Article: FROM INDIANAPOLIS; Colts are easy team to root for; The Minnesota connections, led by coach Tony Dungy, and a squeaky-clean reputation make Patriots pale in comparison.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)

Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer

Indianapolis, Ind. -- If you're a Minnesota football fan looking for an inspiring team to follow this season, you don't need to lower your standards and root for the cheating, slacker-enabling Patriots.

You can do better than that, and if you had been at the RCA Dome on Sunday, you would have done better than that, watching the Indianapolis Colts thump Tampa Bay 33-14 to match New England's 5-0 start.

The Patriots currently might be the NFL's best team, but I'd rather pull for the Colts, who feature admirable Minnesota connections and haven't stolen any opponents' signals.

- It was the Colts, remember, who won the last Super ...

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