#6 The Indianapolis Colts

Peyton Manning, number 18, is probably the closest thing to a Derek Jeter the NFL has, well respected, does his job and that's it. He doesn't talk too much, except for making fun of his former kicker. Gone are the days of Edge, Harrison, and even Tony Dungy. Last year he started slow because of the injury. However, this year he has a new coach who has been listening to Dungy for a while.

1	Sep 13	JAC @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
2	Sep 21	IND @ MIA	Land Shark Stadium	8:30 PM	ESPN
3	Sep 27	IND @ ARI	University of Phoenix Stadium	8:20 PM	NBC
4	Oct 04	SEA @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	FOX
5	Oct 11	IND @ TEN	LP Field	8:20 PM	NBC
6	Bye
7	Oct 25	IND @ STL	Edward Jones Dome	1:00 PM	CBS
8	Nov 01	SF @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	FOX
9	Nov 08	HOU @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
10	Nov 15	NE @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	8:20 PM	NBC
11	Nov 22	IND @ BAL	M&T Bank Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
12	Nov 29	IND @ HOU	Reliant Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
13	Dec 06	TEN @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
14	Dec 13	DEN @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS
15	Dec 17	IND @ JAC	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	8:20 PM	NFLN
16	Dec 27	NYJ @ IND	Lucas Oil Stadium	4:15 PM	CBS
17	Jan 03	IND @ BUF	Ralph Wilson Stadium	1:00 PM	CBS

This is one of those teams that looks like it has a great schedule for a first year head coach.

There are only a handful of tough games: Cardinals, Titans, Texans, Patriots, Titans...that's it. There's one MAJOR question mark: Bob Sanders. If he's gone for a while, (say through the sixth week) The Jags and the Dolphins should beat them, so I'll go with a conservative 11 - 5 for this version of the Peyton Manning's.

- Dave