Colts-Saints Superbowl = I Win

The Colts overcame an early 17-6 Jets lead, to come back and win it 30-17. Peyton Manning had one of the best playoff performances of his career throwing for 377 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no picks. The Jets kept blitzing and while it did give the Colts problems in the beginning, Indy eventually figured it out and Peyton made the Jets pay. Great games from both Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon, not to mention the fact that the Colts defense did a great job containing the Jets running attack.

In the NFC championship game, that ol' gunslinger Brett Favre added to his list of legendary playoff interceptions by throwing a horrible pick with 15 seconds left in the game with the ball on the Saints 33. He could have at least let his kicker miss the FG so the blame would fall on him, but ol' Brett wanted to hog the spotlight for himself. The Vikings never saw the ball again as the Saints won it 31-28 in their first possesion of OT.

That sets up a great matchup of Colts-Saints in the Super Bowl. I want Manning to win his 2nd championship, but I'm not going to be mad if the Saints win. Drew Brees was shunned by the both the Chargers and the Dolphins, their best receiver was a guy taken in the 7th round (Marques Colston) and there's also the whole Hurricane Katrina-Superdome thing (which the media will play on a continuous loop for 2 weeks). It's tough to root against the Saints, but my love for Manning is just a bit greater. However, I will show my support for both teams, by having one of those split jerseys made, which Ferio made a quick artist's rendering of:




Now if you'll excuse me, I need to place my order at the swap meet to make sure this is ready in 2 weeks.