Rich Talks Sports

The Indianapolis Colts will play host to the San Diego Chargers this Saturday at 8 PM ET. The game is set to be televised on NBC from the beautiful Lucas Oil Stadium. This will truly be a good game. This is the playoffs so whatever has happened during the season can typically be thrown out the window. So, I would like to look at what each team must do to win.

Looking at the visitingChargers first, I think the biggest key will be if they can keep Peyton and his offense off the feild. If they can control the tempo of this game, then they have a better chance to win. If they attempt to get into a shoot out with Manning and company, I think that they will come up short. The time that the Chargers defense is on the field will be key. If they are on for more than 25 minutes of this game, the Chargers lose.

As for the Colts, it is really simple. Get your high power, high scoring offense on the field and keep them there. Wear down the defense of San Diego and score often. The offensive line will be a huge factor here and if they can protect Peyton and give him the time that he needs then he will find Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, or Dallas Clark. Factor in the running back tandem of Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes and it gets even scary.

Ultimately, I think that the biggest factor in the two teams will be that of the defensive backs. Whichever teams DB does the best job will ultimately come out on top. If I had to make a predicition, and I do, I see this game going to the Colts with a final score of 37-24.