We're back for another week of Sunday Night Football. The Indianapolis Colts are hosting the New England Patriots on NBC, with the game set to kick off at 5:30 p.m. PT. We'll have other 49ers threads, so let's use this primarily for SNF chatter.
This is an intriguing game for a couple reasons. The first is that Andrew Luck is back in action after dealing with a shoulder injury. Matt Hasselbeck has somehow kept the Colts alive, but he is obviously not the long-term answer this season. Luck has struggled this season, but he is clearly a talented quarterback. He'll get back on track.
The second reason to watch this game is the more fun reason. The Patriots are on their revenge tour following an offseason of Deflategate. Sunday Night Football marks quite possibly the high point of the tour given that the Deflategate nonsense started with the Colts. While the Colts could certainly surprise us, I am kind of hoping we see the Patriots run up the score in a big way. It would entertain me. I think they do cover this game, but let's see them reeeeeally cover.
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
TV Schedule
Game time: 5:30 PM PST
Channel: NBC
Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth
Online Streaming
NBCSports.com's Live Extra
Replay on NFL Game Pass