I just went back and looked at both teams records and who they played. New England didn't play nearly as many tough opponents as did Denver and their conference wasn't as tough either. Denver, KC and San Diego all beat New England and Denver is 8-0 this year at home. The last time they played, Denver had them down 21-3 at the start of the third quarter, 28-6 at the start of the fourth. The game ended 28-20. Denver's run game should be too tough for NE and the pass should get opened up because of that. Denver has Smith (72 yard catch last game with NE) and Lelie (55 yard catch last game with NE) as deep threats and NE has injuries in the secondary. I smell blood in the water!<vbg>