Colts to Start Manning Over Painter Against the Jets

According to coach Jim Caldwell, the Colts plan to start Peyton Manning and play him all 4 quarters next week against the Jets. The two teams faced off in Week 16, with Manning playing the first half, while Curtis Painter played most of the second half. Apparently, there is no quarterback controversy in Indy.

"We have looked at a lot of film of that game and we believe that Peyton gives us the best chance to win" said Caldwell. "Manning has the post season experience, he's a perennial Pro Bowler, and has appeared in a lot more commercials than Painter."

In the matchup against the Jets last decade, Manning put up better numbers than Painter. He went 14-21 for 192 yards, while Painter went 4-11 for 44 yards. However, don't be surprised to see Painter play if the Colts get a big lead and start resting their star players.

NFL Fans Demand Playoff System to Determine Wild Cards, Not Tiebreakers

NFL fans are sick of tiebreakers determining the wild card teams, so they're hoping the NFL changes the rules in the future to have a playoff system to determine teams who are tied. Heading into the final day of NFL play, the Jets, Ravens, Broncos, Dolphins, Steelers, Texans, Jaguars, and probably some more than I forgot are fighting for the two wild card spots in the AFC.

With so many teams competing for those two spots, a tie between multiple teams will inevitably occur. When that happens, a computer will figure out the lucky teams through complicated tiebreakers that nobody really understands. The two selected teams that the computerized tiebreakers randomly select will get the privilege of losing to the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the playoffs. The fans want the teams who are tied to battle it out on the field, rather than through computers. Until then, they'll just have to live with the team whose opponents had the toughest schedule in conference play or some random tiebreaker like that.