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CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED, November 4, 2007

It's a Super Bowl atmosphere for a game that never could be a Super Bowl.

Patriots at Colts.  Game on.  At 4:15 p.m. EST.

Enjoy the early games for now.  We'll get rolling a few minutes before the real game starts.

We're getting closer to the big game.  As mentioned in the Rumor Mill, Marvin Harrison, Tony Ugoh, and Freddy Keiaho are out for the Colts.

Game on. 

Sorry for the delay.  We've taken the Live Blog on the road for the first time ever.

Phil Simms butchers Asante Samuel's name. 

The Moorehead catch will be reversed.

We're getting plenty of complaints from folks who got stuck watching garbage time in other games.

Colts, by the way, are moving well.

Key first down for the Colts, inside the 25.

Rodney Harrison grabbed some zebra ass.

Anybody out there?

By the way, Adrian Peterson set the all-time single-game rushing record with 296 yards against the Chargers.

Vinatieri pulls a Vanderjagt with a 50-yard try.

Pats will get their first crack, starting from their own 40.

Down goes Brady.

Reader:  "Hopefully Jim Nantz won't point out that Brady has never had his leg shattered inside the RCA Dome."

Reader:  "CBS should use the Pats cameras to get a better look at those blocked field goals."

Reader:  "Brady apparently isn't used to the other team not counting to 10 Mississippi."

Several readers are complaining about the sight of Bill Belichick's incipient man boobs, given that he's not wearing the hoodie.

Three and out for Pats.

Addai looks like Peterson on that one.

Colts moving again.

Nantz say Addai is the second coming of Barry Sanders -- yeah, on the same day Adrian Peterson made them all look like little boys.

Questionable interference call on Asante Samuel.  And ball was uncatchable.

Brady is getting frustrated.

No catch in the end zone.  Good call.

Another field goal.  Good.  3-0 Colts.

Hobbs to the 38 after the kick.  And another commercial.

We're getting reports of Dunta Robinson getting Theismanned by a teammate in the Texans-Raiders game.

Brady to Moss, into Indy territory.

Nine for Maroney.

From Army Dave in Iraq:  "Just want to say thanks.  I'm here in Iraq and I cant watch the game.  I'm on the night shift at work. your blog beats the hell out of the sorry ass Gamecast on ESPN."

One reader in Cleveland is watching the game over the Internet on a Danish television station.

Reader:  "Grady Jackson says 'Mmmmmmm. . . . Danish television.'"

Reader wants to know what will happen first -- Pats score or Manning commercial?

Several readers are sending wishes of safety and goodwill to Army Dave.

Freeney pressures Brady.  Only way to beat Pats is to put pressure on Brady all day.

Third and three for Pats.  First down inside the five.

Second down for Pats. . . .  Down to the three.

Touchdown Moss.  Touchdown Moss.  7-3.

Colts start on the 20.

Addai is a beast.  Edgerrin who?

Another screw job call on the Pats.  Total screw job.

Nantz says "Manning looks for Moorehead."  A reader wonders if it will prompt a fine from the FCC.

We're being flooded with e-mails about the interference call.  Folks -- we agree with you.  No need to tell us via e-mail that it was a B.S. call.

Reader:  "Did Polian get a rule imposed that prevents the Patriots from being within five yards of any Colts receiver?"

A reader says the score is Pats 7, Refs 6.

A reader thinks that Bill Polian was a ref for Halloween -- and is still wearing the costume.

Welker rumbles with it, toward midfield.

A reader says that Adrian Peterson is on pace for 2,484 yards.

Reader:  "Nantz said of Welker, 'What a find in the off-season.'  Yeah it's real hard to find a guy you play twice a year and get him as a RFA.  Tough find indeed."

Pats convert on third down with a toss to Moss.

Maroney inside the 30.

Reader:  "Matt Light apparently has been studying the techniques of Winston Justice."

Reader:  "I can't wait for the Manning pep talk commercial when he tells Tom Brady and Travis Henry about condoms."

Leg whip on Matt Light -- that's something he didn't learn from Winston Justice.

Reader:  "Matt Light has been studying film.  Old Bruce Lee films."

Interception of Brady at the goal line.

Colts take a time out with 1:13 to go and facing third down.  Might have been a mistake.  If they don't convert the Pats will have time to score.

Never mind.  I are stupid.  It was first down.

Wow.  Addai is a man.  Best move of the decade was to let Edgerrin James walk.

13-7 Colts.  Halftime coming up.

Surprising so far.  Colts up six.

Second half.  Trying to eat some chili while I work on this.

Three and out for the Pats.

Reader suggests a drinking game -- drink whenever they speak Danish on the Danish channel.

Peyton gets picked on the first play of the drive.  The tide is turning.

Down goes Brady.

It just occurred to me that the Pats are the new Raiders.  New England has been flagged for 107 yards, and the Colts have only five.

And then they get screwed on a non-call on Kevin Faulk.

We didn't hear it, Phil Simms apparently pulled an Emmitt, saying something like, "I have yet to see nobody close to as fast."

Some readers want to know if the ref of this game is Tim Donaghy.

Reader:  "Why do you need to take out Brady's legs when the refs are taking out the legs of the whole team?"

A reader says that the Pats had better start "carousing" Joe Addai.

Punt coming up for the Colts.

Great snag by Moss.

Brady makes a nice run for a first down.  Defensive holding.

Pats on the 35.

Quick slant to Moss.  First down.

Good non-call on that one.

Nice run by Faulk.

Bob Sanders blowed up Maroney.

Field goal -- 13-10 Indy.

Colts already on the move.

Colts face third and two.

Todd Pinkston was impressed by that effort from Dallas Clark.

Amazingly, no flag thrown on the Pats for interference on that pass to Wayne.

Strong return by Welker.  Third quarter ends.

Wow -- both quarterbacks have passer ratings under 80.

Big play by Gary Brackett. 

A reader points out something we noticed -- right before the pick, the crowd noise sounded funny.  It almost sounded like there was a skip in the artificial crowd noise.

Clark makes a key catch.  First down.

Colts down to the 13.

Another first down for the Colts.

Wayne to the one.

Manning takes it for the score.  19-10 pending the extra point.

20-10.

Brady is 20 points below the Kordoza line on the day.

Moss reels in a deep one.

Wow . . . pass interference call on the Colts.

Pass interference on Moss.

Oh, man.  That was the worst one of the day.

More and more readers think the fix is in -- these are the most complaints about the refs since Super Bowl XL.

Reader:  "It is possible that Belichick was caught filming one of the official's wives."

Touchdown Welker.  20-17.

Oops.  Gotta make a call in to FOX Sports Radio in five minutes. 

One reader says that he was watching the game with 30 people and they shut it off when Moss was called for pass interference.

Reader:  "This game could come down to the last play.  Donovan McNabb is puking out of habit."

Okay I'm back now.  Sorry.

Oh and the game is essentially over.

It was a win, but not a blowout.

Spinning back the TiVo -- Wes Welker used a little profanity right before the two-minute warning.

"You f--kin' suck!"

Also Brady was chewing on one of the umps after one of the kneel downs.

Again, sorry I had to bail out for that FOX Sports Radio spot.

That's all for tonight.  We'll be back tomorrow night for Ravens-Steelers.  Enjoy the Cowboys-Eagles game.