this is an excellent article why the patriot players are rooting for the colts to beat the chiefs.something this article wont say of course since it is not politicall correct,is that they have the home town refs in their pockets is WHY the cheatriots are so good at home in close games.the pats players KNOW that so they play much more inspired in the playoffs at home than on the road.LOL
during the regular season,except for miami who the players dont seem to like the heat and humidity down there since they never play well in miami,they play all these creampuffs in their division that are so weak and play pushovers outside the divison like cleveland and oakland and denver,that they dont have to worry about winning on the road during the regular season. the best of the best,they cant win on the road since the dont have the home town refs in their pockets which is WHY they wont go to the superbowl this year.

but SHOULD get past the san diego chargers okay sunday.LOL
3 reasons Patriots should root for Colts on Saturday
You have something against refs making some money on the side ??
the cheatriots for sure always got the home town refs in their pockets.thats WHY they cant win on the road during the playoffs when they face the best of the best.Last time they did was over 12 years ago.

they also have them in their pockets during the superbowls. Last one they did not because THAT one was rigged AGAINST the patriots because they had won so many of them they want everybody to think since they LOST the last one,their games have never been rigged.LOL
While it's true that the Pats haven't won a road playoff game since 2006, some context would be nice. Since that game, the Pats have only played 3 road playoff games, including the Conference Championship that same year. Since Tom Brady became the starting QB, the Pats are 3-4 in road playoff games.
New England Patriots Playoff History | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Here's some more perspective: in NFL playoff history, home teams have a .616 winning percentage in the Wild Card round, a .710 in the Divisional round, and a .671 in the Conference Championship. That makes the Patriots' .429 road record under Brady better than average. Of course, their .864 winning percentage at home is way above the average.
History shows home teams absolutely own the divisional round
I ignored the Super Bowls for the purposes of these stats, since neither team has ever been at home.