This one won't be close. It's not going to be a shootout. It's not going to be a hundred point game and the Saints aren't going to figure out the secret to stopping Peyton Manning.
The Saints fans can make all the Manning Voodoo dolls they want and yell, "Who dat?" 'til they come to terms that Peyton Manning is "dat."
Quite frankly the hurricane Katrina angle is getting old. If the Saints win, it will do nothing for those victims. There was an amazing game played on September 25, 2006 where football came back to the city of New Orleans. The city needed a picture of hope and it was given in that game where the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3. All their sports teams had to abandon the city due to damages in their respective arenas, but once the Saints came back to the city, it showed that New Orleans was on the way back to being rebuilt.
The city still needs help, but the story tht seems to be getting lost is the one from Colts wide reciever Pierre Garcon, the pride and joy of Haiti. This disaster just happened, why wouldn't success from him bring hope to Haiti the way that first game post-Katrina did for New Orleans?
Anyway, I don't buy this whole New Orleans underdog story. Katrina doesn't make the first place Saints underdogs; Peyton Manning does.
Peyton Manning has a group of the most massive men in front of him who do not let him get hit, Drew Brees doesn't really have that luxury.
Saints put up a lot of points this season, but so did the Colts. I think the game is going to be predictable in accordance to the Colts' season. The game will be close at first, Colts will pull ahead just before the half ends and the Saints will go into halftime thinking "what the heck just happened?" Saints will come out hot in the second half to try and make it a game, but Colts will pull away again. After the game is out of reach, Saints will score a cheap touchdown at the end to make the final score respectable.
SUPERBOWL 44 FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: 35-24 Colts over Saints
GUARANTEES
-Manning to Garcon will be said countless times.
-Hurricane Katrina and Haiti will be mentioned every 20 minutes.
-Kim Kardashian will be shown holding a sparkly sign every tim Reggie Bush brings back a kick.
-An old man who looks like Peyton Manning will be shown celebrating in a suite after every Colt touchdawn pass.
-Live footage of people dancing on Bourbon St.
-Commercials of talking babies and hairy footed horses.
-"Who dat" will somehow be linked to The Who through clever wordplay.
-Manning will be dubbed the greatest quarterback by ESPN analysts after the game.
-People calling in sick tomorrow due to massive hangovers and food comas.
-By halftime I will start counting the days 'til baseball season starts.
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