Arrogance killed the Patriots (along with a healthy dose of Payton Manning)

Arrogance killed the Patriots (along with a healthy dose of Payton Manning)

Belichik's arrogance got the better of him on that call, and it blew up in his face.

Do you see how easy it was for Manning to score? Pats knew that he could also do that from 60 yards away...its easy to say now that he should have punted...but i would rather take a shot of keeping out of mannings hands and in bradys.

Belichick called the "I Think My Defense Sucks" play on his own 28. Nicely done Billy. Nicely done. He is finally bested by his own ego.

as with any play. we took a shot that could have worked. 10 yards or 90. dosan't matter. as per not trusting his defense. bologna.

great game as always.

No. punt, give them a longer field. That kind of decision making just shows that BB's reign is over. He still thinks he has the same team he had from the SB years..not so.

It was a good spot by the officials, whether Bill had used up his time outs or not.

Probably the right call.  The odds are in Manning's favor if he has the ball, and two minutes remaining - no matter where he is on the field.  If the Pats had picked it up - game over.  You don't want Manning with the ball on the last drive.

Absolutely the wrong call. i don't think that call in that situation has ever been made in the history of the NFL. They blew a shot at home field advantage in the playoffs and if they don't go to the SB you can look to this call as the reason why

Tough call for sure but WTF is up with Obermann...he needs to be taken off of Sunday Night Football. No one wants to hear about his politics...

It's east to second guess. Fans have no clue how tough it is to make that call in just a few seconds. Maybe he knew something about his punter.

Anyway, I'm still thrilled Indy won. Manning is he true Patriot. What a class act!

Never forget that Belichick had the guts to pull out all the stops instead of playing it safe.

Try to retain possession or punt it away to Manning with 2 minutes and 3 time outs? Both scenarios spell trouble, but I respect his decision regardless of the outcome.

Brady was trying to get the Pats up to the line quickly so to catch the Colts off guard on 4th down, which could have: A. worked and the game would be over, or B. made the Colts burn a timeout. Once the Pats called their timeout the situation where a 4th down play would have worked was lost, although they did come close anyway. Sometimes a coach should trust his player's instincts. The Colts might have still won the game, but it wouldn't have been as easy for them.

NO ONE would ever go for it on 4th down, on your own 28 yard line. That is just ridiculous for anyone to say they would. Guess they are as stupid and Belichek. Ugh. I'm glad the Colts kept their undefeated record at the Patriots expense.

Anyone who thinks Belichik's call was a bad idea should consider this --- Manning had just moved his team 3/4 of the length of the field and scored a touchdown. The Pats defense was depleted and exhausted -- witness how they defended on the aforementioned series. IF they had made it, they most likely would have been able to run out the clock and win the game.  IF Manning had gotten the ball, ANYWHERE on the field with 2 mins left he would most likely have scored. The only hope was to keep the ball away from him. What Billy B. did was the ONLY rationale decision..........

Belichick's decision is based on the risk he faced with Manning with no respect for the rest of Colts team. As a matter of fact, in the last quarter, Colts defense was playing well and gave football to Manning so quickly to let him score twice. Football is all about momentum. Well, he created history for a wrong reason for a change. You get the result you deserve.

The second aborted attempt at the Gungans you never heard of.

Droid Commander: What is the situation in the Gungan Line Lieutenant?

Droid Lieutenant: I see a tall human wearing a silly padded uniform with a horseshoe on his helmet with a number 18 on his chest. He is standing by a crate of oblong Gungan boomers.

Droid Commander: Holy S**T – Peyton Manning!!!

Droid Lieutenant: Peyton Who???

Droid Commander: No time to explain: Get me Runne Haako. (Takes phone from the Lieutenant droid, continues,) Sir, with all due respects, please tell Viceroy Gunray and General Greivous to F**K off, we are retreating at once. We can’t with this one, the Gungans have a too powerful weapon.

Droid Lieutenant (haughtily): Surely we can defeat a human who only has boom- (A beautiful spiraling boomer strikes the lieutenant in the chest, knocking him dead)

Droid Commander: Good observation, Coach Belichick, now men, lets get the hell out of here.

  feel sorry for my jets next week; forfeit the season now;

pure hubris...