Pats-Colts: Must see unless you're me

Pats-Colts. Sunday.

I’ve been told it is a pro football game, but it has the feel and hype of a big-time college game.

It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 meeting in November as undefeated teams.
Think Michigan-Ohio State.

Think Florida-Florida State.

Think Notre Dame-USC.

You don’t see games like this in the NFL. In fact, it is the first time two undefeated teams met this late in any NFL season.

In college, of course, the stakes are bigger because the loser is usually out of the title picture, although that wasn’t the case in 1996 when No. 2 Florida State knocked off No. 2 Florida. The Gators were able to bounce back in the SEC Championship game then beat Florida State in the Sugar Bowl for the national title.

Here, the loser will likely travel to face the winner in the AFC title game, which takes some of the edge off Sunday’s game.

Yet it is still Pats-Colts, two teams that dislike each other.

It’s still Pats-Colts, the renewal of the NFL’s best rivalry.

It’s still Pats-Colts, No. 1 vs. No. 2.

It’s Sunday at 4 p.m.

And I’m going to miss it.

Darn.