Tragedy has hit home for the Indianapolis Colts' family. The son of Head Coach Tony Dungy, James, 18 years old, died earlier this week, so today the Colts will be without their head coach, in order to deal with his loss. Also several starters including WR Marvin Harrison and LB Cato June did not make the trip to Seattle.

I honestly think the Colts will play hard today, however without starters Ryan Diem, Marvin Harrison, Cato June, Robert Mathis, Bob Sanders, Monte Reagan, and Corey Simon, but they do not stand much of a chance. This would have been a tough matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, regardless of Dungy's absence or the missing starters. While the Colts are professionals, it is human nature that their hearts and minds will focused on the Dungy family, as they will not see Tony Dungy's stoic pose on the sidelines today. I really hope this is competitive for three quarters, because they owe their coach a solid effort, despite seven starters not being able to play.

Many believe this will be a preview of this season's Superbowl in Detroit, MI. Both teams have clinched home field advantage throughout their conference playoffs. While neither team will probably feature their starters much, we still should expect smash mouth football. Do not expect Seattle Seahawks' Head Coach Mike Holmgren to let up on the Colts if they are leading by a big margin; fortunately something tells me the Indianapolis team will play inspired football.

Ours thoughts and prayers go out to the Coach Dungy family and the Indianapolis Colts' organization.

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