The Atlanta Falcons are struggling and the Indianapolis Colts will let the Birds see why they have no business being on the same field with them.

In what would be the first Thursday Night Football game of the 2007-08 NFL football season, (because they normally kick these off on Thanksgiving…) the Indianapolis Colts take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.

And while the rest of the nation go ga-ga over the ridiculously powerful Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts will pound the birds in Atlanta in preparation for their possible second meeting with the Pats this time in the playoffs.

The Indianapolis Colts continue to hover under the radar, and after they suffered their first loss of the season to the New England Patriots, they continue to, especially after they had their second straight loss, this time to the San Diego Chargers, before finally getting back to the win column after beating the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday.

However, despite the win over Kansas City, it seems Indianapolis Colts superstar Peyton Manning lost that fire after losing to Patriots QB Tom Brady three weeks ago.

After losing to Pats 24-20, Peyton Manning lost to San Diego 23-21 in a game where he recorded a rather miserable 49.4 QB rating. Of course, what was even more shocking during that game against San Diego was the fact that Peyton Manning threw SIX interceptions to the Chargers defense. Oh my.

Against the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday, Peyton Manning was not in his usual self again as he had NO TOUCHDOWNS, an interception and a humbling 52.0 passer rating.

Although Peyton Manning is starting to play like Rex Grossman lately, this game against the Atlanta Falcons should just be the game Peyton needs to get him back on track. The Falcons defense haven’t done anything whatsoever this season and with a defensive unit that can let Rex Grossman look like Dan Marino, I’d be expecting a huge Thursday Night Football game from Peyton Manning on Thanksgiving.

The best gift Peyton Manning will ever receive on this week’s holiday.

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