We lost last year because we had no decent wide receivers and a weakened defense. Not the case this season.
Pats had decent enough recievers to get them to the AFC title & a big lead in that game (no they are not as good as this years rec.s).
We lost last year cause the defense was on fumes w/ most returning from the tough SD road game having the fluuke: and they were dead nearing the end of the Colts game.With Manning & co. your not stopping them on fumes, they are to good. Bottom line the trip out to SD took a lot out of them...not to worry home field throughout for the Pats this year.