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Let me just get this out of the way, if the Saints win the Super Bowl, then the celebration that’ll come after will be bigger than Mardi Gras.
And since Super Bowl XLIV will be their first ever trip to the Super Bowl for the New Orleans Saints, anything they celebrate from this point forward will be nothing compared to the way this city will celebrate if the Saints win the big game.
In case you didn’t get that, the New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. Hosting their first NFC championship game, the Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 to earn a trip to Miami.
They will play the Indianapolis Colts, a team that has a knack for playing and winning Super Bowl championships in Miami. Of course, for a city that has been able to overcome adversity, don’t expect the Colts’ history in Miami faze these Saints fans one bit.
Especially Drew Brees.
”Four years ago, they were hosing this roof,” as Saints coach Sean Payton put it, referring to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ”This is pretty special for this city.”
The Saints went 20 years before they had their first…
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For the first time ever, the Pro Bowl will come a week before THE big game, as this year’s Pro Bowl kicks off Super Bowl week with a bang.
Yes, the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl will now come before the Super Bowl and this year, the best players from both the AFC and the NFC will play at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida for this year’s annual showcase of the league’s premiere talent.
This way, football fans will be able to further build their anticipation heading to Super Bowl XLIV and as far as this year’s Pro Bowl starters are concerned, both teams’ rosters have some familiar faces.
Leading the pack for the AFC squad is Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Other selections include Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson and Colts teammate Reggie Wayne.
Dallas Clark, who also plays for the Indianapolis Colts, was also voted in for the Pro Bowl to play tight end, starting tackles will be the Dolphins’ Jake Long and the Broncos’ Ryan Clady. Starting guards for the AFC will be the Patriots’ Logan Mankins and Alan Faneca of the New York Jets.
Faneca’s teammate Nick Mangold will be the AFC’s starting center…
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For the first time in Saints history, the team that only lost three games in the 2009/2010 season, will finally play in a Super Bowl game this February 7th in Miami. Due to this obvious lack of Super Bowl experience, Las Vegas oddsmakers have opened the Super Bowl odds with the Colts as a four-point favorite.
Aside from the fact that Peyton Manning and the Colts have previous Super Bowl experience, Vegas oddsmakers say that Sunday’s game against the Vikings also played a big part in deciding the Super Bowl 2010 odds.
“I think the Saints are very fortunate to be in there,” said Jay Kornegay, executive director of the Las Vegas Hilton’s race and sports book . “To get five turnovers at home and having to go to overtime to win it, I don’t think they were playing that well.”
On the other hand the Colts have been quite consistent throughout the season, while the Saints have had some very close calls including Sunday night’s game where the Vikings gained 218 more yards and had double the first downs as the Saints. That game went into overtime with the Saints winning by only a field goal, 31-28.
The MGM Mirage’s race and sports book director Jay Rood stated that soon after the Saints won against the Vikings, bettors were already taking the Colts to win the Super Bowl. One of the main reasons for this trend was because the Saints didn’t cover the spread and bettors usually won’t pick the team that hurt them a second time.
“They don’t usually come right back on the team that just burned them on a bet,” said Rood.
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First, the Bengals then the Chargers. How good has this Jets team been?!?
In case you didn’t know, YES, the last team to make it to the NFL playoffs will play in the 2010 AFC championship game. Go figure.
Coach Rex Ryan said the New York Jets should be the favorites to win every single game they play in the postseason and they certainly made a point in their last two playoff games. But can these guys keep it going against arguably THE team to beat in the AFC the last few years?
Yup, Mark Sanchez and the rest of the Jets are going to take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts with the winner earning the ticket to Super Bowl XLIV at Dolphins, Stadium in Miami, Florida. Can the Jets keep this Cinderella run they’ve been having?
Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, who completed 12 of 15 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown in the Jets’ wildcard playoff win over the Bengals, had another stellar performance in their playoff win over the heavy favorites San Diego Chargers. The USC product completed 12 of 23 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown in his return to California, sending the state’s beloved Chargers to an early vacation.
The Jets’ strength however, is their defense. They managed to shut down Chad Ochocinco in Cincinnati before neutralizing the Chargers offense in San Diego last Sunday. Can they do the same against Peyton Manning? That friends, is…
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