New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates running back Stevan Ridley's touchdown during the second half of an AFC divisional NFL playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It's been seven years since the Patriots were underdogs in a postseason game.
So Tom Brady isn't wasting a chance to embrace that role now.
If that motivational tactic is good enough for the star quarterback, it's good enough for his teammates.
"If Tom's going to embrace it, I'm going to embrace it," New England running back LeGarrette Blount said with a smile on Monday. "That's the leader of this team, and if that's how he feels, I'm sure that's how most of the guys out here feel."
For the first time in 12 postseason games, the Patriots are underdogs in Sunday's AFC championship matchup with Peyton Manning and the Broncos in Denver.
The last time the Patriots weren't favored in the playoffs was in another conference title game against Manning when he was with Indianapolis in 2007. The Colts rallied at home for a 38-34 win after trailing 21-3 in the final minute of the first half.
By HOWARD ULMAN
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