Common opponents favor the Colts
“As much as I want the Saints to win, I know who will win,” the Arizona Cardinals‘ defensive end said while preparing to represent the NFC in Sunday’s Pro Bowl. “I know the Colts are going to win, but I would love for the Saints to win for the City of New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints are playing for more than just football. They have the people that suffered from Hurricane Katrina, and things like that, and they’re really trying to back that city up. And they’re doing a great job.”
Dockett, whose team suffered a 31-10 loss to the Colts in Week 3 of the regular season and a 45-14 defeat to the Saints in the divisional round of the playoffs, just doesn’t think they’ll have enough to overcome the Colts’ strengths on both sides of the ball.
Other Pro Bowl participants who faced the Super Bowl opponents agree with that perspective. Although they acknowledge that the matchup of the two best quarterbacks in the league — the Colts’ Peyton Manning and the Saints’ Drew Brees — could produce a wild, high-scoring game, they’re mostly leaning toward Manning because he already has won a Super Bowl and has delivered in more pressure situations.
They’re also leaning toward the Colts because of how consistently well they have performed leading into the postseason.
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