All this week on the projo PatsBlog, Jim Donaldson will be reliving the 13 games played by the Colts and the Patriots this decade, when the two former AFC East doormats became the hottest rivalry in the NFL. We'll also present archival photos of the games. We continue with the 2004-05 AFC Divisional Playoff Game, when the Colts once again froze in the Foxboro snow.

The Colts led the league in scoring in 2004, averaging 32.6 points per game, as QB Peyton Manning threw for an NFL-record 49 TDs (a record that would be broken by Tom Brady, who threw for 50 in 2007).

Manning threw for three more scores in Indy's playoff opener, a 49-24 rout of the Broncos.

But, as so often happened to him against the Patriots in Foxboro, he never got into sync.

With snow falling hard, Manning and the Colts went down hard, 20-3.

Powerful running back Corey Dillon plowed through the snow for 144 yards on 23 carries, enabling the Pats to control the clock for 37:43.

New England had three long scoring drives: A 16-play, 78-yarder in the second quarter that consumed 9:07 and ended with a 24-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri; a 15-play, 87-yarder in the third quarter, capped by a 5-yard TD pass from Brady to David Givens, that consumed 8:16; and, in the fourth-quarter, a game-clinching, 94-yard drive that took 14 plays and 7:24. Brady finished off that one by sneaking over from the one, after Dillon had rambled 27 yards before being pushed out of bounds just before the goal line.

"We had some nice, long drives," Brady said. "The time of possession was heavily in our favor, which was really critical."

What also was critical was that the Patriots had no turnovers against an Indianapolis defense which had led the league in takeaways.

The New England defense, on the other hand, recovered two Indy fumbles and intercepted Manning once.

"For our defense to hold those guys to three points -- what an unbelievable effort," said Brady, who also turned in a pretty fair effort, completing 18 of 27 attempts for 144 yards and a touchdown.

Colts coach Tony Dungy gave credit where credit was due.

"They're physical, they're tough, and they're smart," he said of the Patriots.

Manning, once again, was frustrated, falling to 0-7 in Foxboro, while Brady upped his record against Indianapolis to 6-0, including a pair of postseason wins.