All Eyes on Peyton

2003
This was his breakout year as one of the elite QB's.
He had a Passer Rating of 99. (his highest at that point)
He won Co-MVP. (with Steve McNair)
He led the Colts to a 12-4 record.
The Colts beat Denver and Kansas City in the playoffs and then...
Lost to the Patriots in AFC Title Game--Pats go on to win Super Bowl.

2004
So he came back and had the best season that a quarterback has ever had.
Set a record with 49 touchdowns, only 10 interceptions.
Over 4500 yards and a passer rating of 121.1 -- highest ever.
He won sole possession of the MVP award and led the Colts to a 13-3 record.
The Colts beat Denver in the playoffs and then...
Lost to the Patriots in AFC Divisional Game--Pats go on to win Super Bowl.

2005
So he came back and lead the Colts to a 13-0 record and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
This was a team bordering on "Greatest Team Ever" and the only 16-0 regular season.
They finally beat the Patriots in the regular season.
Then on 1/14/06 the Patriots lost to Denver.
The Colts roadblock was removed.
On 1/15/06, all the Colts had to do was beat the 6th seed Steelers, and they would play Denver at home.
This was going to be the year and then...
Lost to the Steelers in AFC Divisional Game--Steelers go on to win Super Bowl.

2006
So he came back and led them to another 8-0 start.
He had a 3rd consecutive seeason with a Passer Rating over 100.
They got Vinatieri from the Patriots.
They beat the Patriots again in the regular season.
They beat Kansas City and Baltimore in the playoffs to get back to the AFC Title game and then...
The Patriots come back to beat the Chargers, a game they shouldn't have won.

Could this year really be the year?


I doubt it.