Divisional Round: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 16, 2005 at 4:45pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Indianapolis Colts traveling to New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Gillette Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Indianapolis Colts versus New England Patriots in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 03333 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 06132020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 24 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal | 0-6 |
| Colts | Mike Vanderjagt 23 yard field goal | 3-6 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | David Givens 5 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Tom Brady 1 yard rush ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3-20 |
New England Patriots defeated Indianapolis Colts 20-3 at Gillette Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Patriots: Tom Brady 1 yard rush ( Adam Vinatieri kick). Top line of the day: Peyton Manning: 238 pass yards on 27-of-42, 0 TD, 1 INT. New England Patriots move on to the conference final.[1][2]
New England Patriots walked out of Gillette Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Indianapolis Colts will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-3. The final scoring play came from Patriots: Tom Brady 1 yard rush ( Adam Vinatieri kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New England Patriots move on to a conference championship.
New England Patriots 20, Indianapolis Colts 3. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 68756. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Peyton Manning: 238 pass yards on 27-of-42, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Corey Dillon: 144 rush yards on 23 carries
- Edgerrin James: 7 catches for 69 yards
Divisional Round, played at Gillette Stadium. Final: Indianapolis Colts 3, New England Patriots 20, with New England Patriots taking the result by 17. **Second quarter**
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 24 yard field goal
- Patriots: Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal
- Colts: Mike Vanderjagt 23 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Patriots: David Givens 5 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
Fourth quarter
- Patriots: Tom Brady 1 yard rush ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
Top performers
- Peyton Manning: 238 pass yards on 27-of-42, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Corey Dillon: 144 rush yards on 23 carries
- Edgerrin James: 7 catches for 69 yards
| Colts | Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 276 | 325 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 27/42 | 18/27 |
| Pass yards | 238 | 144 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 8 | 29 |
| Net pass yards | 230 | 115 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 15 | 39 |
| Rush yards | 46 | 210 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 44 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | |||||
| Peyton Manning | 27/42 | 238 | 0 | 1 | |
| NWE | |||||
| Tom Brady | 18/27 | 144 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| Edgerrin James | 14 | 39 | 0 | 7 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | ||||
| Corey Dillon | 23 | 144 | 0 | 42 |
| Kevin Faulk | 11 | 56 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| Edgerrin James | 7 | 69 | 0 | 16 |
| Brandon Stokley | 8 | 64 | 0 | 13 |
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 44 | 0 | 18 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 35 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas Clark | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| NWE | ||||
| David Givens | 4 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| Corey Dillon | 5 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| David Patten | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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