The NFL schedule is hitting Week 7 around the league and one of the most anticipated games of the year will be going down on Sunday Night Football on NBC, as the Denver Broncos will be visiting the Indianapolis Colts in the first game for Peyton Manning against the team he played for and at Lucas Oil Stadium, the place he helped build.
The Colts are coming into the game after a disappointing performance on Monday night football last week against the San Diego Chargers, with many saying the team may have been looking past that game towards this very anticipated matchup. The Colts are 4-2 this season after losing on MNF and they had won three straight games before that, defeating the tough Seattle Seahawks and the 49ers while also getting past the winless Jaguars.
Andrew Luck took over for Manning after the team decided to release the future Hall of Fame player and he has already proven to be a worthy first overall pick, as he took a 2-14 to the playoffs in his rookie season. Luck now has the Colts at the top of the AFC south and with the way the rest of the division is playing with the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans struggling and the Jacksonville Jaguars winless, it's looking like the QB will add a division title to his resume.
Manning is playing some of the best football and the fact that he is nearly 40 years old has not been lost on anyone. This season he has 20 touchdowns in six games with just one interception and there's no doubt he will end up winning MVP if he continues playing this well. The Broncos are being looked at as Super Bowl favorites, but the funny thing is, they can't even call themselves sole division leaders out west, as the Chiefs are also 6-0 this season and looking very strong after winning just two games last year.
The Colts have a bye after the Broncos game and then will play three of four games on the road, including two division games, one at Houston and one at Tennessee. The team will play at home against the Rams and then on the road against the Cardinals and then they have a tough stretch to finish with another game against the Titans and a road matchup with the Bengals. The team then will play at home against the Texans before playing the now 6-0 Chiefs and then they finish with an easy game against the Jaguars at home to end the season in Week 17.
The Broncos are 6-0 and this is their toughest game since playing the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago, as they easily defeated the Jaguars last week. The team has the redskins next before a bye and then they have three of four road games, including two against the Chiefs in what could be crucial matchups in the AFC West. The team also has a mega-anticipated game when the Broncos visit Tom Brady and the Patriots in Week 12 for another NBA Sunday night game.