Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

So this is it. It all comes down to this, the New Orleans Saints vs. the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. For most of us fantasy owners, it’s finally a time to not worry about stats and fantasy rankings, and just sit back and watch the biggest sporting event in the nation. For some of us, we’re still playing for something in our playoff fantasy leagues. I hope you loaded up on Saints and Colts or you’re in serious trouble. Let’s take a look at how the Saints and the Colts made it to the grand stage.

Indianapolis Colts 30 vs. New York Jets 17
This one had upset city written all over it in the first half. The New York Jets, oddly enough, put together their best fantasy stat line in the game that they didn’t win. Both Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery went over 100 yards receiving, including an 80-yard bomb to Edwards from Mark Sanchez. OK, so Edwards only had two catches in the game, but when one of then is an 80-yard TD, that’s all you need. Dustin Keller hauled in another score to go with his 63 yards receiving. Where was this passing production in the regular season when fantasy owners needed it? Sanchez threw for two touchdowns and 257 yards passing with an interception. Not a bad day at all for a guy who was putting up horrendous fantasy numbers. Unfortunately for the Jets, and probably a big reason why they lost this game, but Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene just barely got over 40 yards rushing each. The running game was their bread and butter all season, but the bread went stale in this game. As for the victorious Colts, they didn’t need Reggie Wayne or Dallas Clark to get the job done in this one, although Clark did have one score. But it was the Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie show in this one. Garcon had 11 catches for 151 yards and a touchdown, while Collie had 123 yards receiving and a touchdown, as well. Wayne had three catches for 55 yards on “Revis Island.” Peyton Manning threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns to put together another solid fantasy day, but who would have expected anything else? Joseph Addai rushed for 80 yards, but couldn’t get in the endzone. He should be in line for a nice night in the Super Bowl after the day Adrian Peterson had against the Saints.

New Orleans Saints 31 vs. Minnesota Vikings 28
Was this Brett Favre’s swan song finally? In possibly his final outing, Favre threw for 310 yards with a touchdown and two costly interceptions. The Minnesota Viking with a big day in this game was from Adrian Peterson, who went off for 122 yards rushing and three touchdowns. In his last game of the season, Peterson finally busted loose for the kind of performance we’ve all come to expect. He’ll be a Top 3 running back next season. Sidney Rice only had 43 yards receiving, but hauled in a touchdown to salvage his last fantasy outing. Bernard Berrian was the Vikings top receiver, going over the century mark, and Visanthe Shiancoe put up 83 yards through the air. Still, all these receivers will take a big hit next season if Favre is going. Drew Brees only threw for 197 yards, but he also tossed up three TDs. Two of those touchdowns went to his running backs, Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas. It’s hard to tell game-by-game who will be the star RB on this team. Thomas totaled two scores and 61 yards rushing. Besides his touchdowns, Bush had a pretty quiet game. Devery Henderson caught the other touchdown from Brees and finished with 39 yards receiving to lead the Saints. Marques Colston only had 22 yards and a couple of drops, but remains Brees’ go-to receiver. Just like with the ground attack, it’s hard to predict who Brees who throw to with his plethora of passing options. Some things never change, even in the playoffs.

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