INDIANAPOLIS A comeback, a drive, a legacy. And yes -- finally --
Peyton Manning gets his Super Bowl trip, too.
Football's most prolific quarterback put on a show for the ages
Sunday, rallying the Indianapolis Colts from 18 points down and
driving them 80 yards for the winning score in a wildly entertaining
38-34 victory over the New England Patriots [team stats].
In his nine years in the league, Manning has never played in a
game like this AFC championship contest. He threw for 349 yards and
one touchdown and brought his team back from a 21-3 deficit.
Joseph Addai capped Manning's late drive with the winning score, a
3-yard run with 1 minute left to help the Colts (15-4) complete the
rally and send coach Tony Dungy to his first Super Bowl -- and a very
special one.
Dungy and the Colts will face the Chicago Bears and his good
friend Lovie Smith in Miami in two weeks. Together they are the first
black coaches to make the Super Bowl in its 41 years.
After Indy's last touchdown, Manning was on the sideline, his head
down -- he couldn't bear to watch. New England's Tom Brady [stats] --
he of the three Super Bowl rings -- threw an interception to Marlin
Jackson and the RCA Dome crowd went wild. One kneel down later and
Manning ripped off his helmet to celebrate.
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