Colts Offense vs Chiefs Defense

The 1999 Colts set a new standard of excellence. They scored early and often and were responsible for several defensive coordinator's sleepless nights, I'm sure. The key to their success was balance. The phenomenal athletic abilities of Edgerrin James running, coupled with the intelligence and accurate passes of Peyton Manning, made it difficult to for defenses to close off both forms of attack on any given down. If the Colts are to continue to improve, a key will be in re-establishing this balance and exploiting defensive breakdowns that result from it.

Deception will be the watchword for the Colts. No one in the NFL is better at the play action fake than Manning and no team (with the possible exception of the Rams) has the luxury of gamebreaking players at wide receiver and running back.  While the Chiefs possess a stalwart defensive line and a relentless run defense and pass rush, if the Colts execute their offense to the best of their abilities, think there isn't a team in the league that can stop them. We'll see how close they are to the well oiled machine of last year soon enough! While there may be some rust, the advantage still falls clearly to the Colts.

Advantage: Colts

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Kansas City
09/03/2000

when: 12:00
where: Kansas City
TV: CBS

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