It wasn’t a surprise that it was a 4 point game, but it was surprising that the Chargers won with no Philip Rivers and no LaDainian Tomlinson to close it out.  Next week will be interesting, with Norvelous against Belichick.  The Chargers will no doubt keep Week 2 of the regular season fresh in their mind.  Philip Rivers needs to shut his fat mouth.  If any other quarterback in the playoffs pulled that stunt, they’d be endlessly scrutinized.  Since it was Rivers, it wasn’t unexpected.

Michael Turner making millions of dollars by the second
With no LT, Turner churned out 71 yards on 17 carries.  Just like last year, he’ll be a free agent heading into the offseason – only this time he’ll be unrestricted.  Turner’s tiny teammate Darren Sproles once again burned the Colts, this time in the screen game. Â  Good to see the father-son relationship of Norv and Michael pay dividends. Â Great story.Â

LT’s knee bruise… what?
As someone who rags on Shuan Alexander for not running hard unless he’s in the red zone, something needs to be said for LaDainian Tomlinson sitting on the sidelines.  We can at least question whether LT could have played since a “knee bruise” sounds um, you know. Â ÂÂ

Pass the Oreos
The Colts dropped back to pass 48 times and ran it just 18.  Even if the yards aren’t there, you can still run “effectively” (see: Chargers last week against Tennessee).

And away we go in Game 4
The Cowboys will win by double digits.  See you at halftime.

[And can someone please find Jay Glazer's makeup artist and tell him/her to ease up on the brown cake-paste?]