For the third straight year, football fans enjoyed a competitive Super Bowl game that has often left fans disappointed after sitting through many blowouts in recent years.
The New Orleans Saints surprised the sports world by beating an Indianapolis Colts team that was favored to win the game. Much of this occurred thanks to a powerful offensive performance on the part of Drew Brees and his teammates, but the New Orleans defense was equally efficient in limiting Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
Super Bowl XLIV, the most anticipated game of the season, will be played in just a few days.
It has been an exciting season with two of this year’s top teams facing off in Super Bowl XLIV. The Indianapolis Colts (14-2) and the New Orleans Saints (13-3) will be playing their hearts out for the big win on Sunday, February 07, 2010 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.
The Colts’ Dwight Freeney has a third-degree ankle sprain and it hasn’t been determined if he will play Sunday, but speculation says he will be in the game injured or not.
Following the controversy caused by the Colts pulling their starters during the week 16 game against the Jets, the NFL will ask the competition committee to re-review the rules on playoff bound teams resting their key players during games later in the regular season.
“This is an issue that we have reviewed in the past. The position of the Competition Committee, and affirmed by the clubs, when it was reviewed in 2005 was that ‘a team that has clinched its division title has earned the right to rest its starters for the postseason, and that preparing for the postseason is just as important as protecting some other team’s playoff opportunity.’ That is the current policy.” said Greg Aiello, the NFL’s senior vice president of public relations on Friday.
The New Orleans Saints are having a great year in spite of their first loss of the season to the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys came out strong right from the beginning, yet it looked as if the Saints would make their comeback, again, in the last few minutes. The Saints took their first loss of the season 13-1.
(Bloomberg) — The Dallas Cowboys beat New Orleans 24-17 to prevent the Saints from becoming the fourth team to start 14-0 in National Football League history, two days after the Indianapolis Colts became the third.
Even with their first loss of the season, the New Orleans Saints are having a great year. The Cowboys came out with a bang right from the start. It looked like the Saints might make their comeback, again, in the last few minutes, but the Saints took their first loss of the season 13-1.
(Bloomberg) — The Dallas Cowboys beat New Orleans 24-17 to prevent the Saints from becoming the fourth team to start 14-0 in National Football League history, two days after the Indianapolis Colts became the third.
Will the Indianapolis Colts rest some of their starters before the playoffs or go for the gusto and try for a 16-0 perfect finish this season. This would put them in the record book next to the New England Patriots.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Indianapolis Colts, unbeaten at 14-0, have yet to decide whether to play a full strength team for the final two games of the regular season or rest their top performers before the playoffs, coach Jim Caldwell said.
Not all NFL games are seen on television. Depending on where you live, if you don’t have the NFL Network , you aren’t going to see some games. If the seats aren’t sold out on a game aired on the NFL Network, then a game cannot be shown on local broadcasting Networks. This was the case of Thursday nights game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts.
If Time Warner and the NFL Network don’t come to terms, will the Jaguars move to a new location?
Watch Bloomberg’s Michele Steele report on the NFL Network and it’s restricted availability due to unresolved pricing issues with some cable companies.
The Indianapolis Colts have a chance to finish this season with a perfect 16-0 wins. Will their starters rest before the playoffs or go for the gold that would put them in the record book along side the New England Patriots.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Indianapolis Colts, unbeaten at 14-0, have yet to decide whether to play a full strength team for the final two games of the regular season or rest their top performers before the playoffs, coach Jim Caldwell said.
Some of the seasons biggest and most anticipated NFL games are not available to some television viewers. If you live in an area that does not have access to the NFL Network, you are not going not going to be able to see some games.
When a game is aired on the NFL Network, but the seats are not sold out then that game cannot be shown on local broadcasting Networks. This is how many people missed Thursday nights game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts.
During the Denver Broncos-Indianapolis Colts game at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts – namely Peyton Manning – went through the proverbial roller coaster of ups and downs as he did well early on, played like his brother Eli a bit later before finishing strong. Manning threw two early touchdowns, would proceed to throw some untimely interceptions, then as his custom, lead the Colts on a drive in the fourth quarter. The end result? I think that if you’ve followed the Colts this season, then you probably know. But for those who casually follow the team, Indianapolis held off Denver 28-16 to gain home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
