Super Bowl XLIV -- Sunday, Feb. 7
Indianapolis Colts (16-2) vs New Orleans Saints (15-3) – 6:25 p.m., CBS

Super Bowl XLIV is almost here.

Arguably one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, this year’s game features not only two of the best teams in the NFL, but it also will showcase two of the league’s hottest quarterbacks this season.

Peyton Manning and Drew Brees each passed for more than 4,300 yards and 30-plus touchdowns during the regular season, which means Sunday’s game should be entertaining.

So who wins this epic match-up?

We know what the quarterbacks will do, so the game may come down to who can stop the other team’s offense. More specifically, will the Colts’ Dwight Frenney be healthy enough to play and provide the quarterback pressure that’s needed to flush Brees out of the pocket and keep him from picking the Colts apart?

Do the Saints have enough defenders to guard the plethora of receivers at Manning’s disposal? Four of those receivers had at least 47 receptions and 675 yards receiving (two with 1,100 yards plus) during the regular season.

The Saints are playing in the franchise’s first Super Bowl, so they and their fans are sure to be pumped.

The Colts have been to be Super Bowl before (2006), but they are hungry for another win.

Indianapolis suffered its only two losses when head coach Jim Caldwell, at the end of the regular season, decided to rest some of his key players rather than risk having them injured heading into the playoffs.

The Colts have been playing with a chip on their shoulders ever since, and their will to win will prove too much for the Saints to overcome: Indianapolis 33 – New Orleans 28.

Damon Ford is a former journalist who is now a public relations professional working in the public and private sectors in Charlotte. He is 2-8 in predicting NFL playoff games.
 

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