The Day After The Super Bowl

The game did not go as most people had expected. I only watched the 1st, 3rd, and 4th quarters and was taken aback by the outcome. It seemed like the Colts had an easier time of getting into the rhythm of the game early on. Manning was not having any trouble passing. He had time in the pocket to choose his recievers without feeling pressured. Once that was established, Addai made some great headway on the ground.

Things turned around at the beginning of the second half with the Saints recovering an on-side kick. This started the turn around as they were able to score with that possession. Everything was going the Saints direction from then on. The Colts were only able to score 1 touchdown the whole second half. As impressive and effortless as that drive was, they began to peter out after that. An acrobative move, confirmed by super slo-mo, to get the ball across the plane of the goal line gave New Orleans the 2 point conversion. The clincher was Porter's interception and runback for a score. He sat patiently in his area watching the reciever and Manning while the chaos of the field was going on around him. Then, all of a sudden, he siezes his opportunity. Porter lunges forward to put himself between Manning and the reciever. Snags the pass and heads towards the sea of Saints' fans awaiting him at the far end.

That was a fun game to watch.