Archive for February, 2010

Inside the numbers that really count

Did you know that 3.2 million pizzas will be sold today? It’s the biggest day of the year for pizza sales, and it’s also a big day for gasoline sales, as those delivery guys will log four million miles (and probably speeding so they can get back to their own Super Bowl parties after the deliveries).

Fans living it up in harmony outside stadium

Now less than two hours to kickoff and there are still only a handful (maybe 10 percent) of fans inside the stadium. And no wonder. Having circulated outside, there is just a mind-boggling array of entertainment out there, and it all serves to underline my main point earlier this week: who needs a game?

Vinatieri out for Super Bowl, as expected

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri will miss the Super Bowl, meaning Matt Stover will continue with the kicking duties.

Kirwan: Look for both teams to go no-huddle early

NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan is down on the sideline, passing along his observations as both teams begin to make their way onto the field for warmups.

No surprises on Saints’ inactives list

The Saints turned in their inactives list for Super Bowl XLIV.

Freeney is active for Super Bowl

Colts DE Dwight Freeney is active, according to NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora. How much Freeney will play is still in question.

Colts president Polian: Freeney likely will play

Colts president Bill Polian said hours before Sunday’s Super Bowl that DE Dwight Freeney likely will play.

Brees leads way as Saints arrive

The New Orleans Saints arrived at Sun Life Stadium just after 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, meaning both teams are in the house for Super Bowl XLIV.

NFL Tailgate Party leaves nothing to be desired

The ultimate Super Bowl pregame party is going down just a few hundred feet from where the Super Bowl will take place in a few hours.

Colts DE Freeney will test ankle in warmups

Colts DE Dwight Freeney, who is nursing a sprained ankle, arrived at Sun Life Stadium well before the rest of his teammates Sunday. Freeney is still expected to play on Sunday, but the first true test will come during warmups.

Colts fans take early lead, but there’s still time

No fans in the stadium as yet but there seem to be squadrons of planes pulling advertising banners overhead. From a distance, the stadium looks like a hornets’ nest with swarms of the darn things – everything from pizza commercials and ESPN promos to car-wreck insurance. I wonder if that’s an omen.

Bengals’ Maualuga to enter treatment center

Bengals LB Rey Maualuga, who pleaded guilty to drunk driving earlier in the week, plans to enroll at a treatment center to address alcohol-related issues, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed.

Saints DT Hargrove’s journey comes full circle

Saints DT Anthony Hargrove reflects on his journey to Super Bowl XLIV, which will take place just miles away from the drug treatment center in which he was admitted one year ago.

Colts, Saints get new paint job

The field is getting one last trim at Sun Life Stadium, and the mower is trying to avoid the fresh paint. Starting to feel like Super Sunday.

A history lesson on the Lombardi Trophy

Steve Sabol reflects on the history of the game’s greatest prize, named after one of it’s most legendary coaches, Vince Lombardi.

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