I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. The New Orleans Saints came back from a 10-0 deficit to stun Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts with a 31-17 win in Super Bowl XLIV.
The Saints were the hungrier and better coached team, and they executed their game plan flawlessly. Precise accuracy and stellar play from Drew Brees, no turnovers, sure tackling, special teams’ superiority, and clutch defense. Despite allowing the vaunted Colts offense a lot of yards, they held them without points in five of their final six drives. Sean Payton is an emerging star as a head coach and he not only used the two weeks leading into the game to put together a brilliant plan of attack, but also to convince his team that it was their time, and motivate them to prove all the so called pundits wrong.
It was a really good Super Bowl. Very entertaining, and champs we can all feel good about.
And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention what a great game former Buckeye Malcolm Jenkins played. MJ was all over the field.
Also, a reminder, The Melt is being featured tonight on “Diners, Drive-In’s, & Dives” on the Food Network. Show airs at 10 PM.
Quote of the day …
“We just believed in ourselves. We knew we had an entire city, maybe an entire country behind us. I’m just feeling it was all meant to be. It was all destiny.” ~ New Orleans Saints QB and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees, after his team’s 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts
Market …
After a couple of hectic weeks of earnings releases and key economic indicators, things slow down a bit this week. Outside of Thursday’s 8:30 AM releases of first time unemployment claims and January’s retail sales totals, there’s not a lot of economic news coming out this week.
After ten months of rallying since hitting 12-year lows last March, it’s been a rough last 3 weeks for stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen about 800 points since January 19th as investors continue to become increasingly skeptical about the slow economic recovery the country finds itself mired in.
News …
~ Saints Win First NFL Title by Beating Colts 31-17
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100208/D9DNVJ6O0.html
~ ‘Historic’ Snow Storm Shuts Down Federal Government
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100207/D9DNJULO1.html
~ Geithner: No Double-Dip Slump But Recovery Slow
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35289931
~ AP Analysis: US Economic Stress Hit Peak in December
~ Stock Futures Edge Lower After G7 Meeting
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-flat-to-lower-after-g7-meeting-2010-02-08?dist=beforebell
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