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Saints, Colts to Face Off in Super Bowl XLIV

   VOA Sports 24 January 2010
   New   Orleans  Saints  kicker  Garrett  Hartley  celebrates  with  his
   teammates in New Orleans, 24 Jan. 2010

Photo: AP

   New   Orleans  Saints  kicker  Garrett  Hartley  celebrates  with  his
   teammates  after kicking the winning field goal during overtime in the
   NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans, 24 Jan. 2010

   The  New  Orleans  Saints and the Indianapolis Colts will play for the
   National Football League championship in Super Bowl XLIV.
   New Orleans survived a turbulent National Conference championship game
   Sunday  in  a  31-28  victory  over  the Minnesota Vikings.  The teams
   traded  turnovers  and  touchdowns  to  finish regulation play tied at
   28-28.
   In overtime, New Orleans held on to the ball as quarterback Drew Brees
   guided  his  team  into  field  goal  position.  Garrett Hartley hit a
   40-yard field goal to send New Orleans to its first Super Bowl.
   Earlier,  Indianapolis  came  from  behind  to beat the New York Jets,
   30-17, in the American Conference title game.
   After  a scoreless first quarter, Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
   threw  two  touchdown  passes,  and  Jay  Feely added a field goal, to
   quickly build a 17-6 advantage over host Indianapolis.
   But  AP  Most  Valuable  Player Peyton Manning began the comeback just
   before  halftime  with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Austin Collie.  The
   second  half  belonged to the Colts.  Manning threw two more touchdown
   strikes and Matt Stover hit a 21-yard field goal to put the Colts into
   the Super Bowl.
   Ironically,  Manning  will play against the franchise where his father
   Archie  spent  his  NFL career.  The Saints and the Colts will play in
   Miami, Florida on February 7.  Manning led the Colts to the Super Bowl
   title  in  2007  with  a  (29-17)  win over the Chicago Bears, also in
   Miami.

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