All the talk of the league is the Patriots and Cowboys yet flying quietly under the radar are the Indianapolis Colts. What? The Colts? Yeah, those Colts. And trust me, they are loving it.

For what seems like the past decade, Peyton Manning and the Colts have been the highflying media darlings and carried that pressure until they finally shook the ‘big game’ monkey off their backs last season with a convincing Super Bowl win over the Chicago Bears. You can’t imagine what it’s like playing under that level of scrutiny and media attention for years and how good it feels tofinally have that yoke off their necks this year. It’s like a piano’s weight was lifted from Manning.

This year is different for Peyton and the Colts. According to the media, the Super Bowl victory is a foregone conclusion, clearly going to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The only thing still in question is whether the Patriots can finally take the undefeated record away from the 1972 Dolphins.

This is kind of surprising since the Colts dominated the Super Bowl last year and are also 5-0 on the season, have faced tougher teams than both Dallas an New England and yet the Colts are quietly third in total offense, third in scoring, third in yards per play and third in yards per game. They trail only…well, do I even need to say it? The Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots. And while some teams might feel disrespected as underdogs after winning the Super Bowl. Not the Colts. They are exactly where they want to be; not under the media spot light. No pressure. No scrutiny.

We’ll know a little more after October 14th when the Patriots travel to Dallas but we will know a whole lot more on November 4th when the Patriots travel to Indianapolis. Until then, don’t get caught up in all the media hype and forget that the Super Bowl champs are sitting right where they want to be, under the radar.