A Glance at Super Bowl Weekend

WHO DAT NATION

The main story of the weekend has to been the Saints and the city of New Orleans receiving a long overdue championship. The scenes from Bourbon Street with people dancing in the streets and Drew Brees with tears holding up his son speak volume to how important this game was to that city. Whether people want to admit it or not, you have to feel good for a city that was nearly wiped off the map just a few years ago after Katrina. Who knows when the party will end, but with Mardi Gras coming up, there is no end in sight for the biggest party of all-time.

HELLO DREW BREES

Talk about MVP. Drew Brees turned the attention away from Peyton Manning last night and showed the nation just how good he can be. Brees went 32 of 39 for 288 yards and threw for two touchdowns. He completed 18 of his last 19 passes and finished the game with a QB rating of 114.5. Brees orchestrated one of the best game winning drives with just minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. This is a quarterback who most people left for dead in San Diego, now he's a Super Bowl MVP.

PORTER PICK SIX

Tracy Porter helped put an end to the thought of a Colts comeback with his 74-yard interception return for a touchdown. Porter jumped Peyton Manning's pass to Reggie Wayne and sprinted toward the end zone and immortality. Most people will choose to focus on the play of Brees and Manning in the aftermath of the game, but much credit is deserved for the Saints defense. Porter was also the player to intercept Brett Favre in the NFC Championship game.

EASY ON PEYTON

Peyton Manning did not have his best game as a Colt, he did not solidify himself as the best of all-time, but he did not choke. Manning went 31 of 45 for 333 yards with one touchdown and one huge interception. Looking at the interception, it appeared that Reggie Wayne ran a hook instead of a slant on the play. Tracy Porter beat Wayne to the ball and the rest is history. Peyton is not a choker, he has one ring already and should still be in the argument for the best quarterback of all-time.

SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS

It's part of the Super Bowl that everyone loves, the commercials. But this year's Super Bowl commericals lacked the spunk the game thankfully provided. I'll give credit to Doritos and Bud Light for providing some light entertainment, but the rest just didn't tickle my fancy. My favorite had to be the little kid slapping his mom's boyfriend in the face, but Danica Patrick's appearance for GoDaddy.com didn't impress many. Tim Tebow's commercial was way overblown and the use of animals in commercials is starting to get old. Trying to out due a Zebra looking at instant replay or a streaking sheep is hard to do, but I guess there is always next year.

RUTGERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Scarlet Knights had two former players in the Super Bowl yesterday. Gary Brackett and Eric Foster came up clutch on a goal line stand late in the second quarter for the Colts defense. With the emergence of Ray Rice as a standout running back, the State University of New Jersey's football program had a pretty good postseason.

SUPER GAMES ON SUPER SUNDAY

Fans have been treated to some outstanding football the last few Super Bowls. The last three games have featured game winning, fourth quarter drives with some last minute heroics. Eli Manning and the Giants in 2007, Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers last year and now Drew Brees and the "Who Dat" Saints. Many people forget how many blowouts there were in the 90's, but recently the biggest game in America has lived up to its hype.