After a thrilling Super Bowl, multiple records were set or tied. The NFC has now won 13 coin tosses in a row, which has a probability of 1/1892, or .0122%. When the Saints attempted (and recovered) an onside kick to kick off the second half, they attempted the first ever pre-4th quarter onside kick in Super Bowl history. Garrett Hartley of the Saints became the first Super Bowl kicker to have three 40+ yard field goals. Drew Brees tied Tom Brady’s Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004) mark with 32 completed passes. And the Saints tied the Redskins’ Super Bowl XXII (1988) record for the largest deficit (10 points) overcome en route to victory (the Broncos were the unfortunate victims then). The Colts, for their part, also scored on the longest (96 yards) Super Bowl touchdown drive ever, tying the Bears in Super Bowl XX (1986).

The game was back and forth, but the game was, for all intended purposes, over when Tracy Porter returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter, giving the Saints a 31-17 lead with 3:12 left. With this Super Bowl, the Saints became the first team to lose their last three regular season games and win the Super Bowl. Speaking of losing, Manning became the fifth consecutive regular season MVP to lose the Super Bowl, when the MVP reached it. On a brighter note, Colts kicker Matt Stover became the oldest player in Super Bowl history at 42 years, 11 days old. Continue reading 2009-2010 NFL Super Bowl & Playoff Picks: Final Results »

It’s time for the final round of SoB’s annual NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em. The Super Bowl features a lightning round with five bonus categories. Also included is a tiebreaker, just in case, in which participants predicted the length, in minutes and seconds, of the longest drive of the game.

Brian is currently in the lead with 30, narrowly beating out Andrew with 29. SoB favorite teams are currently just 5-6 so far, which means several participants can still win, with the right combination of factors going in their favor. Continue reading 2009-2010 NFL Super Bowl Picks »

Sure the big game is later today. Many people have planned their parties for months now, but there’s no reason why you too can’t be the man on the big day. There are many different ways to throw a party. You can be the big spender, or make it more traditional and cheaper. Just remember that the right food and drink can save the day, should the game be a blowout.

THE GUESTS:

The Low-Key Party: Keep it simple. Family is most likely the only ones involved, especially if you have young kids. You can spend the day talking football with fathers, brothers and sisters. What better way to have a family reunion then to ignore them all day and watch a TV?

The Traditional Party: Call up the buddies. Bring your closest bros over to your place for some good ol’ fashioned male bonding. Their girlfriends and wives are welcomed, they will keep busy and off your butt. Hopefully.

The Blitzkrieg Party: Everyone you know should be there. Friends, family, coworkers and neighbors all have to be there to prove that you are the most popular guy in the world. They can all get to know each other during pre-game activities. You want coworkers to talk about this party the next day, friends to reminisces all the time and in the end you will set the standards for parties.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that former Patriot Donte’ Stallworthwill be reinstated in the NFL after the Super Bowl on Sunday. This comes after Stallworth spent 24 days in jail for DUI manslaughter and he was suspended without pay this past August. The accident happened last March in South Florida and it was questioned whether or not he would ever return to the NFL but now we know he will.

Goodell said that after speaking with Stallworth he could tell that the wide receiver has changed and wants to play in the NFL again. I guess that’s good enough for the commissioner. Any other person would’ve actually fulfilled a much longer sentence in jail for DUI manslaughter but that’s just the way things go — 24 days, that’s all for Stallworth.
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They aren’t supposed to be here. This was supposed to be Brett Favre’s return to the big game. They have played spoiler to one of the games all time greats. And you know what? No one cares.

The New Orleans Saints have become America’s team. After the devastation that Hurricane Katrina caused, the city of New Orleans has looked for any form of hope. Now, Ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans is going somewhere it has never gone before, a professional sports championship. Gone are the days of the New Orleans Jazz, who have since moved to a city that I’m sure doesn’t allow music. The Hornets are the underachievers of the NBA, but the Saints have kept the spirit of New Orleans alive.

That is why the Saints will win Super Bowl XLIV:
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