The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints are set to meet in Super Bowl XLIV to determine the NFL Championship.

Super Bowl XLIV is scheduled for February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium (formerly Dolphin Stadium) in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The Colts fell behind the New York Jets early in the AFC Championship game but with support from their home crowd were able to rattle off 24 unanswered points to claim the AFC title. The NY Jets can be proud of the season they had as at mid-season it seemed the playoffs were out of reach.

In the NFC Championship game it took an overtime session to decide the winner. In a great battle with the Minnesota Vikings, the New Orleans Saints were able to pull out a victory with an overtime field goal by kicker Garrett Hartley.

Both teams fought hard to win their conferences but nothing will compare to the pressure of playing in the Super Bowl. The Colts with league MVP Peyton Manning at quarterback and the Saints with charismatic leader Drew Brees at the helm are two offensive powerhouses that are sure to put on a great show. Super Bowl XLIV is shaping up to be one heck of a game.

Not to be forgotten is the halftime show provided by The Who. With classic songs like My Generation, Who Are You, Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again, even halftime will be hard-hitting!

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I’ve been hit-or-miss this post season on my previous prediction posts, but two weeks ago, I did go for 2-for-2 in prediction Pittsburgh and Arizona to make it to Super Bowl 43. So, I’m going to ride that wave of pride and give it my best shot for the big game.

I do think that the Steelers have the advantage. They have a fantastic defense, but their offense is very productive as well at times. In fact, they rank second only to Arizona in offensive production in the post season this year. That said, I’m still rooting for Arizona. I just really like Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald and I want to see them win a Super Bowl.

When it boils right down to it, I can’t let my emotions get the best of me and I have to pick objectively. I think the Cardinals are very underrated and I expect them to make it close.

Pittsburgh 31, Arizona 28 in a very close one. That’s it and that’s all!

Despite the recent concerns about the status Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward’s injuries, the Steelers remain one touchdown favorites over the Cardinals in Super Bowl 43. The Steelers have had the best defense in the league all season, and when their offense is clicking, they have been absolutely unstoppable.

The Cardinals have relied on their powerful offense, led by Kurt Warner, all season and they are looking to expose the gaps in the Steelers D that few teams have found throughout the season. Apparently the oddsmakers believe that a powerful defense trumps a powerful offense, thus the 7 point advantage to Pittsburgh.

I’m not a betting man, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see the Cardinals cover that spread as we end up with a field goal deciding the Super Bowl Champion. Don’t think I’m right? Grab some Super Bowl tickets and see for yourself.

Not that any team (particularly an underdog such as Arizona) needs any extra motivation going into a Super Bowl contest, but for two of the Arizona Cardinals coaches, there may be an extra reason to prove themselves against Mike Tomlin’s Steelers.

For former Steelers assistants Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm, the memory of their years in Pittsburgh may not be the fondest. Both were speculated to be front runners for the head coaching job at the end of the Bill Cowher era, but Whisenhunt was let go and quickly snatched up by Arizona as their head coach, while Grimm was believed to be the front runner for the Cowher-less Steelers.

Grimm literally went to sleep the night before the announcement with the notion that he would be the next Steelers head coach. Nonetheless, it was Tomlin who got the job, leaving Grimm to team up with Whisenhunt as the Assistant HC and O-line coach.

While both coaches say there is no animosity towards Tomlin or the Steelers, don’t think for a minute that it wouldn’t be just a little sweeter to beat them in the biggest game of their coaching careers.

Watch the Super Bowl next Sunday and look for that fire in their eyes!

The Arizona Cardinals were never on anyone’s radar this season… until they were. Arizona’s powerful offense got it done when they needed it the most – the playoffs. Despite their East coast woes throughout the season, they won the NFC West and moved through the playoffs with an offense that averaged nearly 32 points per game in the playoffs.

• 3rd in Scoring Offense
• 4th in Total Yards (YPG)
• 2nd in Passing Yards (YPG)
• 2nd in Receiving Yards (YPG)
• 2nd in Touchdowns (Total)

Kurt Warner has led the Cardinals’ passing game along with his two phenomenal receivers in Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. Additionally, Tim Hightower has been a pleasant surprise for the Cardinals’ rushing game.

As the Super Bowl approaches, rest assured that the Arizona Cardinals will watch plenty of game film to discover the holes in Pittsburgh’s defense. Super Bowl 43 is sure to be an exciting one.

Last night I asked my girlfriend, someone who knows nothing about professional sports, which team was going to win the Super Bowl. She asked me which teams were playing. I told her that it was the Giants and the Patriots. Out of the sky she chose the Giants. So I said, “I’ll bet you ten bucks the Patriots win.” She accepted the bet, not knowing that she had taken the unlikely odds. Now it appears that I owe her ten bucks.

Few would have bet against a Patriots win. After an undefeated season, it seemed as if they were destined to make history. The only other team to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl was the 1972 Dolphins. But it appeared that destiny was a dream in the sky for the Patriots.

The Associated Press described it as, “One of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.” Bill Belichick was bitter and unsportsmanlike in his response to the Giant’s win: “I don’t rank them. It’s disappointing.”

But history will rank the Giants based on that ending score, and the Super Bowl trophy. No theorizing about history and ranking can take that away from them. The fact of the matter is that they won fair and square.

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