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I did not expect this at all. Few things to look at:
3. Peyton Manning became the old Manning we always questioned, botching the big games during the first 6 years of his career. I thought those days were over, but he showed it again. He's the new Brett Favre.
2. The Colts were thoroughly outcoached. I give Sean Payton credit because he has balls bigger than Bellichick. Those calls he made could have destroyed his team but he owned Jim Caldwell, who didn't show much.
1. And the biggest reason why the Saints won was, the Colts' pass defense. It was absolutely atrocious. Both offenses played well but the Colts pass defense blew in every sense of the word. They are mostly responsible for this loss.
Think about it this way. The Vikings completely owned the Saints in virtually every category and needed 4 fumbles and an interception to lose. Brett Favre had 470 yards to Manning's under 300. It REALLY makes you question if Manning is even better than Favre at this point, because this was supposed to be Manning's coronation as the greatest ever. Now I'm wondering how badly the Vikings might have beaten the Colts had they made it to the Super Bowl. I bet because of this game, Favre will come back.
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