Not much going to come off the Prose today, as the biggest day of the sports calendar is finally upon us. We’ve finally narrowed down the playoff picture to just two teams – the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC, and the New Orleans Saints of the NFC.
The game will be played at Sun Life Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, and kickoff is scheduled for a 6:25 Eastern start time. A quick background of the two teams as follows:
New Orleans is making their first Super Bowl appearance since the creation of the franchise in 1953, and the Indianapolis Colts are making their fourth appearance since the founding of their predecessor Baltimore Colts in 1953. New Orleans is coming into the game after a 13-3 regular season record, and the Colts at 14-2. Both teams were 13-0 heading into week fourteen games, but the Saints sputtered against Dallas at home. The week later, the Indianapolis Colts decided that going undefeated wasn’t an important statistical measure for the squad, and decided to rest their starters in a losing effort to the New York Jets.
The game features arguably the two best passing offenses in the NFL, with Peyton Manning at the helm for Indianapolis and Drew Brees for New Orleans. Both had incredible 2009-2010 campaigns, but Peyton Manning walked away with the Most Valuable Player hardware(Brees finished a distant 2nd).
Both teams have lived by outscoring the opposition, which creates some real intrigue for a Super Bowl match-up. Neither team plays exceptional defense, and with offenses so systemic and methodical, many people are speculating on an absolute shootout in Miami. The Colts are a five point favorite to win the game, as Indianapolis has a slight edge in experience(one recent Super bowl victory) and arguably the greatest quarterback of our generation running the show. It’d be foolish to count out the Saints, however, who absolutely pummeled the Arizona Cardinals, a quality playoff team, and took care of the feisty Minnesota Vikings en route to their SB appearance.
And for those that care about the “musical” aspect of it all, Carrie Underwood is on the vocals for the National Anthem, and The Who is performing during halftime.
Colts or Saints? Make your picks below!
- Travis Yost – Colts 34 Saints 27
- Derek Boucher – Colts 39 Saints 36
- Shane Campbell – Colts 27 Saints 20
Travis Yost is a native New Yorker and recent Arizona State University product . He is the team beat writer for the Ottawa Senators over at Hockey Buzz, and covers all sports here at The Prose. 
Can’t wait til Vick leads the Bills to the Superbowl next year
lol dont hold ur breath on that one
Yeah, it’s going to be Thigpen leading the Bills to SuperBowl 45
I came.
What did you think about the google commercial on the superbowl last night?
In Canada I felt like what I watched was 70% commercials, it was a joke. They showed the slow motion winter olympics commercial for CTV every single break.
Didn’t feel like the superbowl to me for some reason..
I loved your blog theme! Did you develop it yourself or is it downloadalbe from somehwere?
i saw so much of Donald Sutherland that i thought i was watching Kellys Heroes…
This is great, I hope NOG wins lol – Im watching this on sat !! http://ufc110onlinestream.com/