Super Bowl Sunday 2010 is almost here and although some of us gay sports fans may be tuning in just for the commercials, we at SportsFags offer up some talking points so you can speak with authority at that lame-ass Super Bowl party.
Colts' TE Dallas Clark looks for his second Super Bowl trophy
New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
Line = Colts -4
Sun Life Stadium, Miami
Sunday, February 7 @ 6:25 PM ET on CBS
Mix two prolific offenses, one decent defense, the two best quarterbacks in the game, controversial commercials, alcohol and lots of casual sports fans and you have a recipe for disaster. Rarely does the Super Bowl turn out to be truly super, yet we hold out hope for a repeat of Pittsburgh’s thrilling come-from-behind win in last year’s Super Bowl.
I must admit that I am somewhat of a sports’ snob, meaning I can’t watch important games with casual sports fans. There’s a greater than zero percent chance the drunk-ass kid yelling ‘Defense Girl’ during Super Bowl XL is directly responsible for my preference to watch big games at home. Plus, I can rewind on a hottie.
On Offense
Choosing between Colt’s quarterback Peyton Manning and Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees is like trying to choose between 7.5 or 8 inches, they’re both great but you gotta respect one more. Manning is facing one of the worst pass defenses, ranked 26th during the regular season, in the NFL, so expect a huge game from the current NFL MVP.
Brees will get his chances as well, but with the re-emergence of Reggie Bush at running back I expect the Saints will put more emphasis on the ground game in an effort to keep Manning’s ass on the sideline.
Both teams are loaded with great pass catchers but a slight edge goes to the Colts because of their depth.
On Defense
The Saints porous defense is best known for creating turnovers. Just like they did against Minnesota in the NFC championship game, for New Orleans to have a shot at winning Super Bowl XLIV they must finish on the plus side of the turnover margin.
On the road to the Super Bowl the Colts’ defense registered second-half shutouts against the Ravens and the Jets. I’ll take the unit that shuts offenses down versus the unit that relies on turnovers.
Prediction
Indianapolis Colts 30, New Orleans Saints 24
Hottie Watch
Indianapolis Colts’ Wide Receiver Austin Collie
Colts WR Austin Collie speaks with media
Austin Collie's glamour shot
New Orleans Saints’ Running Back Reggie Bush
Reggie relaxes, I cut the skank out of this photo.
Reggie Bush shirtless
In Indy, we have been so delighted to watch Collie and Garcon become integral to the offense. They are both pretty amazing.
Reggie Bush could have a huge game; however, the Colts D is pretty quick and could hold him back from busting big rushes.
Now, that was a funny article. A cool read… and seeing Mr. Bush mentioned (and pictured) was the icing on the cake! Yeah-yeah!!