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Christopher Price has covered the Boston sports scene for the last dozen years, working for ESPN.com, SI.com, and Baseball America, as well as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and Boston Metro. In that time, he’s established himself as an award-winning sportswriter who has been honored by Northeastern University, the New England Press Association, and the North Carolina Press Association. In addition, he's written two books, "Baseball by the Beach" and "The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower."
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02/08/10 02:10 EST
In the end, it was a native son of Louisiana who delivered football salvation to New Orleans.
Cornerback Tracy Porter, a native of Port Allen, La. — who said the day he was taken in the second round of the 2008 draft by the Saints was the happiest day of his life — stepped in front of a Peyton Manning pass and took it back 74 yards to cement a 31-17 win over the Colts Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIV. (Click here for the complete recap.)
It put the cap on a remarkable year for the Saints. Under Drew Brees and Sean Payton, the franchise came to represent the rebirth and revitalization of the city of New Orleans — four years ago, the team spent the entire season away from New Orleans. So, when Saints running back Reggie Bush said after the game, “This game was bigger than football,” he wasn’t engaging in hyperbole. The team became a symbol for the people of the city, and the team and its fans engaged in a symbiotic relationship that was perhaps unlike
02/06/10 04:09 EST
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Beating Peyton Manning is something that used to routinely happen around these parts. Each time they were able to do it, the Patriots were able to execute a fairly consistent game plan to get the job done. To that end, here are five things that to watch for in Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV between the Colts and the Saints, many of which will look awful similar to New England football fans who paid attention to the epic New England-Indianapolis struggles from earlier this decade.
Winning the turnover battle
To be successful on Sunday, the Saints have to force turnovers. They certainly have the ability to pull it off — New Orleans had 39 takeaways in the regular season and has another seven in the postseason, including three in the NFC Championship Game against Brett Favre and the Vikings. It will be a challenge against the Colts, who rarely turn the ball over (Indianapolis lost just five fumbles in the regular season.)
But if they can rattle the Indianapolis offense, it
02/04/10 01:12 EST
With Super Bowl XLIV looming on Sunday, we’re taking this week to look back at some of the most memorable Super Bowl moments in recent Patriots history. We’ve listed the five most underrated Super Bowl moments in franchise history, as well as the five best individual Super Bowl performances. Today, we examine the five most nightmarish Super Bowl moments in franchise history.
5. Lawrence McGrew getting knocked sideways by William Perry in the third quarter of Super Bowl XX
This was a case of a good player simply having a bad day at the office. McGrew, one of the most popular players in the New England locker room, was taken in the second round of the 1980 draft and had become an important part of the New England linebacking corps — he had a career-high 167 tackles in 1984 and led the Patriots in tackles in 1985.
But in Super Bowl XX, McGrew was forever immortalized as an image of Chicago's dominance over the Patriots. Defensive lineman-turned-running back Perry
02/02/10 01:08 EST
With Super Bowl XLIV looming on Sunday, we’re taking this week to look back at some of the most memorable Super Bowl moments in recent Patriots history. Yesterday, we examined the five most underrated Super Bowl moments in franchise history. Today, we take a look at the five best individual Super Bowl performances.
5. Mike Vrabel in Super Bowl XXXVIII
In one of the biggest games of his career, Vrabel was absolutely dominant on both sides of the ball. From the outside linebacker spot, he finished with six tackles and a game-high two sacks — one of which was an early strip sack of Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme.
In addition, operating as a tight end in the red zone, he caught a 2-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter from Tom Brady. His touchdown made him the first defensive player to score a Super Bowl TD on offense since William “Refrigerator” Perry did so for the Bears against the Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
“We had been running it and
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