Well, we've got ourselves an old-fashioned gunfight coming up in Miami. IMHO people are overreacting to the Saints' "lucky" win against the Vikes and to Peyton Manning's routing the Jets in the second half. Drew Brees can match Manning throw for throw; the real key is whose running game and line play can step up to championship caliber on that given Sunday. Saints have the coaching advantage: Sean Payton over the Colts' rookie head man Caldwell, whom I can see being ultra-conservative in his play calling ala Tony Dungy. Give me New Orleans with +6 or more, which is where this line is headed already- and I believe they have a more than fair chance to win the game outright, kicking off Mardi Gras in style! Your thoughts?

Thank you New Orleans for saving me from a Manning/Favre lovefest for these two weeks.

I think Vikings/Indy would've been the better game.  If it wasn't for Minnesota's literally handing the ball over to the Saints multiple times, clearly that game (at least statistically) was all Vikings; they simply beat themselves.  For the record: I dislike all the teams mentioned and could care less who wins, though I'll pick the Colts by 9.

Colts won their recent Super Bowl IN Miami, and know that field well playing the Dolphins their often. Saints better in a dome versus outside, Colts a dome team too, but field familiarity gives them an edge. Saints a little more happy to be there, versus Colts mission to be there. Nobody, including Brees is playing at a higher level than Manning now. His game calling, sight adjustments, video preparation, defensive scheme familiarity are second to none. It all, however, boils down to who can get more pressure, hits, rushes, and sacks on the opposing quarterback. The GIANTS formula versus the untouchable PATRIOTS. The Billy Joel SONG PRESSURE comes to mind. Offensive lines may be the biggest key of all. Experience edge, Field edge, Quarterback edge all favor the Colts. Saints offense is expl;osive, but they must win turnover battle to have a chance here. Special teams may be another big key, Reggie Bush has to hold on to the ball. ALL IN ALL, WHEN YOU MIX IT ALL UP, SHAKE IT, It comes out COLTS 34 SAINTS 23, COLTS will win by 11 points and COVER, Final score will be over 55 points for the game. COLTS win, but they won't BREES to a victory, they will pull it out in the fourth quarter.

In all honesty when you look at the super bowl you have to say one thing. The colts are a come from behind team and have done it all season. Had to against the pats in November and had to last weekend agains tthe jets. You honestly think that if the colts let the saints get away from them in the first half that they will come back???? well ummm good luck with your dreams in fantasy world. I'll say this right now the saints have a heavy pressure D and hit favre so many times the man was probably completely purple the next day ( I think they hit him 18 times in all) Manning doesn't handle front pressure very often and if the pocket calapses like it did on the vikings the colts passing game will dissapear I dont care how good it is. Manning is good at disecting a D but he doesn't usually get it going till the 3rd or 4th quarter. He came back against the jets and the pats but I'm sorry the saints are a completely different animal. They have delayed blitzes and fast corners that play tough and physical D. They wont allow manning to throw those quick drops and slants that he likes. The more he waits the more he'll get hit and the further the game will get away. The siants are just as high flying and even have a dominate running game, which I might add, the colts dont really have a run game worth much of anything. If AP can't run on the saints D you think addia or brown will? lol. ok once again hows dream world? I hear the weather is nice. saints will win if the colts can't keep up and they will win even if they do. saints 35 colts 21 end of story.

Please don't take offense to any of this, it's just sports talk... Nothing personal... I still like all of you guys.

And I really don't like th colts if you couldn't tell...

American Football... Grant it it's not as great of a sport as Rugby It's still a good watch.

That's the good thing about rugby and the bad thing about american football (unless you need to get more beer, chips 'crisps' , pizza, etc.) They do stop to much...

ok, ok, well I am very into sports, and I really hate the colts, so I maybe a little bias. However, I am a humble enough girl that  IF the Saints lose, I would be willing to eat my words... But we'll just have to wait and see. I've made my points and so have you so there's no need to get into it any further, so after the game... we'll see whose right... and by "whose" I mean Me...

At one time it must have been the OILERS..........WHO DAT? Remember that? They also had a BUM for a coach!

king dave american football sucks compared to normal football, and is a slower gayer version of rugby lol

also in england baseball is called rounders and is a sport for girls only.

I would wager my toes. If colts win I'll paint them blue I'll even put a horseshoe on them, But if they lose I'll do the same, But underneath the Horseshoe I'll get "sucks" Because I could really care less about the Saints. I just really dislike the colts...


Really I couldn't say much for either sport being better than the other, because I like and watch both Rugby and American Football, also the numbers of Heart failures spike way up during football(soccer) games that are really important, and I don't know about you but I've never been to an American Football game where a guy dies standing right next to me...

And as far as "My Team" I am not a fence-jumper, and I have held the love for my team since I was a little girl, and I will always stand by and root for my team win or lose, I am a die hard Bears fan... Grant it I realize as of here late, my team has done more losing than winning, but as to be expected victory comes and goes. I love the Bears, Always have always will, Rain or Shine, Win or Lose.

Sara, You're complex and that makes you very appealing. I would also like you to kick me like a Celtic Soccer ball! I am ready to learn more about Soccer at your pretty feet, kick some sense into me!!!

Dick Butt-Kiss... LOL And Sara is from England not Ireland, so the Celtic comment does not apply here... rofl

celtic is actually a scottish side ie from scotland, is why they are called glasgow celtic.

tut at you all

ah but still scottish team whatever the origins, but applauds your historic celtic knowledge.

Sara, I am a fan of almost all sports, Not just American sports, Grant it I don't follow all sports like I do American Football, But I really enjoy Rugby, I don't think t's anything above or below American Football, and I've watched and even played a little football (soccer/futbol) here and there with some friends, and I know that the amount of skill and stamina it takes to play it is incredible. Now I've never seen rugby anywhere other than the television, but I'd assume it's just as difficult. Different aspects of all of these sports makes playing them challenging, but fun to watch.  Now correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Ireland's team the only team in professional Rugby history to remain unbeaten in a year? I think so... Not sure though, I mean I know this past year they were unbeaten, But I don't really know much of anything else to it. Thanks...

Don't let Royals talk to you the way he does... You should teach him a lesson... Kicking him around and such.

lol is fine whogirl, the ireland/scotland, cletic/rangers thing is a lot based on religion anyway is complex. Not sure on the whole year unbeaten thing as i'm not a massive rugby fan i only watch england.

totally agree on royals bit though, certainly deserves a kick now and then.

The way both teams are playing right now, it looks to be a great match up. Can’t wait !

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Happy!

Tonight, I consider myself the luckiest girl on the face of the earth.

Thank you Saints for making my dreams come true.  Seeing that fucking hick hang his head in defeat might be the greatest moment of my life.  Long live the real king, Tom Brady.

CONGRATULATIONS SAINTS!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VERY SMART WHOGIRL. WHO DAT, and MISTRESS ANDREA! Your team played very well in all phases of the game, they were the better team tonight. CONGRATULATIONS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, YOU DESERVE IT! Who would have thunk PEYTON MANNING would make the critical error of game, would not have figured that! On-side kick at beginning of second half was a genius call, that shifted momentum there. Football is a game of momentum. I lost money, I really, really thought COLTS would cover the spread here, but at least I have WHOGIRL in black and gold toenail polish to look foward too, so it is all good!!!

The better team deffinatly won... I can explain all the colts faults of the game in the prediction I made... Which included the 14 point lead result... but as for the colt's "hick" QB, Brees went to Purdue, and I live around that area, So I know first hand... He is also a "hick" although I wont deny the Colts QB as a hick... I've never met the man... Go Saints!

Well, that was a spirited discussion, glad to have kicked it off, so to speak. I had the game pegged pretty accurately, especially about the coaching mismatch- the Colts are still shaking their heads over that onside kick. Also, having the aging Colts' field-goal kicker attempt one way out of his range was horrible, costing them field position. And yes, Brees was practically flawless. The sports books here in Nevada generally needed the Saints and the under, so most of them did just fine (minus the pittance I took away from them, heh heh).

Now be alert- pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training is only a couple of weeks away!