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Bill's take

FOXBOROUGH -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick held his Wednesday press conference (10:50 a.m.) and opened by noting the massive media gathering.

"Nice turnout today," he said with a smile as he stepped to the podium.

"I've been watching a lot of the Colts the last couple of days, of course. They do so many things well, but I'd say the most impressive thing I've seen is that defensively they just don't give up many big plays, really. They don't give up long runs. They don't give up any long passes. Not many defensive penalties. Same thing is true on the offensive side of the ball. They don't have any sacks. They don't have many turnovers. They don't fumble. They don't have very many penalties. They don't have very many negative runs. They're right at the top of the league in all those categories.

"They make you earn everything. It's hard to get. I think all the exemplary statistics they have speak for themselves, starting with wins and all their rankings and all their production. It's very impressive what they've done. They really take care of the ball well. They don't have any bad plays really on offense. They don't have any on defense. For the amount of football they've played, and the level they've played it at, that's pretty impressive.

"It's a big week for us. A lot to get ready for. A lot of work to do. We'll get started on it today. We'll certainly need all the preparation time we can get for the Colts. They just do an outstanding job all the way around, every phase of the game. Every aspect of it. They're tough and playing extremely well right now. It will be a big challenge for us to go out there and try to be competitive."