Nervous and Excited for Pats - Colts playoff game

[NJPatsfan26]

The accumulation of 16 weeks hard work is about to come to the most important game in less than 24 hours.

I think we can handle the Colts tomorrow pretty soundly. They dont really scare me in any way and I think Andrew Lucks last week performance was just a fluke.

Of course I am nervous as this season has not been the easiest to watch and with the remaining teams in the playoff's we have a good shot at getting the job done.

Anyway, GO PATS!!

 

[hwc]

I'm not that nervous. I figure that we've already seen a miracle for this team, with these injuries, to win 12 games and advance to the second round of the tournament. They are playing with house money from here on out.

The crazy thing. I think they have a very good shot to make to the AFC Champsionship game. I'm pretty excited by that....

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Season was already a success. A playoff win, or 2 or 3 is a cherry on top. I sure hope we win the SB and feel we can, but this team has exceeded my expectations given the injuries.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

I don't get nervous anymore...the Sb losses..last year AFC champ loss ect. Nothing i can do to control the outcome..just hope they win..and if they lose...well then it sucks big time

 

[hwc]

I'll start getting nervous when the Pats have a 28 point lead in the second half....

 

[patsinthesnow]

I'm excited and nervous as well. I also echo what others have said, this team has made me proud as a Patriots fan. The season is a success considering the adversity the team has faced.

That being said, I feel that this team is too "magical" for the season to end tomorrow. Go Pats!

 

[Kontradiction]

Luck's performance last week was no fluke. He's a good, talented young quarterback. The defense will have their work cut out for them. That said, this is one of the better games, match up wise, that the Pats could have drawn. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Nervous and Excited

I'm excited and nervous as well. I also echo what others have said, this team has made me proud as a Patriots fan. The season is a success considering the adversity the team has faced.



That being said, I feel that this team is too "magical" for the season to end tomorrow. Go Pats!

Yes they have magic. That is one reason why I refuse to believe the season is over. I think the new guys filling in we still have a great shot. Just have to execute.

 

[Kdo5]

Not sure how tomorrow will pan out but I'll keep the faith till the end. However if we lose I'll be taking a hiatus from patsfans. Can't stand the negativity when we get knocked out.

 

[ripatsfan91]

I actually wasn't that impressed by luck s comeback. I thought minus that hilton touchdown luck had a very flukey game. Kansas City s injuries pretty much guaranteed a comeback

 

[ripatsfan91]

That being said, very excited to watch the game tomorrow night. Hopefully our O can go off! Go pats!

 

[Archeryaddict12]

I actually wasn't that impressed by luck s comeback. I thought minus that hilton touchdown luck had a very flukey game. Kansas City s injuries pretty much guaranteed a comeback

The ball most certainly has to go your way in a comeback. Look at the Denver game, we had the ball roll out favor the entire second half and OT.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

The ball most certainly has to go your way in a comeback. Look at the Denver game, we had the ball roll out favor the entire second half and OT.

No doubt luck is needed to make a bigtime comeback like Pats V Denver or Indy V KC. But teams must have the other things, too, to make it happen: high mental toughness, high poise in leadership, a team full of players that believe/have faith in him and themselves as a group. When you consider how little room for error there is to win a game when you're down so much in the second half, a team must have those attributes. There just is soooo much that has to go right that it is beyond it being largely controlled by simple good fortune. Ultimately, IMHO, it's no coincidence that these 2 huge/improbable comebacks that required an extremely high and sustained level execution were accomplished by two teams noted for leadership and mental toughness.

On a side note, I give Pagano credit. His team doesn't jump out at me as overflowing with ability at many positions. Yet whatever he does have he appears to have made them mentally tough. IMHO he has them more mentally tough than most of the teams of the Dungy/Manning years.