Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins ... Patriots Pats rattle Manning, Colts in 20-3 rout January 16, 2005 FOXBORO, Mass. The quintessential quarterback keeps running into the quintessential team. ADVERTISEMENT For the second year in a row, the New England Patriots made MVP Peyton Manning look ordinary and his Indianapolis teammates inept, this time beating them 20-3 Sunday behind Corey Dillon's 144 yards rushing. The Pats held the ball nearly 38 minutes, leaving Manning hardly any time to work his magic. "I think our defense is what made this game successful," Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said. "Three points to one of the best offenses in the history of football is incredible." Manning's quarterbacking brilliance was neutralized as usual by Bill Belichick's punishing defense and the Colts' Super Bowl aspirations ended yet again on this snowy New England field. "It was an excellent run, a fine year," Manning said. "But when you finish with a loss in the playoffs, you can't be happy about it. Eventually, it will be our time. ... All I can think about right now is losing this game." Manning is now 0-7 in Foxboro. Brady is 7-0 in the postseason. | |
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