There has been a lot of hype over this week’s matchup between the Colts and Pats. The AOL Sports Blog has a good track on how Manning’s 2004 season through eight weeks compares with Brady’s first eight weeks. Through those games, they match up as so:

Manning: 26 TDs, 4 INTs, 5 sacks
Brady: 30 TDs, 2 INTs, 8 sacks

Keep in mind that Brady has been kept in the game longer than needed on several occasions so far, and once/if they lock up home field advantage, he will miss one, maybe even two weeks of playing time. But, between you and me, I’m pretty sure Belichick will be sure he gets at least 50 TD passes to prove a point.

For the record, I got the Pats this week, but I’ll be rooting for Indy. NE just seems too much like the Yankees for my taste.