Thanks to some kind of miracle the New Orleans Saints won the Forty Fourth Superbowl. Granted, this could have been the best Superbowl ever, had the Jets won the AFC championship. I am sure many people would disagree with me, but the Saints and the Jets are my teams. So, obviously that is the dream  . In case you are wondering, these were the worst teams in their conferences at the time I started watching football. I am just glad I did not start watching football later, otherwise I would have had to be a Lions fan, and that is certainly a fruitless endeavour.

The game itself was somewhat of a nightmare to behold. The Colts are my brother’s team, and it would just not do to have the Colts defeat both my teams back to back to win the championship. I was pretty worried at the beginning of the game, because the Saints came out flat and struggled throughout the entire first half. Fortunately there was a dramatic change of pace at the beginning of the second half when the Saints when for a stunning on side kick to start the half.

The third quarter was a battle of titans, and the Saints did not really pull ahead in earnest until late in the fourth quarter. Peyton was fuming towards the end of the game, and when it came to crunch time he made the slightest mistake which the Saints capitalized on with and interception return for a touchdown that basically sealed the deal.

All things considered it was an excellent game. And, it was easily the best Superbowl since the Jets defeated the Colts forty one years ago. In a world where the “Aints” became Superbowl champions, perhaps there is hope for the Lions…one day? Probably not in this lifetime.

If you take a look at the photo above you’ll see the pull over I purchased. I really like the lettering of the word “Champion” in that design. I would have preferred to get one of their sideline pull overs, but I cannot find them for sale anywhere. Oh well. Go Saints, and click on the photo to buy some Saints Superbowl merchandise.

Up until late into the fourth quarter everything favored MSU, the game was theirs to win, or nearly throw away as the case may be. Their coach made the critical mistake of going ultra conservative in a feeble attempt to run the clock at the end of the game. And, as so often is the case, the plan completely backfired.

After a few three and out possessions MI’s defense started to build some momentum for their team that started translating into their offense. The next thing I knew, the score was tied 20-20 with two seconds left on the clock. It is sickening to think that MSU collapsed so severely at the end to allow MI to come back and tie the game.

Overtime proved to be just as bizzare as regulation. MSU won the toss and elected to defend first. They successfully ended MI’s drive with an interception in the end zone. At this point, I am just thinking kick the ball, and get it overwith. Instead, MSU decide to do a pitch, and fumbles the ball for a nine yard loss effectively taking themselves out of field goal range. Brilliant. Somehow, they managed to gain back the loss on the next play. On third down they went for a run, which I can only hope was intended to setup the field goal. However, the running back decided to turn something into nothing and managed to get the ball in the end zone.

It was pretty screwed up, but the right team won in the end. Apparently, this is the first time in 42 years that MSU has had two consecutive wins against MI. All I have to say this to MI: welcome to the little league.