A look at the matchup for the Super Bowl in Miami:
Sunday, Feb. 7
NEW ORLEANS (15-3) VS. INDIANAPOLIS (16-2)
6:25 p.m. EST, CBS
OPENING LINE – Colts by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New Orleans 12-6; Indianapolis 9-9
SERIES RECORD – 5-5
LAST MEETING – Colts beat Saints, 41-10, Sept. 6, 2007
LAST WEEK – Saints beat Vikings 31-28 in OT for NFC title; Colts beat Jets 30-17 for AFC title
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (6), PASS (4)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (21), PASS (26)
COLTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (32), PASS (2)
COLTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (24), PASS (14)
on Kyle (Carolina). … Saints have two starters who went to University of Miami: MLB Jonathan Vilma and Shockey. … Colts beat Bears 29-17 to win championship in February 2007 in Miami, the only Super Bowl played in rain. … Franchise won Super Bowl representing Baltimore in January 1971, beating Dallas, and lost to Jets in January 1969, both also in Miami. … Peyton Manning, the league’s only four-time Most Valuable Player, is trying to become first reigning MVP to win Super Bowl since Kurt Warner in 1999. … Manning set NFL record for 300-yard playoff games with his seventh in last week’s win over Jets. Manning finished 26 of 39 for 377 yards. and surpassed Warner and Joe Montana. He’s also No. 3 in postseason completions. … Dallas Clark needs 74 yards receiving to pass Brent Jones (740), Shannon Sharpe (814) and Keith Jackson (834) for most by a tight end in postseason history. … Jim Caldwell is fifth rookie coach to make Super Bowl. San Francisco’s George Seifert and Don McCafferty of Baltimore Colts are only rookie coaches to win Super Bowl. … Indy allowed league-low 13 sacks in 2009, but has given up four in postseason. … Colts ranked 24th against the rush during season, but have allowed only 173 yards in two playoffs. However, they’ve rushed for just 143. … 25 current Colts played in Super Bowl vs. Bears. Two other players who joined the Colts this year have previous experience: PK Matt Stover with Ravens in 2001 game, and DB Aaron Francisco last year with Arizona. … Only Colt who played for Miami Hurricanes is WR Reggie Wayne. But he grew up in New Orleans, as did Manning.
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