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Luck takes on Pats, Brady in next big test
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Growing up, Andrew Luck tried to emulate the NFL quarterbacks he watched on Sunday afternoons, players like Peyton Manning and Phillip Rivers.
And Tom Brady.
Now, the 24-year-old Indianapolis quarterback is about to face his next big test when his Colts (12-5) travel to New England (12-4).
“I think there are so many quarterbacks that do so many great things that as a quarterback you’d like to watch all of them and say, ‘They do this so well,’ and see if you can do that,” Luck said Tuesday.
Luck has already done his part to live up to the seemingly impossible standards that came with replacing Manning in Indianapolis.
He has thrown for more yards (8,196) in his first two seasons than any quarterback in NFL history. His 22 regular-season wins rank second to Russell Wilson among all second-year quarterbacks since 1970, and with nine career rushing touchdowns, he already ranks fourth on the team’s career list behind only Manning (17), Bert Jones (14) and John Unitas (13) — all previous Most Valuable Players.
“He studies so much tape and prepares himself so well that he’s able to identify and see things, even if it was a year ago,” coach Chuck Pagano said. “He’s got that, probably what... all the great ones have.”
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