So here's the deal. All of you saying the refs were trying to give the Colts the game are idiots. The Patriots set a franchise record for penalty yards. They made a ton of stupid penalties (illegal formation, unsportsmanlike conduct [andrews blocking OB]).
The only two blatantly bad calls there were was the PI on Hobbs when he was covering Wayne and the Offensive PI on Moss. On the Hobbs play, he played that right out of the book. He had perfect position and looked back to play the ball, then Wayne ran in to him and brought him to the ground. That should have been Offensive PI on Wayne. The DB has just as much right to the ball as the WR, and Hobbs was playing the ball perfectly. If Wayne doesn't bring him down, it's an INT.
For the Moss call, there might have been a tad bit of incidental contact but Moss never pushed off (which is what you usually see on O-PI). That should have been a no call.
Both teams did play pretty sloppy, but that's what happens when you have hands down the best two teams in the NFL going head to head. The defense is going to force the offense to make mistakes (2 turnovers by each team), and the offense is going to make the defense look bad (addai 73yd td, moss burning bethea). In the end it was a hell of a game. It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
MVP: Wes Welker
He had 2 key punt returns which set up the Patriots 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. He also had the touchdown reception to take the lead 24-20 and he had that catch on 3rd&6 with 2:15 remaining to get the Patriots the 1st down they needed to run out the clock.
