New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (#12) carries the ball for a first down during the 2014 AFC Championship game. (Photo : Getty Images)
This is the game that the New England Patriots (4-0) and Indianapolis Colts (3-2) fans have all been waiting for. The so-called "Deflategate rematch", which will be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium on October 18, Sunday.
The undefeated Patriots are squaring off with the steadily rising Colts for the first time since their infamous 2014 AFC Championship game where Tom Brady was accused of masterminding the deflation of game day footballs en route to their lopsided 45-7 victory.
New England destroyed the Dallas Cowboys, 30-6, at the AT&T Stadium, as per ESPN, while Indianapolis turned back the gritty Houston Texans, 27-20, at the NRG Stadium, via Bleacher Report, in their Week 5 matchups.
Both teams are coming off winning streaks, four for the Patriots and three for the Colts, and so one of those would be broken in this match.
One notable absence would be Indianapolis' starting quarterback Andrew Luck who is still nursing a sprained shoulder.
Even so, expect an action-packed affair from the arch-rivals where Brady and his crew will prove that they are the real winners whether the footballs are properly inflated or not.
Prediction: Patriots win, 35-14.
New England Patriots starting lineup
Offense: Brady (QB), Blount (RB1), Lewis (RB2), Edelman (WR1), Amendola (WR2), Gronkowski (TE), Cannon (LT), Kline (LG), Wendell (C), Mason (RG), Vollmer (RT)
Defense: Ninkovich (DE), Branch (DT), Siliga (DT), Jones (DE), Collins (OLB), Mayo (MLB), Johnson (OLB), Butler (CB1), Ryan (CB2), Chung (SS), McCourty (FS)
Indianapolis Colts starting lineup
Offense: Hasselbeck (QB), Gore (RB), Doyle (FB), Hilton (WR1), Dorsett (WR2), Allen (TE), Castonzo (LT), Mewhort (LG), Holmes (C), Thornton (RG), Reitz (RT)
Defense: Langford (DE), Parry (NT), Anderson (DT), Newsome (OLB), Jackson (ILB), McNary (ILB), Walden (OLB), Toler (CB1), Davis (CB2), Adams (SS), Lowery (FS)
