Well…we predicted that the key to the Super Bowl would be the ability of the Saints defense to force Manning into a game-changing turnover…and we were right…Check out the following passage reprinted from our “Early Super Bowl Preview” below…

The Saints’ opportunistic secondary may have a chance to make a big play. For all the hype about how great he is, Manning did throw 16 interceptions this season, sixth highest in the league. From a numbers standpoint, Drew Brees was actually the better quarterback, with 34 TD passes to Manning’s 33, 11 INT’s to Manning’s 16, and a 106.2 QB rating to Manning’s 99.9. The ability of the Saints to produce a timely turnover or two will likely be the key to the game. The Saints don’t have a shutdown defense by any means, but they are opportunistic, second in the league in takeaways (39), interceptions (26) and third in turnover ratio (+11).  The importance of the takeway to the New Orleans game was evident in the NFC Championship Game against the Vikings. The Saints wouldn’t be here had they not been able to produce turnovers at pivotao moments. A lot of people have called this “lucky,” but luck has little to do with it. The Saints force turnovers by design. One problem against the Colts is that Indy fumbled the ball only five times all year, least in the league. The Saints have a much better chance of benefitting from a Manning interception than an Addai fumble…

We speculated that Darren Sharper would be the one to make the big play…as it turns out it was Tracy Porter. Either way, Rock Box Sports cashed in nicely on Super Sunday- we had the Saints +5 as well as a little something on the money line as well. While we did lose our over/under play, we hit almost all of our props to finish well in the money.

3 Stars: Saints +5 WINNER

3 Stars: Peyton Manning, YES  HE WILL THROW AN INTERCEPTION…-145. WINNER.

2 STARS: Joseph Addai OVER in carries and yards. SPLIT.

1 STAR: ReggIe Bush UNDER in yardage. WIN.

1 Star: OVER 56. LOSER.