Dissecting Pats vs Broncos
While seemingly the only narrative attached to this game has been "Brady Manning XVII", the real one is Wade Phillips' defense vs Tom Brady. Pats offense vs Broncos defense This is where the meat of the game will happen. The Broncos offense is a snooze-fest, which includes two runs for a few yards, then one Manning screen pass to complete the 3 and out. The Patriots defense is tough as nails, but are pretty unspectacular to watch. As for each team's other side of the ball, look out. The Broncos may be the only team in the league with enough quality secondary players to square up against the Brady-Gronk-Edelman-Amendola four headed monster. The reason the Pats have been so effective on offense albeit having a nonexistent running game is because they just spread out 5 receivers and exploit the other team's worst coverage man. Really, how great is a team's fifth best secondary player? For the Broncos, pretty incredible. On defense, the Broncos have three