Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills Game Preview

The final game for the Colts will be against Terrell Owens and the Buffalo Bills. For the Bills it has been a shaky season, in the off season they signed T.O. and hoped that things would turn around for them with that addition. This season Buffalo has a record of 5 wins with 10 losses, so the season is over for them and they are playing for pride and also the hopes of beating a good Indianapolis Colts team. The Colts are fresh off their first loss of the season against the New York Jets and are looking to rebound against the struggling Bills. With Indianapolis resting those starters that have injuries, it could make for a close game between the two. For the Colts the starters could possibly start out the game but I don’t look for them to stay in long, especially since there is nothing left to play for just playing time. Indianapolis has locked up all that there is to lock up all except a ticket to play in the Super Bowl and that is what they are working toward.

Key Match-ups:

Indianapolis Bench players vs. Buffalo starters

We all know that Indy will play the starters for a limited time; the key will be the bench players that take the field after the starters. I imagine that Buffalo will allow all there starters in for the final regular season game, I also imagine that they will play very hard considering they can hang one more loss on the Colts. For Indianapolis I look forward to see more of Donald Brown in the Colts offense if he is healthy, and let’s see if Curtis Painter can rebound from the game against the Jets last week. For Buffalo it will be all about pressure defense and putting the ball in the hands of Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch.

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Keys to the Game:

Buffalo Run Game, Indianapolis Bench

As I stated before Buffalo will be playing for pride and the starters will remain in throughout the game, the key will be Jackson and Lynch both guys run hard and Indianapolis has been vulnerable to the run. The key for Indy will be how well the defense will play against the run of the Buffalo Bills. In order for the Colts to win Curtis Painter must play better than he did last week, and Donald Brown could be, if healthy, a huge key in this game.

Indianapolis is ready to finish out the regular season and they have their sights set on the playoffs the key is ‘to rest or not to rest’ in the past for the Colts it has been a battle without much success. For Indy rhythm is the key to the offense, if they are able to keep their rhythm in this game then it could carry over for after the bye week in the playoffs. Check back here on pro football fans.com for the game recap later.

By Sam Adams
Pro Football Fans Indianapolis Colts Correspondent