As any NFL football fan knows, Peyton Manning’s Colts will play Drew Brees’ Saints in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, 2/7/2010. The Colts vs Saints Super Bowl 2010 will be a high flying aerial assault. With Peyton Manning able to pick away at even the highest rated defense against the pass, our Saints-Colts Super Bowl prediction is the Saints don’t stand a chance.

Last week in the AFC Championship playoff, the Colts beat the #1 ranked defense in the New York Jets 30 - 17. Peyton Manning’s completed 26 of 39 passes for 377 yards and 3 TDs.

Defensively the Colts gave up 388 total yards and 2 passing TDs but were able to control the Jets offense in the final three quarters of the AFC Championship game.

While in the NFC Championship playoff game, the Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31 - 28 in OT. It wasn’t pretty and the Vikings were very lucky to win. If it weren’t for 5 Viking turnovers capped off by a late 4th quarter unexplicable Brett Favre interception, the Saints would be back in the French Quarter drowning their sorrows.

Offensively, the Saints could muster only 257 total yards. QB Brees completed 17 of 31 for 197 yards and 3 TDs but the Saints porous defense gave up a total of 475 yards with 310 of them in the air. The Vikings also dominated time of possession with 36 minutes to the Saints 28.

The 2010 Super Bowl will be aired on CBS with kickoff time of 6:25 pm ET. The Colts are favored by 6 points and the under/over is 576 1/2.

The Bottom Line
The New Orleans Saints defense will be overwhelmed by 4 time NFL MVP Peyton Manning and the Colts. It seems that the Saints had their goals set at reaching the Super Bowl while the Colts goal is to WIN the 2010 Super Bowl.

The New Orleans Saints are America’s sentimental favorite due to what the whole of Louisiana endured with Hurricane Katrina. President Barack Obama has publicly stated he is rooting for the Saints - and that’s the kiss of death.

TheNFLthisweek Colts-Saints Super Bowl Prediction

Colts 45 Saints 21

GAME INFO:
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers

Game Date/Time: Sat, Jan 3, 2009 8:00 pm EST

Location: Qualcomm Stadium, California
TV: NBC

THE TEAMS AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS)
The Colts are 9-7 ATS overall, 4-4 ATS away, 1-1 ATS as the underdog and 0-0 as an away underdog in 2008

The Chargers are 11-5 ATS overall, 7-1 ATS at home, 8-3 ATS as the favorite and 6-1 as home favorite this season

THE LINE
The Colts are favorite by 1 point (but that spread can be different based on individual casino and betting parlor lines)
The Over/Under is 51 points

THE PREVIEW
The Colts are 9-1 in there in last 10 games and Peyton Manning is considered by many experts to be in the front running for MVP. The Chargers are a mere 5-5 over their last 10 games but beat up the Denver Broncos last week by a score of 52-21 tp knock the Broncos out of the playoffs that ended Mike Shanahan’s coaching career in Denver.
In a matchup earlier in week 12, the Colts beat the Chargers in San Diego by a score of 23-20

THE PREDICTION
Indianapolis Colts 35 San Diego Chargers 28
Indianapolis is a very dangerous team. Peyton Manning is completely healthy and they have won their last 9 in a row. One big statistic is the fact that over the last three years the Colts are 4-1 this season and 10-3 in the last three seasons when the spread is +3 to -3. The Chargers are 1-3 this year when the spread is +3 to -3.
Peyton Manning will have time to throw the ball against a sackless defense. And even Phillip Rivers won’t be able to match the points put up by the Colts.

Take Peyton Manning and the Colts in a high scoring affair.

NOTE: thenflthisweek.com has a record of 9-1-1 in their last ATS picks of the regular season.