Week 6 Showdown with Colts Gives Patriots a Chance to Put Deflategate in Past

October 16, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Ten months of drama, four months of litigation and countless columns: roughly 60 hours from the time this column is published, none of it will matter anymore.
The New England Patriots travel to take on the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday Night Football. When the clock strikes zero on the fourth quarter, win or lose, these two teams can finally put Deflategate behind them.
Sure, there's always the chance these two teams could meet again in the playoffs, but since the schedule was announced back in April, fans of both teams, national media, pundits and the entire NFL-loving country have had this date circled on their calendars.
Such a narrative surrounds this game that several prominent Boston-based reporters took an early trip to Indianapolis just to get a jump-start on all the possible storylines.
Of course, the Patriots aren't feeding the narrative.
"The past is the past," said cornerback Malcolm Butler. "That's how you've got to look at i...

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