FOOTBALL

For the Patriots, their winning script showed few revisions from last season.

The Patriots had a 10-point lead at the end of the third-quarter, but the Colts had made it a 3-point game with 11 minutes remaining

the Colts moved to the 1-yard line.

The running back took the handoff and thrust himself into the pile. He was hit, and the ball popped loose. It was recovered by the Patriots' rookie defensive tackle.

The Colts had the ball with 1 minute 43 seconds remaining but no timeouts. They moved inside the Patriots' 20-yard line, but Willie blitzed and sacked Manning for a 12-yard loss with 42 seconds remaining. That pushed a field-goal attempt to 48 yards. pushed it wide right with 24 seconds remaining!

the party rolls on in New England