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After our country went to war nearly eight years ago, there seemed to be a concerted effort by those in the media to dissuade athletes and coaches from using that term to describe something as trivial as a sports competition.

Of course, the Patriots [ team stats ] have had this date circled on the calendar ever since their Week 2 loss to the Jets at the Meadowlands.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after Sunday's game.

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning faces Tom Brady and the Patriots on Sunday night.

Rodney Harrison says he'll criticize the Patriots even though he played for them.

Bill Belichick has heard enough about his fourth-down decision that failed. So has Tom Brady.

The New England Patriots' young defense kept Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts under control for three quarters.

Tom Brady lofted a perfect pass down the right sideline. Randy Moss reached up and made a remarkable one-handed catch at the 1-yard line.

The undefeated Colts meet the high flying Patriots. Indy has had a better season thus far, but Brady has his legs back underneath him after a tough first couple of weeks, and the New England defense has become cohesive as a unit.

The argument over who's the better quarterback, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, will continue long after both have stashed enough souvenirs in the Hall of Fame to qualify it as a second home.Few should doubt, though, which would make a better coach someday.

Yesterday, we had the unthruths about the 2009 Colts . Now, we close out with untruths about the 2009 Patriots .

As all networks do, Fox Sports was hyping this week's NFL games during its telecasts last Sunday.

In today's blitz, Vince Wilfork dismisses contract talks, learn who Tom Brady talked to regarding his knee surgery, a former Patriot talks about the Colts secondary and Pat Chung's wallet gets a hit.

Former Patriots [ team stats ] safety Rodney Harrison [ stats ] , speaking on an NBC conference call yesterday, asserted that Tom Brady [ stats ] should let it fly on Sunday and take advantage of a battered Indianapolis Colts secondary.

Patriots safety Brandon McGowan, right, sacks Buccaneers quarterback John Johnson last month in London.

We will throw out a few stats the rest of the week on this matchup on Sunday night.

Joey Porter providing bulletin board material. Vince Wilfork getting double-teamed. Bill Belichick winning after a bye week.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham In the couple days after Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter called out the New England Patriots as cheaters and quarterback Tom Brady as a darling, the response from Foxborough, Mass., was a collective shrug.

During training camp, the illustrious magazine and website known as Sports Illustrated polled 296 NFL players, asking them the not so simple question: a Who is the dirtiest player in the league?a TM The top five winners of the poll are as follows: 1. Hines Warda 'Wide Receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers 2a.

Rodney Harrison took a shot at the Titans, and on Friday center Kevin Mawae answered back.