We know, technically the NFL's annual spate of meaningless preseason games got underway last weekend with the Hall of Fame Game (where the Steelers made everyone think twice about that Saints secondary), but for us it really starts tonight. The Super Bowl champion Colts will head to Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys, who beat them there about nine months ago. The Cowboys are a sound football teams, and we think they have an excellent chance of winning the NFC. Truth be told, we'd be shocked if the Colts won this game.
For some odd reason (read: high-priced stars make for shitty second- and third-stringers) the Colts typically go 0-4 or 1-3 in the preseason. Compare that with the regular season - where they've gone 12-4 or better in each of the past four years - and you have yourself a decent wager game. We don't usually recommend betting on preseason games (screams "degenerate!" to us), but this is one case where even we might bet against the Colts.
We'll be watching these game closely. We haven't seen the Colts in action since early February, and they have quite a few new faces who haven't seen the field much. The players we'll be keeping an eye on are Freddy Keiaho, Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden, Tony Ugoh, Anthony Gonzalez and Quinn Pitcock. If these six players - a combined five years NFL experience among them - can be reliable starters, the Colts have a good shot at repeating. If they struggle, 10-6 is starting us right in the face. Are you ready for some Joe Buck?
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