Colts will win Super Bowl XLIV(44). And the reasoning is plain and simple. The Colts have Peyton Manning, who I believe is the greatest quarterback of all-time, regardless of a win or loss in this game.
No one commands a team like General Manning and things will be no different come the night of Feb. 7.
So much for the Jets being the number one rated defense in the league. After Manning got through putting a thirty spot on them, they looked pretty much run of the mill.
Peyton’s numbers for the game were absurd; 377 passing yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions or fumbles. With these numbers that Manning put up on the number one overall defense in football, I’m baffled how anyone can pick the Saints to win this football game.
The Saints have the 26th passing defense in the league. That’s right behind the one-win St. Louis Rams. Sure the Saints have Drew Brees and a solid running game, but he can’t play both sides of the ball.
I just can’t foresee the Saints stopping Peyton at all in this game. It wouldn’t surprise me if Peyton surpassed in AFC Championship performance and passed for over 400 yards against the lowly Saints defense.
And the good thing for the Colts is that the pressure has finally been lifted off Peyton’s shoulders because they actually have a formidable defense themselves this year.
With an exemplary offense and above average defense, the Colts will be too much to handle for the offensive-minded Saints.
The Colts defense gave up a little more than 200 ypg in the air during the regular season and if the Saints want to even have a fighting chance, Brees is going to have to match Manning every step of the way.
Even though I think the Colts will eventually run away with this game, obviously the Saints do have a chance of winning this game.
And this chance is going to have to be manufactured with the ground game. Pierre Thomas is a very underrated starting back in the league, mostly due to the fact that Reggie Bush gets most of the attention, but Thomas has had a very solid postseason so far and will probably be the Saints x-factor for the game.
The Colts had the 24th ranked rush defense during the regular season, which the Saints need to try and exploit.
But the Colts showed some real toughness against the Jets’ running game, which ranked number one all year. The Colts rush defense held the Jets to only and astonishing 86 yards on the ground.
And yes, rookie running back Shonn Greene did get injured in the second half, but the Jets were having a good amount of success at that point through the air.
I do think Thomas and Bush could put up big numbers on the ground, but I think that their efforts will fall short.
Even though the Colts struggled with the rushing game against the Jets, frankly they just don’t need one because they have Peyton Manning.
And what makes Peyton Manning great is that he makes other players great.
If anyone said that Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie would both have 100+ yard games receiving in the AFC Championship at the beginning of the season, then they would be big fat lairs.
Garcon and Collie create a 4-headed monster for the Colts.
Both Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark had so-so games, but even when these two pro bowlers aren’t the focus of the offensive attack, Manning can simply make his third and fourth options into serious threats.
It has been awhile since I have seen players with the intensity of Garcon and Collie. They play hard and run great routes play after play and are always looking for the ball.
And for some reason if all four receivers are covered, Joseph Addai and Donald Brown aren’t too shabby to check down to.
At the end of the day, Manning and the Colts will be wearing their second Super Bowl rings in four years. I know that the Saints are the feel good story for all of America and to be honest I’m not really rooting against them, but I just can’t compute how they are going to pull this win out. All I have to say is no one gave the New York Giants a fraction of a percent to win the Super Bowl two years ago against the 18-0 Patriots, so I can’t make this game a complete lock for the Colts. My final score prediction for the game is Colts 38-Saints 24. I know that sounds extremely high scoring, but with both of these teams offense comes first. I think that this Super Bowl might go down as the all-time leader in team offense and that’s why it will surely be a game for the ages.
Just a note to consider. The Saints have stopped three hall of fame qb’s and their respected teams this year. First they absolutely dominated the Brady Bunch, the second string finished that blowout, next was superbowl leading passer Kurt and his pal Fitz, then it was all time leading touchdown passer Farve. I love Peyton, he’s a Louisiana boy just like me. When the Saints roll they roll big. If Drew and the boys get on a roll, the ponies will will have to play catch up. The Saints have averaged over 37 points a game this year.
Also our defense is way under rated. The D won the game against the Vikes by causing most of the turnovers in that game. Hang on Ponies hurricane Who Dat!! it headed for Miami.
Super Bowl, Super Bowl.
Really taken my soul.
Here again u’ve come!
pleasure, brought more than some.
I’m looking forward to attend the games; I even got ma tix from Ticketsinventory.com and waiting for February!
Come on February!
what surprise u carry!
who’ll win who’ll loose!
the latter is a moose.