Pierre Garcon wins it for Colts and Haiti
It was an emotional finish to an emotional night.
The Indianapolis Colts return to Miami, Florida to face the New Orleans Saints for Super Bowl XLIV after beating the New York Jets 30-17. It was just three years ago when the Colts were in Miami for Super Bowl XLI, playing against Rex Grossman and the Chicago Bears. This time, they have Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, who are making their franchise’s very first trip to the big dance.
Isn’t it a little odd that the Indianapolis Colts found a way to return to Miami for another shot at the Super Bowl title the same time the Super Bowl was scheduled to return to Miami? Maybe there’s something about Miami that the Colts like so much.
A return trip to Miami for the Colts wasn’t even looking good during the first two quarters of the 2010 AFC championship game as the New York Jets, up 17-6 with two minutes remaining before halftime, were looking to shock the rest of the world for the third straight week.
Unfortunately for them, Peyton Manning found his groove back during the last two minutes of the first half as the reigning league MVP found Austin Collie in the endzone with 1:13 remaining to cut into the Jets’ lead, 17-13.
THAT was the momentum shifter of the game, so to speak, and the New York Jets never got back into the game in the second half.
Peyton Manning found Pierre Garcon for a four-yard TD pass to take the lead 20-17 before finding Dallas Clark for a 15-yard touchdown play in the fourth quarter to finally put the Jets away. The Jets never got out of the locker room and the Colts, led by this season’s MVP, took advantage.
”The guys have always been a very confident bunch and they do a great job of hanging in there,” Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. ”Peyton had just an outstanding game. He’s one of those guys that can adjust to different situations. A real champion.”
The Colts now return to the very city where they’ve been in; not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Super Bowl championship games to play the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV. They won two of those four trips to Miami with the last one Super Bowl XLI when the Colts beat the Bears.
Peyton was the league MVP then, like he is now.
I’m not insinuating anything but that’s a little something to think about. You know how superstitious bettors get when it comes to the Super Bowl right?
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