We had a couple of great games Sunday. The Vikings and Saints battled it out for the NFC title in an overtime thriller. Both teams traded touchdowns for the majority of the game. The 4th quarter is where all the drama started. With under 2 minutes left the Vikings had a chance to seal the game with a short gain and a field goal. Brett Favre rolled out of the pocket and threw a pick with 7 seconds left in regulation, sending the game into overtime. The Saints won the toss and marched down the field setting up the game winning field goal by Garrett Hartley. I was surprised the Vikings were so close to winning considering they had 5 turnovers. Now we have to wait and see if Favre will come back or not.
For the AFC title we had rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez against the NFL MVP Peyton Manning. The Jets were the Cinderella team of this post season by beating the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers. Could the Mark Sanchez make history and be the first
rookie QB to lead his team to the Super Bowl? It sure looked like he was going to pull it off. In the first half of the ball game Sanchez had his team up 17-13. Jets’ corner Derrelle Rivis did a great job at holding Colt’s top receiver Reggie Wayne to only 55 yards. But the Colts made the necessary adjustments and held the Jets scoreless in the second half while putting up 17 points of their own.
So who is going to take Super Bowl XLIV? I have my money on Peyton Manning and the Colts.
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nice write-up, Joe!
/abm