lunes, 2 de agosto de 2010

NFL Calendar 2010-2011

June 27-30
Rookie Symposium, LaCosta Hotel and Conference Center, Carlsbad, Ca.  Attendance is mandatory for all drafted Rookies.  Such players are unavailable for offseason workouts, OTA days, and minicamps during this period.
   
July 15
Supplemental Draft
   
July 15
Deadline at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multi-year contract or extension.  After this date, the player may sign only a one-year contract with his Prior Club for the 2010 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the Club’s last regular season game.
   
July 22
Signing period ends for Transition Players with outstanding tenders.  Old Club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players until the Tuesday after the 10th regular season weekend.
   
Late-July
Preseason training camps open.  Clubs not permitted to open official preseason camp earlier than July 5.  Veteran players cannot be required to report earlier than 15 days prior to club’s first preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.  The July 15 date is not applicable to clubs playing five preseason games.  Except for quarterbacks and “injured” players, veterans cannot participate in any organized football activity for 10 days prior to mandatory reporting date.
   
July 26
Signing period ends for Unrestricted Free Agents to whom a June 1 tender was made by Old Club.  Old Club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players until the Tuesday after the 10th regular season weekend.
   
July 31
During the two weekends preceding the first full weekend of preseason games, waivers requested on Friday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Saturday; waivers requested on Saturday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Sunday; and waivers requested on Sunday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Monday.

August 6-8
Hall of Fame Weekend, Canton, Ohio.
   
August 8
Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Cincinnati vs. Dallas).
   
August 10
Deadline for players under contract to report to earn a season of free agency credit.
   
August 12-16
First Preseason Weekend.
   
August 13
If a Drafted Rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he may not be traded to any other club in 2010.
   
August 14-18
Each Club has until five days prior to its second preseason game to provide any tendered but unsigned Exclusive Rights Player or Restricted Free Agent with written notice of the Club’s intent to place the player on the Exempt List if the player fails to report at least the day before the Club’s second preseason game. Such notice must also be sent to the NFLPA.  Once such notice has been provided, the Club must place the player on the Exempt List.  While on the Exempt List, the player will not be entitled to compensation for up to three regular-season games, depending upon the date the player reports to the Club. Any such player who fails to report prior to the deadline will be ineligible to play or receive compensation for at least three games (preseason or regular season) from the time that he reports.
   
August 19-23
Second Preseason Weekend.
   
August 26-29
Third Preseason Weekend.
   
August 31
Roster cut-down to maximum of 75 players on Active List prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.
   
September 1
All tryouts on this date and for the remainder of the season must be reported to the League office.
   
September 2
Fourth Preseason Weekend.
   
September 4
Roster cut-down to maximum of 53 players on Active/Inactive List prior to 6:00 p.m., New York time.  Clubs may dress minimum of 42 and maximum of 45 players and Third Quarterback for each regular season and postseason game.
   
September 4
Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must take one of the following options:  place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; ask waivers; terminate; trade; or continue to count him on Active List.
   
September 5
Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time.
   
September 5
Beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency credit or who were on the 45-player Active List for less than nine regular season games during each of any Accrued Seasons.  A player cannot participate on the Practice Squad for more than three seasons.
   
September 9-13
Regular Season opens.
   
September 10-14
Beginning on these dates vested veterans terminated from the Active List or Inactive List (and from Reserve/Injured if the player is placed on Reserve/Injured after the beginning of the regular season) are entitled to receive, after the end of the regular-season schedule, Termination Pay pursuant to the terms of the 2006 CBA.
   
September 28
Priority on multiple waiver claims is now based on the current season’s standing.
   
October 11-14
NFL Fall League Meeting
   
October 19
Beginning the day after the conclusion of the sixth regular season weekend and continuing through the day after the conclusion of the ninth regular season weekend, clubs are permitted to begin practicing players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness for a period not to exceed 21 days.  Players may be activated during the 21-day practice period or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day after the conclusion of the 21-day period.
   
October 19
All trading ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
   
October 20
Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons are subject to the waiver system for the remainder of the regular season and postseason.
   
November 16
Signing period ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for Franchise Players who are eligible to receive Offer Sheets.
   
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their unsigned Franchise and Transition Players, including Franchise Players who were eligible to receive Offer Sheets until this date.  If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
   
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their Unrestricted Free Agents to whom June 1 tender was made.  If still unsigned after this deadline, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
   
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their Restricted Free Agents to whom June 1 tender was made.  If such players remain unsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
   
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign Drafted players prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.  If such players remain unsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
   
December 31
Deadline at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for waiver requests in 2010, except for “special waiver requests” which have a 10-day claiming period, with termination or assignment delayed until after the Super Bowl.


2011

January 3
Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2011 season.
   
January 8-9
Wild Card Playoff Games.
   
January 9
Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.
   
January 15-16
Divisional Playoff Games.
   
January 23
AFC and NFC Championship Games.
   
January 29
Senior Bowl, Mobile, Alabama.
   
January 30
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii.
   
February 6
Super Bowl XLV, North Texas.
   
February 7
Waiver system begins for 2011.  A 24-hour claiming period will be in effect through the Friday prior to the last regular season game (waivers requests made on Friday and Saturday of each week will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Monday.)  Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons that a club desires to terminate are not subject to the waiver system until after the trading deadline.
   
Feb. 23- March 1
Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.

jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010

NFL SCOUTING COMBINE 2010 - Ingles

EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE
PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR
ON NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM


College Superstar QBs Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and DT Ndamukong Suh
Among More Than 300 NFL Prospects on Display in Indianapolis

New Video & Information Technology Enhance Viewer Experience on
NFL Network and NFL.com

NFL Draft Expert Mike Mayock Leads NFL Network’s Roster of Analysts &
Reporters For More Than 30 Hours of Live Programming

NFL.com Offers Live All-Access Video of Group Workouts


NFL Network and NFL.com’s exclusive week-long coverage of the league’s next generation of talent kicks off February 25 with more than 30 hours of live coverage of the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, Presented by Under Armour. For seven days, NFL Network will broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, providing an up-close look at the 329 players getting set to embark on their NFL careers. Coverage begins Thursday, February 25 at 2:30 PM ET with NFL Total Access at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine press conference coverage live from Lucas Oil Stadium.

More than 600 NFL personnel including head coaches, general managers and scouts converge on Indianapolis to evaluate players through on-field drills, physical testing exams and interviews. NFL Network and NFL.com is the only place to see exclusive coverage of everything on and off the field live.

On NFL Network, viewers are given an all-access pass to 2010 NFL Scouting Combine with more than 30 high-definition hours of live programming from Indianapolis. Draft expert Mike Mayock headlines NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s 21-person roster that also includes more insight into the evaluation process through the eyes of coaches and team personnel with former coaches Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick and Jim Mora, former GM Charley Casserly and former front office executive Michael Lombardi offering their perspectives.

In addition to press conferences, positional workouts and drills, NFL Network’s combine coverage will go beyond the statistics to learn more about the prospects using interviews and features.

Fans can also follow the action on NFL.com LIVE. NFL.com’s coverage includes an all-access look inside the workouts and positions drills of each group per day, as well as analysis, post-workout interviews and commentary on player performances and team needs.

A breakdown of NFL Network’s combine programming and technological enhancements:

* Live Workouts:
Host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis for daily reports on the prospects participating. Additional expert commentary includes Jamie Dukes on offensive linemen, Marshall Faulk and on the quarterbacks and running backs, Michael Irvin on wide receivers, Jim Mora on linebackers and defensive linemen and Deion Sanders on defensive backs. Airs live Saturday, February 27 through Tuesday, March 2 beginning at 10:00 AM ET each day.

* NFL Total Access:
NFL Total Access is on location at Lucas Oil Stadium with recaps, news, analysis and interviews featuring host Fran Charles alongside analysts Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick, Jim Mora and Jamie Dukes with reports from Jason La Canfora, Michael Lombardi and Charley Casserly. Airs live Thursday, February 25 through Monday, March 1 at 7:00 PM ET.

* Press Conferences:
Player, coach and general manager press conferences from the combine anchored by Kara Henderson and Jamie Dukes. Airs live Thursday and Friday at 2:30 PM ET, as well as Saturday at 2:00 PM ET.

* NFLN-Focus Camera Technology:
A high-speed camera that allows moving targets to stay in the camera frame longer, highlighting the smallest details. This camera will have a tremendous presence in coverage of the 40-yard dash, both at the start and finish line and will also be used in other events including the vertical and broad jumps, three-cone and position drills.

* Simulcam Camera Technology:
Making its second appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, Simulcam is back for 2010, providing an unparalleled, in-depth comparison and analysis of the position, style, speed and trajectory of competitors through the use of background recognition and camera-matching technology. Simulcam will be a key contributor to NFL Network’s 40-yard dash coverage.

For video from last year’s Scouting Combine coverage highlighting the use of Simulcam, please visit: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d80eea0dc/Rich-Eisen-s-40-yard-dash

* QB Tracking Information Technology:
New to NFL Network’s coverage, QB Tracking provides additional, unofficial statistics for viewers during the quarterback and wide receiver pass and reception workouts. QB Tracking records the distance thrown, ball velocity, and time it takes to go from the hand of the quarterback to that of the wide receiver.

NFL.com will be on location for the duration of 2010 Scouting Combine to give fans the opportunity to design their own experience with features such as:

• NFL.com LIVE:

Fans can choose between viewing two groups as the players make their way through workouts and position drills. Coverage also includes post workout interviews with various prospects in the featured groups with Scott Hanson, Bucky Brooks, Paul Burmeister and Steve Wyche offering analysis and commentary.

* Workout results:
Top performers from each position posted to NFL.com throughout each day of workouts.

* Extensive Database of Prospects:
Profiles of every participant, including scouting reports and statistics.

* Explanation of Workouts:
Mike Mayock takes fans through each event and position drills, explaining what coaches and scouts are looking for and evaluating.

* Exclusive Video and Photo Gallery:
Player interviews, news conferences, NFL Total Access segments and other event coverage.

* Use of Simulcam, NFLN-Focus and QB Tracking Technology:
NFL.com video and web content will also include the use of Simulcam and NFLN-Focus technology, as well as QB Tracking information.

In addition, NFL MOBILE LIVE only from Sprint features participant bios, top performer stats and extensive video coverage. The latest news and stats from Indianapolis will also available via wireless by visiting NFL.com on any mobile device.

Under Armour is the presenting sponsor of NFL Network and NFL.com combine coverage. All participants will be outfitted in Under Armour gear.

The 2010 NFL Scouting Combine marks the beginning of NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s series of draft programming building up to the 2010 NFL Draft April 22-24 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. For the first time ever, the NFL Draft will kick off in primetime and NFL Network will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage starting with the first round Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET, second and third rounds Friday, April 23 at 6:30 PM ET and rounds 4-7 Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 AM ET.

Following is the NFL Network and NFL.com day-by-day combine coverage schedule (all times listed in ET):

Thursday, February 25
12:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2004
1:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2005
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
5:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006
6:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006, part II
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – Top 10 Rookie Performances
9:00 PM – Top 10 Draft Busts

Friday, February 26
12:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Rookie Performances
(Encore at 5:00 PM)
1:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Draft Busts
(Encore at 6:00 PM)
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – 2010 Senior Bowl (HD)

Saturday, February 27
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Kickers, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)

Sunday, February 28
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs extended coverage
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)

Monday, March 1
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Linebackers, Defensive Line (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)

Tuesday, March 2
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Defensive Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)

Wednesday, March 3
8:00 PM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Wrap-Up Show (HD)
(Encore at 11:00 PM and on 3/4 at 12 NOON and 5:00 PM)

NFL Network and NFL.com Scouting Combine Talent:
Brian Billick - Analyst
Bucky Brooks - Analyst
Paul Burmeister - Host/Reporter
Vic Carucci - Reporter
Charley Casserly - Analyst
Fran Charles - Host
Charles Davis - Analyst
Jamie Dukes - Analyst
Rich Eisen - Host
Marshall Faulk - Analyst
Scott Hanson - Host/Reporter
Kara Henderson - Host/Reporter
Michael Irvin - Analyst
Pat Kirwan - Reporter
Jason La Canfora - Reporter
Michael Lombardi - Reporter
Steve Mariucci - Analyst
Mike Mayock - Analyst
Jim Mora - Analyst
Deion Sanders - Analyst
Steve Wyche - Reporter


NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

lunes, 8 de febrero de 2010

Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - Ingles

02/08/2010

Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes

With their win, the New Orleans Saints become the 18th different franchise to win a Super Bowl game. They join the Ravens, Jets and Buccaneers as winners in their only Super Bowl appearance. The first NFL championship for the Saints comes in their 43rd season.

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The Saints are the first #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl since the 2003 New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII. The last NFC #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl was the 1999 St. Louis Rams who won Super Bowl XXXIV. The Saints are also the first team that led the NFL in regular season scoring to win the Super Bowl since that Rams team.

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In their path to victory in Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints became the first team ever to defeat three quarterbacks who previously won Super Bowls in Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. In the three games immediately prior to meeting the Saints in these playoffs, the three QBs combined for 12 TD passes without an interception. Against the Saints, they only combined for two TD passes and four interceptions.

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The Saints matched the biggest deficit overcome to win a Super Bowl by rallying from 10 points down. That deficit, 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, is identical to the 10-0 deficit overcome by the Denver Broncos against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1989. Washington scored the remaining 42 points in that game for a 42-10 win. These Saints outscored the Colts 31-7 the rest of the way.

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SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).


Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 2

TRACY PORTER’s 74-yard TD interception return was the fourth-longest in Super Bowl history, the third-longest that went for a touchdown. The record is 100 yards by James Harrison of the Steelers in last year’s game.

It was the second time in an NFL game that Porter had scored a TD on an interception return – and that other INT TD was also at Sun Life Stadium. He returned a pass thrown

By Miami’s Chad Henne 54 yards for a score when the Saints also rallied for a victory. It also came in the fourth quarter with New Orleans holding a one-score lead and provided the final points in a 46-34 victory.

Teams that have scored on an INT return are now 10-0 in the Super Bowl, including in six of the last 10 SBs.

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DREW BREES tied the Super Bowl record of 32 completions with his touchdown p SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).

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The selection of DREW BREES as the MVP marks the 23rd time the choice has been the winning quarterback.

Brees finished the game by completing 10 consecutive passes, which equals the second-longest streak in a Super Bowl. Joe Montana has the record of 13 in Super Bowl XXIV.

DREW BREES became the third quarterback from Purdue to start and win a Super Bowl. That ties Alabama for the most SB-winning QBs from one school. The other Purdue QBs to win Super Bowl games are Bob Griese (VII and VIII) and Len Dawson (IV). Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler are the three from Alabama.


Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 3

By surpassing 169 yards passing in Super Bowl XLIV, PEYTON MANNING joined Brett Favre (5,855) and Joe Montana (5,772) as the only quarterbacks to have passed for more than 5,000 yards in the postseason in their careers. Manning now has 5,164 yards passing in his postseason career.

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With seven catches and 86 yards receiving, DALLAS CLARK became the most prolific postseason receiver among all tight ends. His 64 catches surpass the 62 in postseason play of Jay Novacek and Shannon Sharpe while his 847 yards receiving top Keith Jackson’s 834.

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With 66 yards receiving in Super Bowl XLIV, AUSTIN COLLIE has 241 in the postseason, coming one yard shy of Torry Holt’s record for the most yards receiving by a rookie in one postseason (Rams, 1999).

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Colts kicker MATT STOVER became the oldest player (42 years, 11 days) ever to participate in a Super Bowl game. His miss on a field goal attempt of 51 yards early in the fourth quarter ended a streak of 16 consecutive field goals made in postseason play. His last miss came in a Wild Card game on this field for the Ravens against the Dolphins on January 13, 2002.

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The Colts’ 96-yard TD drive in the first quarter tied the longest in Super Bowl history. The Bears also had a 96-yard TD drive against the Patriots in Super Bowl XX.

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With his 47-yard field goal late in the third quarter, GARRETT HARTLEY became the first kicker in Super Bowl history to make three FGs of 40-plus yards in one game.


Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 4

DREW BREES completed 82.1% of his passes (32-39) in Super Bowl XLIV. That is the second-highest percentage in a Super Bowl behind the record of 88.0% (22-25) by Phil Simms for the Giants in Super Bowl XXI. Based on a standard of 30 pass attempts, he did set a Super Bowl career completion percentage record, previously held by Troy Aikman at 70.0%.

Brees achieved a passer rating of 114.5 in Super Bowl XLIV which ranks as the 11th-best performance in a Super Bowl. With one more attempt, he would have qualified for the NFL’s career Super Bowl list, and that mark of 114.5 would rank third behind Joe Montana (127.8) and Jim Plunkett (122.8).

Brees completed this postseason with eight TD passes and no interceptions. He is the fifth QB to complete eight or more TD passes in a postseason without an interception – and all five of them won the Super Bowl. The other four are Joe Montana of the 1989 49ers (13-0), Steve Young of the 1994 49ers (9-0), Phil Simms of the 1986 Giants (8-0) and Troy Aikman of the 1992 Cowboys (8-0). Brees completed 72 of 102 (70.6%) passes in this postseason for 732 yards, eight TDs and 0 INTs. That figures to a passer rating of 117.0.

In his postseason career, Brees is 150 of 225 (66.7%) for 1,648 yards, 11 TDs and two INTs. That figures to a rating of 103.7, second in NFL postseason history to Bart Starr’s 104.8. Kurt Warner upped his mark to 102.8 in this postseason.


Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 5

PEYTON MANNING finished with 31 completions, one shy of the Super Bowl record now shared by Drew Brees and Tom Brady. The combined total of 63 completions is a Super Bowl record and is just one shy of the NFL postseason record of 64 completions in the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game in Miami (Orange Bowl) between the Chargers and the Dolphins.

The 63 completions is six more than any postseason game that did not go to overtime and 10 more than the previous Super Bowl record of 53 combined completions.

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The victory by the Saints was the second for the NFC in the last three Super Bowls but only the second in the last seven games and third in the last 10. The NFC now leads 23-21 in Super Bowl play.

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JOSEPH ADDAI of the Colts has now played in two Super Bowls – and in each he has rushed for exactly 77 yards. He had 77 yards on 19 carries in Super Bowl XLI and 77 yards on 16 attempts in Super Bowl XLIV. With his 154 yards rushing in two Super Bowls, Addai now ranks 12th on the Super Bowl career list, seventh among those with two or fewer appearances.