I agree that the Colts are doing a great job pulling out wins they shouldn't even be sniffing. But the teams they've done it against are all hardly impressive. Minnesota has no secondary, Houston stinks and did more to lose the game than the Colts did to win. San Diego sucks, Pittsburgh hasn't proved they can win a close game against a good team, and we all know how good the Browns are. That leaves the Patriots game. They kept us out of the end zone, but the game came down to a dropped pass and a stupid personal foul.
The big difference between the old school Pats and the Colts, IMO, is that the Pats always played defense and were usually ahead in the 4th quarter. The Pats would rarely blow a lead on the last drive (outside of the 01 SB) the way the Colts did against SD. Also, it always seemed like the Pats were in control all game, even if they were tried with a crap team like the Texans. It would come down to the Pats out-executing the other team each play in the fourth quarter, rather than relying on one huge play (like a Mathis fumble for TD against Cleveland).
edit- Also, you may not want to crown them yet. The old Patriots were 14-2 teams, not 8-4 teams who got annihilated by Chicago, lost to a terrible Jacksonville team and got beat by a Green Bay team who, if they are supposed to be a top team, they should certainly NOT be losing to.
