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Pro Football Weekly presents the sights and sounds of Super Bowl XLIV.
A few final 'XLIV' thoughts
A few final thoughts, notes and observations with Super Bowl XLIV in the rearview mirror:
Colts' oft-criticized running game coming through
One of the big surprises of Super Bowl XLIV: the Colts' running game. Through three quarters, Indianapolis had rushed for 101 yards.
Saints enter half with rested defense
Credit the Colts' defense for limiting the Saints to just two field goals and shutting the door on New Orleans' 4th-and-goal gamble from the Indy 1-yard line. But will such a stressful second quarter eventually take its toll on the ...
Positive signs for Saints on first scoring drive
The Saints dug in and responded after the Colts scored the first 10 points of Super Bowl XLIV and did some nice things in the running game on their first scoring drive.
Waters named NFL Man of the Year
Chiefs OG Brian Waters was named the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year for 2009 in a pregame ceremony.
Weather cooperating on Super Sunday
Expect clear skies when Super Bowl XLIV kicks off this evening in Miami.
A-listers, and C-listers, invade the Media Center
If there's one thing that Super Bowl week is known for other than football overload, it's celebrities taking advantage of the situation to market their latest initiatives.
A handful of celebrity (sort of) Super Bowl predictions
I bumped into a few well-known personalities in South Florida, who were eager to share the Super Bowl XLIV predictions.
Saints have few serious injury concerns
The Saints are relatively healthy as Super Bowl XLIV draws near.
Perspective from Payton
It's not difficult to get lost in the emotion of playing in a Super Bowl, especially when you're the team playing for a city that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, but Saints head coach Sean Payton did ...
Five matchups that deserve Super focus
We’ve been running key Super Bowl matchups to watch every day on the PFW website, and for what it’s worth, here are five in particular that intrigue me.
Gonzalez's injury allows Colts' hidden gems to emerge
Where would the Colts be if WR Anthony Gonzalez did not suffer a serious knee injury in Week One and proceed to miss the remainder of the season? They might still have wound up in the Super Bowl, but honestly ...
No surprise: Freeney, Powers "day-to-day"
As expected, Colts head coach Jim Caldwell addressed the status of DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) and CB Jerraud Powers (foot) on Thursday morning.
Colts DT Johnson getting most out of film study
Colts DT Antonio Johnson believes he's made strides in his film study, which has helped him to pick up the tendencies of his opponents.
Super Bowl props worth pondering
So who's going to score the first touchdown in this year's Super Bowl? Read this blog for an answer worth pondering.
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