2011 Season Super Bowl XLVI
COLTS TRIUMPH IN FIRST OT IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY
The Redskins history making season finally came to an end tonight, & in the most unlikely of ways. This Super Bowl was one of the more unique in history. The Colts were the first team to play the big game in their home field. That however had nothing to do with the outcome as it was a close one till the end. Payton Manning’s only touchdown pass of the game clinched the Colts 25-19 victory & their 2nd Super Bowl win in six years. This game had everything you could ask for in a Super Bowl. Superb defenses, big pass plays, & a late game tying drive. Who did these things however is a completely different story.
‘Skins quarterback Cam Newton was off to a shaky start. The pressure of being the first rookie QB to start a Super Bowl may of got to him a bit. He wasn’t able to make the big plays in the first quarter like normal. He threw his first interception of the game to Colts corner Kelvin Hayden midway through the 1st. It resulted in the first score of the game, a 2 yard goal line run by Joseph Addai . From here it looked like both Newton & Manning would not be able to find their rhythm. Each teams secondary looked well matched with the opposing teams offenses. Manning was in unfamiliar territory as he did not throw a touchdown at all the first half. Both teams traded field goals followed by a ’Skins punt that pinned the Colts at their own 1 yard line. Adam Carriker then sacked Manning in the end zone for a rare safety in the Super Bowl. Washington would then capitalize with another field goal to end the first half trailing 10-8.
The beginning of the second half saw Newton get his game going. The drive belonged to Larry Johnson however as he ran the ’Skins into the red zone. The drive did stall though & another field goal was made. Cam would once again begin to struggle, as he would be sacked 4 times in the second half & fail to hit some key completions to help break the game open for his team. The Colts Super Bowl vet Adam Vinatieri kept his team scoring with his three field goals to put the Colts in the lead 19-11 mid-way through the 4th quarter. The Washington defense kept the team in the game by making Payton Manning struggle as well. Despite throwing for nearly 300 yards he yet to score a TD. An incomplete pass intended for Reggie Wayne allowed the Redskins the ball with 2:10 left & down by 8. Cam Newton made a few quick completions to keep the clock moving and the team going downfield. He would begin to stall however and was quickly faced with 3rd and long with almost a minute left still in ’Skins territory. Newton would go on to heave a 69 yard bomb downfield that was caught by Chansi Stuckey, his only catch of the game. The Redskins were now in the red zone, but once again the offense stalled & it was 4th & goal at the 1. Newton called play action & dumped the ball off quickly to tight end Fred Davis for the touchdown. The two point conversion was still in question. It was solved with Newton coming out of shotgun to run the two points in & tie the game with 49 seconds left.
Payton Manning tried to pass the Colts into field goal range but time expired before he could get his team to mid-field. Thus the first overtime period in Super Bowl history had begun. The Redskins won the toss & elected to receive. After a good return from Ryan Broyles, Newton completed two passes to Chris Cooley to keep up the momentum from the last drive. It all came to a screeching halt as Newton overthrows Devin Thomas & gets picked off by Colts rookie corner Rashad Carmichael. Newton & the Redskin offense stood on the sidelines hopelessly as Payton Manning threw the game winning TD on 1st & goal to Reggie Wayne. Lucas Oil Stadium erupted as the home team Colts win the third Super Bowl in franchise history. For Manning his second & second Super Bowl MVP award. For Cam Newton, a heroic effort that came too short. For the Redskins disappointment, but still hope. No one expected them to make it this far with this group of players. With men like Cam Newton, Chris Cooley, Devin Thomas, Adam Carriker & Deangelo Hall leading this team for a wild ride. Many believe this will not be the last time the Redskins are at this point, with a championship just a heartbeat away.
Notes:
-Payton Manning is the first player since Kurt Warner back in 1999 to win NFL MVP & Super Bowl MVP in the same season.
-Colts TE Dallas Clark left the game with an abdominal injury in the 2nd quarter. He did not return.
COLTS TRIUMPH IN FIRST OT IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY
The Redskins history making season finally came to an end tonight, & in the most unlikely of ways. This Super Bowl was one of the more unique in history. The Colts were the first team to play the big game in their home field. That however had nothing to do with the outcome as it was a close one till the end. Payton Manning’s only touchdown pass of the game clinched the Colts 25-19 victory & their 2nd Super Bowl win in six years. This game had everything you could ask for in a Super Bowl. Superb defenses, big pass plays, & a late game tying drive. Who did these things however is a completely different story.
‘Skins quarterback Cam Newton was off to a shaky start. The pressure of being the first rookie QB to start a Super Bowl may of got to him a bit. He wasn’t able to make the big plays in the first quarter like normal. He threw his first interception of the game to Colts corner Kelvin Hayden midway through the 1st. It resulted in the first score of the game, a 2 yard goal line run by Joseph Addai . From here it looked like both Newton & Manning would not be able to find their rhythm. Each teams secondary looked well matched with the opposing teams offenses. Manning was in unfamiliar territory as he did not throw a touchdown at all the first half. Both teams traded field goals followed by a ’Skins punt that pinned the Colts at their own 1 yard line. Adam Carriker then sacked Manning in the end zone for a rare safety in the Super Bowl. Washington would then capitalize with another field goal to end the first half trailing 10-8.
The beginning of the second half saw Newton get his game going. The drive belonged to Larry Johnson however as he ran the ’Skins into the red zone. The drive did stall though & another field goal was made. Cam would once again begin to struggle, as he would be sacked 4 times in the second half & fail to hit some key completions to help break the game open for his team. The Colts Super Bowl vet Adam Vinatieri kept his team scoring with his three field goals to put the Colts in the lead 19-11 mid-way through the 4th quarter. The Washington defense kept the team in the game by making Payton Manning struggle as well. Despite throwing for nearly 300 yards he yet to score a TD. An incomplete pass intended for Reggie Wayne allowed the Redskins the ball with 2:10 left & down by 8. Cam Newton made a few quick completions to keep the clock moving and the team going downfield. He would begin to stall however and was quickly faced with 3rd and long with almost a minute left still in ’Skins territory. Newton would go on to heave a 69 yard bomb downfield that was caught by Chansi Stuckey, his only catch of the game. The Redskins were now in the red zone, but once again the offense stalled & it was 4th & goal at the 1. Newton called play action & dumped the ball off quickly to tight end Fred Davis for the touchdown. The two point conversion was still in question. It was solved with Newton coming out of shotgun to run the two points in & tie the game with 49 seconds left.
Payton Manning tried to pass the Colts into field goal range but time expired before he could get his team to mid-field. Thus the first overtime period in Super Bowl history had begun. The Redskins won the toss & elected to receive. After a good return from Ryan Broyles, Newton completed two passes to Chris Cooley to keep up the momentum from the last drive. It all came to a screeching halt as Newton overthrows Devin Thomas & gets picked off by Colts rookie corner Rashad Carmichael. Newton & the Redskin offense stood on the sidelines hopelessly as Payton Manning threw the game winning TD on 1st & goal to Reggie Wayne. Lucas Oil Stadium erupted as the home team Colts win the third Super Bowl in franchise history. For Manning his second & second Super Bowl MVP award. For Cam Newton, a heroic effort that came too short. For the Redskins disappointment, but still hope. No one expected them to make it this far with this group of players. With men like Cam Newton, Chris Cooley, Devin Thomas, Adam Carriker & Deangelo Hall leading this team for a wild ride. Many believe this will not be the last time the Redskins are at this point, with a championship just a heartbeat away.
| Feb 6, 2012 - IND at WSH | |||||||
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | OT | SCORE | |
| Colts (18-1) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |
| Redskins (13-6) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Team Stats Comparison | |||||||
| IND | WSH | ||||||
| 388 | Total Offense | 368 | |||||
| 67 | Rushing Yards | 126 | |||||
| 321 | Passing Yards | 242 | |||||
| 18 | First Downs | 17 | |||||
| 11 | Punt Return Yards | 23 | |||||
| 80 | Kick Return Yards | 177 | |||||
| 479 | Total Yards | 568 | |||||
| 0 (+2) | Turnovers | 2 (-2) | |||||
| 6-17 (35%) | 3rd Down Converstion | 3-15 (20%) | |||||
| 0 | 4th Down Conversion | 2-3 (66%) | |||||
| 0 | 2-Point Conversion | 1-1 (100%) | |||||
| 2/3 | Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1/2 | |||||
| 5-24 | Penalties | 1-13 | |||||
| 28:49 | Posession Time | 22:30 | |||||
| Scoring Summary | |||||||
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | IND | WSH | |||||
| 7:04 | (IND) J. Addai 2 YD TD Run (Vinatieri Kick) | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 3:02 | (WSH) G. Gano 48 YD FG | 7 | 3 | ||||
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | IND | WSH | |||||
| 8:15 | (IND) A. Vinatieri 49 YD FG | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 4:16 | (WSH) Safety | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 1:18 | (WSH) G. Gano 26 YD FG | 10 | 8 | ||||
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | IND | WSH | |||||
| 8:18 | (WSH) G. Gano 27 YD FG | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 2:33 | (IND) A. Vinatieri 21 YD FG | 13 | 11 | ||||
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | IND | WSH | |||||
| 11:42 | (IND) A. Vinatieri 19 YD FG | 16 | 11 | ||||
| 5:44 | (IND) A. Vinatieri 19 YD FG | 19 | 11 | ||||
| :49 | (WSH) F. Davis 1 YD TG Pass from C. Newton (2pt Good) | 19 | 19 | ||||
| OVERTIME SCORING | IND | WSH | |||||
| 9:34 | (IND) R. Wayne 3 YD Pass from P. Manning | 25 | 19 | ||||
| Colts Boxscore | |||||||
| PASSING | RATING | C/ATT | YDS | TD/INT | AVG | ||
| P. Manning | 84.0 | 25/46 | 325 | 1/0 | 54% | ||
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
| J. Addai | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 1 | 20 | ||
| D. Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
| P. Garcon | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 0 | 23 | ||
| R. Wayne | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 21 | ||
| DEFENSIVE | TACK | SACK | INT | PDEF | TD | ||
| A. Bethea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| G. Brackett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Q. Black | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KICKING | FGM/A | PCT | LONG | XPM/A | PTS | ||
| A. Vinatieri | 4/4 | 100% | 49 | 1/1 | 13 | ||
| Redskins Boxscore | |||||||
| PASSING | RATING | C/ATT | YDS | TD/INT | AVG | ||
| C. Newton | 50.0 | 20/47 | 261 | 1/2 | 42% | ||
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
| L. Johnson | 17 | 93 | 5.4 | 0 | 23 | ||
| C. Newton | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 | ||
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
| D. Thomas | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | 16 | ||
| C. Cooley | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| DEFENSIVE | TACK | SACK | INT | PDEF | TD | ||
| L. Landry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| C. Horton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| L. Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKING | FGM/A | PCT | LONG | XPM/A | PTS | ||
| G. Gano | 3/3 | 100% | 49 | 0 | 9 | ||
Notes:
-Payton Manning is the first player since Kurt Warner back in 1999 to win NFL MVP & Super Bowl MVP in the same season.
-Colts TE Dallas Clark left the game with an abdominal injury in the 2nd quarter. He did not return.
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