Colts head to New England for AFC title game

INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts fullback Tom Lopienski waited all season to touch the football and tight end Joe Dean Davenport went seven games without having a pass thrown his direction.\nBoth delivered when given the chance.\nWith players like Lopienski and Davenport, Brandon Stokley and Reggie Wayne now on Peyton Manning's radar, opponents look almost defenseless against an Indianapolis offense that finds new contributors every week.\n"They have weapons all over the place," Patriots cornerback Ty Law said. "They have the big three, Brandon and Reggie are stepping up. You have to go out and play good, sound team defense to stop them."\nThe 15-2 Patriots' biggest challenge of the season could come Sunday when the Colts bring the league's hottest offense to chilly Foxboro, Mass.\nIndianapolis (14-4) scored 79 points in its first two playoff games, has yet to punt and seems to be improving as the stakes increase.\nOne reason is the play of the Colts' triplets.\nManning, the league's co-MVP, has a near perfect passer rating of 156.9 after throwing eight touchdowns and no interceptions in a 41-10 victory over Denver and a 38-31 win at Kansas City. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison has 13 catches for 231 yards and two touchdowns, while Edgerrin James has rushed for 203 yards and two TDs.\nThe other part of the equation is the Colts' supporting cast.\nStokley has become a big-play threat in the playoffs with eight catches for 201 yards and three touchdowns, including an 87-yarder -- the longest pass play in the franchise's postseason history. Wayne also has emerged as a primary threat with 11 catches and two touchdowns the last two weeks. Even little-used players like Lopienski, an undrafted rookie, and Davenport, a blocking tight end, are making an impact.\nLopienski's first touch of the season came on a 2-yard touchdown reception at Kansas City, and Lopienski and Davenport each had as many catches as James last week -- one. That's by design.\n"In this offense, you just have to stay with it," Manning said. "Joe Dean? Now there's a trend-breaker right there. Tom Lopienski, there you go."\nThe offensive mastermind is Tom Moore, a man who has run some of the best offenses in league history, including those of the high-scoring Detroit Lions teams that featured Barry Sanders and Herman Moore.\nIn Indianapolis, Moore has made some adjustments, such as using double-tight end formations, but has continued to rely primarily on one-back sets.\nWith all the options -- a quarterback adept at reading defenses and changing calls, a receiver defenders must focus on stopping and a power running back -- Moore has tested defenses by putting more stress on them.