The Super Bowl in a sense was a huge surprise. It seemed as though all odds were against the Saints. Peyton Manning was supposed to add a Championship to his hall of fame career. Dwight Freeney wasn't supposed to play, but instead he surprised everyone when he ran out of the tunnel ready in full pads. Despite all these assumptions, the Saints believed in themselves, and got the job done, as they won their first ever Super Bowl.
Lets now take a deeper look at the other things that were affected by the biggest football game of the year.
1. How about Drew Brees. Let look a few years back when Brees was let go by the San Diego Chargers because of a shoulder injury. Brees was looking to make a name for himself and he certainly has, proving to the Chargers that he had what it took to be a winning quarterback in this league. Though Brees is far from cocky, I'm sure this thought is in the back of his head. Since he was let go, he has been one of the leagues top passers and now he has led the Saints to their first ever Super Bowl victory.
2. Now for me, this is the most important question to raise after this game. How does this game affect Peyton Manning's legacy? For last the few weeks I have said that with a win in Miami, Manning would go down as the best ever, end of story. But now some questions have been raise. Not only did Peyton Manning lose on the biggest stage, but he threw an interception to help the Saints secure the win. I don't know about you, but when the Saints took their first lead late in the fourth quarter, I had all the confidence in the world that Manning would lead the colts down the field to tie it up at 24 a piece. I keep hearing so many questions: How will this loss affect Manning mentally? Will he rebound next season? (My opinion=Of course he will), but the better question would be, when will he have another chance to win a Super Bowl? To me the questions need to stop. Manning will get another chance, very soon in my opinion, and he will still go down as the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL. I mean come on, he has been to two Super Bowls, and lost one. Its a little early to raise questions. Look at John Elway for instance. He appeared in 4 Super Bowls before winning his first in 1997 and another in 1998.
But enough of Peyton Manning.
3. The game changing moment would have to be the onside kick recovery out of half time. The amount of guts it took for Sean Peyton, the coach of the Saints, to make that call is ridiculous enough, but it was something that had to be done. If the Colts were to score on that opening possession coming out of half time, the game would have been almost out of reach for the Saints. Not only did that play give the Saints the ball, but it gave them the momentum. Their attitude, especially on the defensive side of the ball, had changed drastically. They were an inspired football team on a mission, looking like nothing could stop them. And with the help of a missed field goal from Colts kicker, Matt Stover, the Saints began to role. They made all the right plays in that second half, including a pick six late in the game to put them up by two touchdowns. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. As much as I wanted the Colts to win the game, you can't help but to give the Saints all the credit in the world.
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