Indy game to get scary on Halloween weekend
Happy Halloween, fellow heathens. In honor of the greatest holiday of them all, I will probably stay away from all of the games on Saturday to concentrate on wearing silly wigs and glasses while in search of the ultimate Halloween party. They keep telling me that I’m going to grow up one day. I’m not so sure.
I could dress up like last year…
One sure bet will be that come Sunday morning, I will be feeling the effects of partying like a costumed teenager the previous day. I plan on snuggling up to some NFL football with a tall glass of ice water and about four pillows. Remember the good old days when Halloween gave you a tummy ache instead of a pounding headache? Ah, life.
In celebration of my anticipated physical state, I was looking for something ugly to bet on. There is nothing ugly about Brett Favre returning to Lambeau Field. Pass. Then you have Jacksonville at Tennessee featuring a marquee matchup of David Garrard vs. Vince Young. My God that’s like Sandra Berhnard ugly. I need something that I can actually enjoy.
What’s this? Indy (-12) over San Fran? Now we’re talking. Those sneaky oddsmakers have once again set the line way too low for the Colts, and this game is sure to get out of control. It will be ugly for sure, but the kind of ugly that you love to see. Kind of like if you have a busted up looking kid. I have dubbed this game as my Official Hangover Soother game.
Since missing the cover in Week 1 against Jacksonville, the undefeated Colts have been roughing up the books. This run includes blowout covers against Arizona (where they weren’t even favored), Seattle, Tennessee and St. Louis. Facing the Rams, they came in as two touchdown favorites, and still covered by more than two TD’s. Now that’s ugly.
Or maybe be a zombie… 
Peyton Manning has been going nuts. I could rattle off his sick stats here, or tell you about the records that he is on pace to break, but it wouldn’t do his year-to-date any justice. If you’ve caught any of his games, you’ve seen the way that he has threaded his passes into the slightest of openings at will. You’ve watched him proceed with such precision leading his team down the field, that you know for a fact that the Colts will come away with nothing less than a touchdown on that particular drive. Manning has been money, and not the scary kind that you have to sweat. Manning and the Colts have been easy money, and that trend should continue against the 49ers.
Welcome back Alex Smith. He will be taking over the starting quarterback position for Shaun Hill. Are Indy backers supposed to be afraid of this? Smith threw for three 2nd half TD’s last week. Good for him. When he visits Indianapolis and their 9th ranked defense on Sunday, it will probably be just like old times, as Smith throws for more picks than touchdowns.
This spread is baffling to me. I’ve been baffled by an Indy spread before, and actually bit. In Week 3 they were giving three points to Arizona. My brain momentarily turned to mush and I played the Cardinals. Well they lost by 21, and until I see that anyone is able to play with this Colts team, I’ll be backing the money. With Manning tossing pumpkins up and down the field like the Green Goblin to Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon against San Fran’s 21st ranked pass defense, the ugly is sure to continue.
Bonus for getting to watch Manning’s Frankenstein head in action. He removes his neck bolts to avoid sacks. Easy money. Isn’t it BOOtiful?
Or maybe a wacky Canadian? 
Donald Brown
Eric Foster
Dwight Freeney
Anthony Gonzalez
Marlin Jackson
Adam Vinatieri
Reggie Wayne