I was just a part of what will go down as one of the best games in the history of the National Football League, and what will no doubt go on to be the marquee game of Peyton Manning’s illustrious football career. This was, of course, the AFC's championship game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. This game came with a whole heaping load of hype. It was the destiny’s team, the Pats, versus the underachieving talent menagerie that is the Colts.

    The game started out as many do with the two feeling each other out and playing it conservative. And as the pats jumped out on top to a 14-3 there was a feeling that this was going to be a scary game. Then, the Pats got an interception by Samuels on a pass intended for Marvin Harrison (who ran an uncharacteristically bad route) and returned it for a touchdown. Now it is 21-3 and I began to realize that they had a long road ahead of them. So I watched till halftime and left my viewing area and came to my humble abode.

    This is when I believe that I took my place in the outcome of this game. I was frustrated with the game, but I was going to watch it because it was far from over. To lessen the angst I decided it was time to get down and dirty and clean my room. It was long overdue, but as I cleaned I watched the game. The Colts began showing life, and I continued to clean. By the end I had all but cleaned my room, but the Colts had the ball with 2:13 seconds left, and I couldn't stop what I was doing for fear of throwing off the universes energy. That's right I, like most other sports freaks, was in complete belief that I was in sole control of this game's outcome. I could see myself acting like a fool but I didn't care, I was giddy with the idea that the Colts would win and I would see a new team in the Super Bowl. The Colts did end up winning the game and sealing it with an interception from a much maligned defense. I was so happy! I even screamed a little bit with joy.

    This is why I love sports. I can really get excited about them and can definitely get a boatload of enjoyment out of them. I must say that I was absolutely shocked when I looked at Peyton Manning's stats after the game. 27-47 349 yds, 1 TD and 1 INT. These were his numbers. At first glance they look like really good numbers, but if we look a bit closer we can see that they are actually much better than this. When Peyton threw the interception in the second quarter his stats were something like 4-9 60yds and 1 INT. So if we do our math we clearly see that Peyton played the rest of the game at a torrid pace, 23-38 291 and a TD. Those are ridiculous numbers!!! Peyton Manning may very well be the best quarterback in NFL history, and we have just seen him take his next step towards that goal. A Super Bowl win will galvanize a tremendous career and stop all this silly talk about not winning a big game.

    Tom Brady and the Pats have nothing to hang their heads about, they are the best team of this decade, and they always find a way to be competitive. Tom Brady is a very high class quarterback and he did more with less this year than anybody ever has. That said, I'm glad that someone else is getting a chance and I look forward to Peyton Manning and the Colts beating the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl by a 37-24 margin. And let's not forget the absolute best part about the Colts winning this game, we get to keep on watching Peyton in his wonderful commercial career!

    It was a great day for the Colts and a great day for me to be watching some football and cleaning my room. I can only hope that the Super Bowl is as exciting. Also, I just want to say that I am very happy that finally the NFL has an African American head coach in the Super Bowl and there’s not only one there's two! In a day and age when racism is the giant elephant in the room that everyone is ignoring. I am proud to be a fan of a sport where there are finally African American coaches that are proving they are some of the best in the game. I hope that this opens the door to more minority coaches and eventually to a better America, because lets be honest we have a long way to go. But we'll get there, because someday all the wonderful people I know will be in charge of the world, and that means good times are a-comin'. Have a wonderful day everyone and pass the love!


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