas

1956

1957

1958 - NFLCG (won in OT 23-17 @NYG) - 12 teams in NFL

1959 - NFLCG (won 31-16 over Giants) - 12 teams in NFL

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964 - NFLCG (lost 0-27 @CLE) - 14 teams in NFL

1965

1966

1967

1968 - NFLCG (won 34-0 @CLE) - 16 teams in NFL

1969

1970 - AFCCG (won 27-17 over Raiders)

1971 - AFCCG (lost 0-21 @MIA)

Manning

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003 - AFCCG (lost 14-24 @NE)

2004

2005

2006 - AFCCG (won 38-34 over Patriots)

2007

2008

2009 - AFCCG (won 30-17 over Jets)

2010

with Broncos: 2012

with Broncos: 2013 - AFCCG, won 26-16 over Patriots)

with Broncos: 2014

Luck

2012

2013

2014 - AFCCG (@NE)

Johnny U.

[Goondal]

It's 9th time in the last 14 seasons that the Patriots are in the AFCCG

 

Yay parity!!!

[gettlemanjack]

[gettlemanjack]

Troll Pup @ trollpuppyusa 1d

Dearest Martha, Again outflanked by Gen Revis. All is lost. Sell the farm and marry another. Yours, Gen A Luck