Chuck Pagano
It’s been a challenging first quarter of the season for the Colts, but coach Chuck Pagano isn’t showing it.
Following Thursday’s 27-20 win over the Texans, Pagano was asked about his confidence level in his team heading into a Week 6 battle against the Patriots, who who undoubtedly will enter the game as heavy favorites.
“Supremely confident,” Pagano said (via ProFootballTalk.com).
The Patriots last saw the Colts in the AFC championship game, a 45-7 New England victory, following which it was revealed the Colts tipped off the league about suspicions that the Patriots were deflating footballs after they were checked by game officials. (When the teams meet again on Oct. 18, Colts fans plan to fly a blimp over Indianapolis with a sign reading #DeflateThisBrady.)
It should be noted that Pagano said two weeks ago that he had “supreme confidence” that Andrew Luck would not miss a game despite an injury, and Luck has not appeared in the team’s two games since. The team said Luck had a shoulder injury, but there are rumors that it’s his ribs.
“I would not bet against [No.] 12. Ever,” Pagano told reporters Sept. 30, after Luck missed most of practice. “I have supreme confidence that he’ll play.”
Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, the 40-year-old from Boston College, had led the Colts to wins in their last two games, improving their record to 3-2.
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