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tk13
10-18-2015, 06:04 PM
Patriots vs. Colts on SNF. The first time they've played each other since Deflategate. How many points will Brady try to score?

Discuss Thrower
10-18-2015, 06:04 PM
Who gives a fuck.

tk13
10-18-2015, 06:06 PM
Who gives a ****.

Thank you for your usual quality contribution to a thread.

Discuss Thrower
10-18-2015, 06:06 PM
fite me irl

ClevelandBronco
10-18-2015, 06:09 PM
I'm hoping for complete annihilation and embarrassment. Make it so, Belichick.

notorious
10-18-2015, 06:09 PM
Everyone expects a blowout.


Indy will probably win.

tk13
10-18-2015, 06:10 PM
fite me irl

As per usual, I'm guessing you'd declare defeat and give up and quit before you started.

kccrow
10-18-2015, 06:13 PM
Hope he hangs 50 on em.

eDave
10-18-2015, 06:14 PM
As per usual, I'm guessing you'd declare defeat and give up and quit before you started.

Naw. You'll just go fight someone else.

Sweet Daddy Hate
10-18-2015, 06:14 PM
EVERYONE DIES!

Baby Lee
10-18-2015, 06:15 PM
As per usual, I'm guessing you'd declare defeat and give up and quit before you started.

I've seen this before and Discus is bantam girls division at best. Expect an open handed slap and a quick concession.

Don't come crying to me when that's how it plays out.

Discuss Thrower
10-18-2015, 06:22 PM
As per usual, I'm guessing you'd declare defeat and give up and quit before you started.

ill give u a proper roomble m8. ill hit u so hard ur nan will feet it bruv.

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:23 PM
I would plow Carrie Underwood until my dick fell off.

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:25 PM
Like just plow and plow and plow and plow and...

Red Dawg
10-18-2015, 06:27 PM
Indy will get stomped.

Mile High Mania
10-18-2015, 06:28 PM
After all that has transpired... I think the Patriots will skull**** them tonight, especially in their dinged up state. I'd love to say the Colts win it, but I think they're about to find out what pain means. Thankfully, I'm up by 54 in my main league. The other guy has Brady and Blount, I have Edleman and Lewis. We shall see.

MMXcalibur
10-18-2015, 06:28 PM
Oh BOY, another opportunity to fellate the Patriots!

Yeah, you guys can enjoy this crap.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 06:31 PM
Go Pats GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Show the league what caring does for a team.... Oh, and a little cheating too!

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 06:32 PM
Woot, fucking woot. 6 yards deep and you take it out to the 10. Really smart man, REALLY smart!

notorious
10-18-2015, 06:32 PM
Luck is going to have a signature game tonight.

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:33 PM
I think I want the Colts to win. But that means me feel a little dirty.

DaFace
10-18-2015, 06:33 PM
Just about threw that one in the dirt.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 06:34 PM
Luck is going to have a signature game tonight.

Actually I suspect Brady is going to shove fully inflated balls up their butts.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 06:36 PM
I think I want the Colts to win. But that means me feel a little dirty.

I want an owner who cares, and demands excellence, to basically show all the owners who don't care Clark that caring and demanding matters.

Easy 6
10-18-2015, 06:38 PM
Two quarterbacks well worth the kind of money NFL teams want from their fans.

Both of these guys get pissed the **** off when things aren't working right... KC needs someone that isn't yet broken.

Mile High Mania
10-18-2015, 06:39 PM
Nice opening drive by Indy.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 06:40 PM
What a stupid narrative around this game - Brady and the Patriots who were caught cheating, but according to Al Michaels, "The Patriots will be getting the Colts back by running up the score."

eDave
10-18-2015, 06:41 PM
Beaut.

Mile High Mania
10-18-2015, 06:41 PM
Nice opening statement drive with 14 plays and a TD on 4th down... and 8 different guys (aside from the QB) touching the ball.

stonedstooge
10-18-2015, 06:42 PM
Nice opening salvo by the Colts

Dylan
10-18-2015, 06:42 PM
Looks like the Colts got screwed on the spot, there.

Edit: TD Colts -

TribalElder
10-18-2015, 06:42 PM
Walking dead

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:42 PM
That's a touchdown.

GoShox
10-18-2015, 06:43 PM
What a stupid narrative around this game - Brady and the Patriots who were caught cheating, but according to Al Michaels, "The Patriots will be getting the Colts back by running up the score."

Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing about Brady's "revenge tour." Who's he getting revenge against? Teams that don't cheat?

Sorter
10-18-2015, 06:50 PM
It is really incredible how well the Patriots use motion to set up their passing concepts.


Fuckers.

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:50 PM
Ok. Fuck the patriots. GO COLTS!

Dylan
10-18-2015, 06:52 PM
Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing about Brady's "revenge tour." Who's he getting revenge against? Teams that don't cheat?

It is called (sports) media control - Revenge is a much more interesting story than talking about the guilty party.

RobBlake
10-18-2015, 06:56 PM
i love the pussies crying about the pats org.

TLO
10-18-2015, 06:57 PM
Shootout

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 07:02 PM
Punt you crying lil bitches

GloucesterChief
10-18-2015, 07:03 PM
Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing about Brady's "revenge tour." Who's he getting revenge against? Teams that don't cheat?

It means go undefeated and then lose to the Giants in the super bowl.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:09 PM
Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing about Brady's "revenge tour." Who's he getting revenge against? Teams that don't cheat?

Screw it, I'm all in. It's not like the other owners are saying anything publicly, so as far as I'm concerned they must be fine with it.

The Pat's owner cares more than most of the others. At least he speaks publicly when stuff is going down with his team.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 07:14 PM
Will the Colts stop Brady to Edleman?

Edleman is a beast - He is tough and fast.

He took hell of a shot before and jumped up like nothing happened. If that was a Giants player, he would be knocked out of the game for a month.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 07:16 PM
Will the Nark's stop Brady to
Edleman?
Fyp

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:19 PM
Welp, it looks like the Pat's might be on their way to another win. Odd.... The whole franchise must care about winning A LOT!

Unpossible!

Dylan
10-18-2015, 07:22 PM
Fyp

"Narks" LOL ... Hey, Ping!

Dylan
10-18-2015, 07:25 PM
God, Lewis Hamilton - such an unlikeable driver, unless you are British.

tk13
10-18-2015, 07:26 PM
Too much air in that ball. Bradyception.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:26 PM
LOL

Bugeater
10-18-2015, 07:27 PM
Normally I'd laugh about that but I hate the Colts just as much as I hate the Pats.

Baby Lee
10-18-2015, 07:27 PM
That's INTpossible!!

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110112073948/simpsons/images/6/69/The_simpsons_ralph_wiggum-1-.png

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:28 PM
If the Pats were the Chefs, they'd roll over an die right about now.

Baby Lee
10-18-2015, 07:29 PM
It is really incredible how well the Patriots use motion to set up their passing concepts.


Fuckers.

Reid: That's on me. Got a few things we need to do better.

DaFace
10-18-2015, 07:29 PM
I always love surprise onside kicks.

DaFace
10-18-2015, 07:30 PM
Whoa - didn't realize they actually recovered it! ROFL

notorious
10-18-2015, 07:30 PM
Edelman might not see another pass.

Brady was pissed.

tk13
10-18-2015, 07:31 PM
Yeah that's Colts ball.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:31 PM
Wow!

GoShox
10-18-2015, 07:32 PM
All we've heard about is how this is a revenge game for the Pats. But it looks like the Colts have something to say about that.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:33 PM
Edelman might not see another pass.

Brady was pissed.

Had the ball been deflated a bit, I'm sure he'd have caught it.

Sorter
10-18-2015, 07:33 PM
Reid: That's on me. Got a few things we need to do better.

ROFL

'Hamas' Jenkins
10-18-2015, 07:34 PM
Yeah that's Colts ball.

In today's edition of "Totally Unprovable Things People on the Internet Say," I was thinking about how, if the Colts kicked off to begin the game, they should try an onside kick.

I hope they skullfuck the Patriots.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 07:34 PM
Oh to bad bitched

DaFace
10-18-2015, 07:34 PM
Don't agree with that call, but whatever.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:35 PM
Not enough evidence?

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:36 PM
Pats are going to stick it to them now!

Dylan
10-18-2015, 07:36 PM
NFL games are rigged now? LMAO

j/k


what a BS call .... It was Colts ball.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:37 PM
Bill getting his aerobics in there...

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 07:38 PM
Take that ya lil crybaby bitched

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:38 PM
Pats are going to stick it to them now!

You nailed it....

notorious
10-18-2015, 07:43 PM
After watching the Chargers and now this game, I think my head is going to explode from offensive overload.

notorious
10-18-2015, 07:47 PM
Luck wants to throw it downfield soooo bad.

Every time he checks down a little bit of him dies inside.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:48 PM
The way the Pats attempt to punch the ball out is a thing of beauty. Impressive.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 07:49 PM
After watching the Chargers and now this game, I think my head is going to explode from offensive overload.

Legit QBs are a beautiful thing.

tk13
10-18-2015, 07:52 PM
What a play by Luck. Not many guys could pull that one off.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 07:52 PM
Great play by Luck

Baby Lee
10-18-2015, 07:55 PM
Legit QBs are a beautiful thing.

It's amazing they're not ALL undefeated!!

RobBlake
10-18-2015, 07:56 PM
Chuck Pagano seems like a pos to me.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:00 PM
They are going for this.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:01 PM
Hit that little bastard.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:02 PM
Gronk is about to happen.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:04 PM
Jesus.

That play was spectacular.

tk13
10-18-2015, 08:06 PM
OPI on the Patriots in the endzone. Brady about to shank a ref.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:06 PM
Gronk was WIDE OPEN.

Bugeater
10-18-2015, 08:06 PM
Shut your bitch ass up Tom.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 08:06 PM
Good call by the ref...

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:06 PM
Will this fag say "nice job by the officials" now?

Dylan
10-18-2015, 08:08 PM
LOL

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:08 PM
C'mon fag, "nice job by the official" (when it doesn't go for the Pats).

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:08 PM
Actually, it was conclusive!

Dylan
10-18-2015, 08:09 PM
Brady was screaming at the ref who made an easy call according to the replay... LOL

Bugeater
10-18-2015, 08:09 PM
JFC that cheating cocksucker has no business whining to a ref about anything. Ever.

Red Dawg
10-18-2015, 08:17 PM
Brady is a punk ass baby. No team and no player in NFL history has been helped more by the refs than him. He has had it soooooo easy in his career it pathedic.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 08:20 PM
U2 waaaaaaaaaaa! Waaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaa!
Suck it up butter cupszzzz

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:21 PM
Brady is a punk ass baby. No team and no player in NFL history has been helped more by the refs than him. He has had it soooooo easy in his career it pathedic.

Hey, we all loath him, but at least he gets in their face. Evidently it works, so perhaps Alex should try it.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 08:25 PM
It really was minimal contact - However, once the receiver put his hand on the defender's facemask, the ref threw the flag.

ThaVirus
10-18-2015, 08:26 PM
Fuck both of these teams

Baby Lee
10-18-2015, 08:27 PM
Brady is a punk ass baby. No team and no player in NFL history has been helped more by the refs than him. He has had it soooooo easy in his career it pathedic.

Did you type that, our did CP automagically change it?

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 08:27 PM
Gronk...TD Bitched

Bugeater
10-18-2015, 08:27 PM
Haha fuck you Colts.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:28 PM
Uh-Oh

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 08:28 PM
Haha fuck you Bitches
fyp

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:28 PM
LOL.... So much for the emotion!

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:28 PM
Fuck both of these teams

Can't ever be said enough.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:33 PM
Welp, that was fun while it lasted.

GloryDayz
10-18-2015, 08:44 PM
I love how much the Pats chatter at the officials. It's nice to know they care enough to do it.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 08:46 PM
Eat some shit Luck

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:47 PM
They just played some bad-ass Cracker before the commercial break.

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:53 PM
Why do player block in the back on a return?


It's dumb, and I would fine a player for doing it.

GoShox
10-18-2015, 08:58 PM
LMAO WTF WAS THAT

SPchief
10-18-2015, 08:58 PM
WTF

notorious
10-18-2015, 08:58 PM
That was the most retarded play I have ever seen.

GoShox
10-18-2015, 08:59 PM
LMAO LMAO LMAO

DaFace
10-18-2015, 08:59 PM
I'm speechless. I mean...what?

listopencil
10-18-2015, 08:59 PM
Um...wtf?

tk13
10-18-2015, 08:59 PM
What the heck was that?

New World Order
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
lol

cosmo20002
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
Looks interesting...

/Andy

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
That's called the Pagano

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
That was unforgivable.


They were still in the game!

mr. tegu
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
"Oh man we almost got it."

tk13
10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
Seriously, the Chiefs will not run a dumber play than that this year.

DaFace
10-18-2015, 09:01 PM
Seriously, the Chiefs will not run a dumber play than that this year.

It has to be in contention for dumbest play ever. I hope we at least get an explanation at some point of what that was SUPPOSED to be.

mr. tegu
10-18-2015, 09:01 PM
Just getting to see that play has made this game worth watching.

Rasputin
10-18-2015, 09:01 PM
Seriously, the Chiefs will not run a dumber play than that this year.


Coach should be fired for that play on the spot.

wazu
10-18-2015, 09:02 PM
Pagano. Wow.

tk13
10-18-2015, 09:02 PM
If Reid had called that we would need a new server again.

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:02 PM
If Reid had called that we would need a new server again.

LMAO

Dylan
10-18-2015, 09:03 PM
Why do player block in the back on a return?


It's dumb, and I would fine a player for doing it.

I was thinking the same thing - It happens with every team - Why is it so hard for players to understand that pushing into the back of an opponent on the return is an illegal action.

Red Dawg
10-18-2015, 09:03 PM
He should be fired for that. Embarrassing and what an idiot for actually snapping the ball.

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:04 PM
The "QB" was surprised that he got the ball.


It's on the center, but ultimately on the coaches for drawing that garbage up.

DaFace
10-18-2015, 09:04 PM
So...was the plan to try and get the Patriots to jump offsides or something? Would the bizarro world formation really increase the chances of that more than just lining up normally?

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 09:05 PM
Eat a dick Colts

Dylan
10-18-2015, 09:06 PM
He should be fired for that. Embarrassing and what an idiot for actually snapping the ball.

LOL... That had to be the most ridiculous fourth down play I have ever seen. What was that?

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 09:07 PM
So...was the plan to try and get the Patriots to jump offsides or something? Would the bizarro world formation really increase the chances of that more than just lining up normally?

That or burn a TO at the least.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 09:10 PM
Eat some dirt shit again Luck

DaFace
10-18-2015, 09:13 PM
For posterity:

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Perineum Ripper
10-18-2015, 09:14 PM
Almost every fucking return had a block in the back..how can you be that fucking stupid


Edit: looks like I'm late to the party

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:14 PM
Another block in the back....


WTF Dylan?

http://dc505.4shared.com/img/zvrvlbK8/s3/jaguar_fan.gif

Dylan
10-18-2015, 09:14 PM
Looking at the Mets fans freezing in the stands - The temperature tonight in the NY area is the 30's - In an open stadium, the temp must feel more like in the 20's. Hell with that.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 09:16 PM
Another block in the back....


WTF Dylan?

http://dc505.4shared.com/img/zvrvlbK8/s3/jaguar_fan.gif

LMAO - My team gets called on it in every single game. I kid you not.

In other news, Mets are going to the World Series.

Edit: Wait ... The Mets are up 2-0 of the NLCS which sent the series back to Chicago. ... LOL

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:18 PM
LMAO - My team gets called on it in every single game. I kid you not.

In other new, Mets are going to the World Series.

Chiefs, too.

It's automatic. The dumbfuckery of special teams players knows no limit.

listopencil
10-18-2015, 09:19 PM
For posterity:

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I think #32 was supposed to be on the other side of the formation. There was a moment where they could have snapped it to him and he would have had a run to his left with the snapper blocking. Right about with 10 seconds left to snap the ball or so.

GoShox
10-18-2015, 09:28 PM
The Patriots are teaching us how to not blow a 4th quarter lead against the Colts.

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:31 PM
If Indy doesn't run that colossally stupid punt play earlier they are probably only one score down.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 09:34 PM
Luck may be due for an INT around now.

LiveSteam
10-18-2015, 09:39 PM
Luck may be due for an INT around now.

Butler dropped it.



Game

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:42 PM
Indy is 3-0 in division and 0-3 outside of division.


...

Discuss Thrower
10-18-2015, 09:43 PM
LMAO - My team gets called on it in every single game. I kid you not.

In other new, Mets are going to the World Series.

I thought for NY it went you're a Jets/Mets/Nets or Giants/Yanks/Knicks

SPchief
10-18-2015, 09:48 PM
Indy is 3-0 in division and 0-3 outside of division.


...

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tk13
10-18-2015, 09:48 PM
I don't think this team is nearly as good at the 07 Patriots but I'm not sure who is going to beat them. They do play at the Giants, who always seem to play them tough when they do meet. They play at Denver too, but that's in late November and Manning's arm may be good for about 15 yards by that point.

notorious
10-18-2015, 09:53 PM
JFC

bdj23
10-18-2015, 09:55 PM
I wonder what it's like to be a Pats fan?

I bet it's nice.

RobBlake
10-18-2015, 10:04 PM
I don't think this team is nearly as good at the 07 Patriots but I'm not sure who is going to beat them. They do play at the Giants, who always seem to play them tough when they do meet. They play at Denver too, but that's in late November and Manning's arm may be good for about 15 yards by that point.

07 may have been slightly more talented group, but this one is just as lethal as they can put up major points but also drag out the clock.

listopencil
10-18-2015, 10:07 PM
I don't think this team is nearly as good at the 07 Patriots but I'm not sure who is going to beat them. They do play at the Giants, who always seem to play them tough when they do meet. They play at Denver too, but that's in late November and Manning's arm may be good for about 15 yards by that point.

For that we're going to deactivate the entire Offense and only field Defensive players for the entire game, punting on every first down. That's the plan to outscore the Pats and it may work. We'll see.

Dayze
10-18-2015, 10:25 PM
.

Dylan
10-18-2015, 11:32 PM
I thought for NY it went you're a Jets/Mets/Nets or Giants/Yanks/Knicks

Historically, Giants fans tend to root for the Yankees.

I can tell you this: If I was a Mets fan I would have known the win tonight sends the series back to Chicago and not to the World Series. :D

Amnorix
10-19-2015, 08:45 AM
I wonder what it's like to be a Pats fan?

I bet it's nice.


Yes, yes it is.

Last week, after beatign the Cowboys, the Patriots became the winningest team, by percentage, in all professional sports since the start of the Bob Kraft era (1994), edging out the San Antonio Spurs.

And I must say, winning never gets old. But you have to enjoy it while it lasts, because it WON'T last. Nothing is forever, especially in sports.

GloryDayz
10-19-2015, 09:37 AM
Yes, yes it is.

Last week, after beatign the Cowboys, the Patriots became the winningest team, by percentage, in all professional sports since the start of the Bob Kraft era (1994), edging out the San Antonio Spurs.

And I must say, winning never gets old. But you have to enjoy it while it lasts, because it WON'T last. Nothing is forever, especially in sports.

I think as long as Kraft is there it will always be an easy team to support. He sets a tone "from the top" that nothing but perfection is OK. And for somebody who never does anything beyond use a pen and make appearances, that's not too hard.

Congrats man, you're owner is a winner.

GloryDayz
10-19-2015, 09:40 AM
Eat a dick Colts

Be careful, they can beat us every day of the week, spot us 20+ points in the effort, and THAT play would probably have worked against us too.

So I harbor not love of the Colts, but when we have the Hunt-run Chiefs franchise as our team I'm not sure we have a lot of room to talk any level of smack.

Pasta Little Brioni
10-19-2015, 09:44 AM
Cheating does prosper. Revenge for what ROFL

GloryDayz
10-19-2015, 10:09 AM
Cheating does prosper. Revenge for what ROFL

Welp, it has proven to be a tool that may cost you a little pain, but in the end it must work. But when "it" (define as you wish) is married-up with great coaching (coaching "it" I suppose too), great talent (benefiting from "it"), and an owner that seems very OK with "it" because he's a win-at-all-cost type of guy, well it least to a rather full trophy case. Franchises that aren't joining them instead of resisting it; well they're the ones where the game has passed them by I suppose.

As for revenge... Revenge for being at least one of the tattle-tails is suppose.

Bob Dole
10-19-2015, 10:35 AM
Had no desire to watch it. Gave up on the KC Shitfest shortly after half to attend a benefit for a local musician who suffered a series of debilitating strokes. Bob Dole's band closed, and Bob Dole just came home and went to bed. This team has sucked all the enjoyment out of any football.

Hootie
10-19-2015, 11:17 AM
I hear you, senator. This week marked the first time in my entire life that I can remember, stemming back to being 5 years old, I didn't watch the Chiefs game. It's just not worth it. I have no rooting interest in any of these stiffs.

Amnorix
10-19-2015, 01:56 PM
ROFL


https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the-internet-reacts-to-the-nfls-worst-play-ever-17-photos-12.jpg?quality=100&strip=info&w=600

MatriculatingHank
10-21-2015, 10:41 AM
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25346907

Colts punter gives explanation that actually explains botched fake punt

Finally, the full reasoning behind the Colts' doomed fake-punt has been revealed, thanks to Colts punter Pat McAfee, who happened to be on the field for what might just be one of the worst plays in NFL history.

First, the context: In the fourth quarter of the Colts game against the Patriots on Sunday night, the Colts brought their punting unit on the field. Prior to the snap, all but two players on the Colts ran to the right sideline, which happened to be the Colts' sideline. With nine players near the sideline, wide receiver Griff Whalen, acting as the new center on the play, snapped the ball to safety Colt Anderson, who was under center. Anderson was tackled immediately by the Patriots and the Colts were flagged for an illegal formation. The Patriots ended up scoring a touchdown and extended their lead before closing out the Colts.

Colts head coach Chuck Pagano said he didn't regret the play call and briefly described the mistake on Monday.

"The design was to actually maybe get them to burn a timeout that they might need later on at the end of the game or catch them with too many man on the field, yada yada yada. Didn't work out that way," Pagano said. "I obviously didn't do a good enough job of getting the thing coached up correctly to handle every scenario that could come up. Again, that's on me. That ain't on these players."

Now, McAfee has expanded upon that explanation while on the air with The Bob & Tom Show. According to McAfee, the botched play can be attributed to two factors: miscommunication and an injury.

Let's break the play down, as McAfee explained it.

The reason why the Colts punting team sprinted to their sideline? Because they wanted to make the Patriots think they were subbing off their entire punting team for their offense. If the Patriots thought the Colts were putting Andrew Luck and the offense back onto the field, the Patriots might've wanted to sub their defense onto the field and their special teams unit off the field. Had the Patriots done that, the Colts would've snapped the ball as that substitution was taking place and the Colts would've gotten a free first down, as the Patriots would've had too many men on the field.

Here's what McAfee said:

"The point of the play is to be a deception play. You're trying to manipulate the defense into thinking they have to sub their defense back on. So we're sprinting to the sideline in hopes to make the other team think that we're subbing our offense back onto the field. So when they think the offense is coming back onto the field, your hope is that they think that their defense has to come back on the field. So as soon as their defense comes back on the field, we snap it, we steal 5 yards, we get a first down ... So there's the intention of it."
McAfee continued, saying that once the Patriots didn't get fooled into subbing their defense onto the field, the Colts were never supposed to snap the ball. Instead, they were supposed to let the play-clock run out and take a delay of game penalty.

Obviously, that didn't happen.

The Colts snapped the ball because Whalen, the center on the play, didn't know he was supposed to just eat the ball. And that's because Whalen never practiced as the center leading up to the game. The player who practiced for the role was Clayton Geathers, who left the game in the first half with an injury. Whalen took Geathers' place. During practice, Whalen was apparently on the other end of the field, catching McAfee's punts.

Whalen didn't know the Colts added something to the play during practice. I'll let McAfee explain the rest:

"We added something to try to draw them offsides if they don't do their substitutions. Griff (Whalen) never got the heads-up that this was happening because it's not in the playbook. Stanford guy reads the playbook, knows everything he has to do, but if he's not there for an audible that's added, he can't know. So, Griff has no idea that we're going to try to draw the guy offside because in the play it says if we get under center, snap it. So Colt Anderson is trying to draw a guy offsides to pick up an easy 5 yards. If not, we just don't snap it, we take take the delay of game."
McAfee went on to explain that when Whalen felt Anderson's hands on his butt seemingly awaiting a snap, he didn't know Anderson was simply doing that to draw the Patriots offside. Whalen thought Anderson was asking for the snap. So, he snapped it. Anderson got tackled. The Colts were ridiculed. End of story.

"This is a 100 percent miscommunication," McAfee said.

If you're still wondering why the Colts would run a play that was actually an illegal formation, McAfee said that all of the players on the sideline lined up based on one guy and that one guy lined up in the wrong spot, so everybody ended up lining up in the wrong spot.

So, there you have it. The worst play in NFL history, explained.