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2009-2010 NFL Super Bowl & Playoff Picks: Final Results

After a thrilling Super Bowl, multiple records were set or tied. The NFC has now won 13 coin tosses in a row, which has a probability of 1/1892, or .0122%. When the Saints attempted (and recovered) an onside kick to kick off the second half, they attempted the first ever pre-4th quarter onside kick in Super Bowl history. Garrett Hartley of the Saints became the first Super Bowl kicker to have three 40+ yard field goals. Drew Brees tied Tom Brady’s Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004) mark with 32 completed passes. And the Saints tied the Redskins’ Super Bowl XXII (1988) record for the largest deficit (10 points) overcome en route to victory (the Broncos were the unfortunate victims then). The Colts, for their part, also scored on the longest (96 yards) Super Bowl touchdown drive ever, tying the Bears in Super Bowl XX (1986).

The game was back and forth, but the game was, for all intended purposes, over when Tracy Porter returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter, giving the Saints a 31-17 lead with 3:12 left. With this Super Bowl, the Saints became the first team to lose their last three regular season games and win the Super Bowl. Speaking of losing, Manning became the fifth consecutive regular season MVP to lose the Super Bowl, when the MVP reached it. On a brighter note, Colts kicker Matt Stover became the oldest player in Super Bowl history at 42 years, 11 days old.

With all that happened, points were doled out like they’re going to expire soon, because they essentially already have. After the final scores have been tallied, the 2010 NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em winner is … Brian. Correctly guessing how the Saints would pull it off helped Brian come out on top, and stay ahead of Erikk and yours truly. In addition, Andrew emerged victorious in the Fantasy Pick ‘Em, with a score of 504 points. Jumping on the Saints’ bandwagon and Adrian Peterson’s NFC title game performance helped there. To see the final standings and the Super Bowl results, you may kindly look below.

And while I have you, my favorite Super Bowl commercial, by definition, was the Coca Cola commercial involving The Simpsons and all their auxiliary characters. My favorite non-Simpsons commercial was the Snickers commercial featuring Betty White playing tackle football in the mud. Hilarious. Feel free to leave comments below with your favorites.

2010 NFL Playoff Pick ‘Em Final Standings

Rank	Name	Points
1	Brian	37
2	Erikk	33
3	John	32
4	Andrew	32
5	Mike P	31
6	Mike C	28
7	Teddy	26
8	KC	25
9	George	21
10	Pete	7
11	Jeff	4

NFL Fantasy Playoff Pick ‘Em Final Standings

Rank	Name	Points
1	Andrew	504
2	John	457
3	KC	350
4	Mike C	90

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Super Bowl Results

	NO @ IND				Bonus Points					Tiebreaker	Total
Name	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	MVP	Top Passer	Top Rusher	Top Receiver	Winning Score	Winning Quarter	Longest Drive	Points
Andrew	—–	—–	—–	—–	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Pierre Thomas (Saints)	Reggie Wayne (Colts)	Touchdown	4th	—–	32
Brian	Saints	9	320	Drew Brees (Saints)	Drew Brees (Saints)	Joseph Addai (Colts)	Pierre Garcon (Cots)	Touchdown	4th	6:00	37
Erikk	Saints	5	200	Drew Brees (Saints)	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Reggie Bush (Saints)	Reggie Wayne (Colts)	Touchdown	4th	6:00	33
John	Saints	10	321	Drew Brees (Saints)	Drew Brees (Saints)	Joseph Addai (Colts)	Pierre Garcon (Colts)	Field Goal	4th	7:42	32
KC	Colts	10	345	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Pierre Thomas (Saints)	Pierre Garcon (Colts)	Touchdown	3rd	8:45	25
Mike C	Saints	5	190	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Drew Brees (Saints)	Joseph Addai (Colts)	Robert Meacham (Saints)	Extra Point	4th	9:56	28
Mike P	Colts	8	340	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Peyton Manning (Colts)	Pierre Thomas (Saints)	Pierre Garcon (Colts)	Field Goal	4th	6:47	31
Teddy	Saints	7	325	Reggie Bush (Saints)	Drew Brees (Saints)	Reggie Bush (Saints)	Pierre Garcon (Colts)	Touchdown	4th	7:30	26

Table Legend

• Two point picks are bolded.
• One point picks are italicized.
• Zero point picks are crossed out.

Name	QB	RB	RB	WR	WR	TE	K	Defense	Points
Andrew	Drew Brees (Saints) [57]	Joseph Addai (Colts) [18]	Pierre Thomas (Saints) [14]	Reggie Wayne (Colts) [12]	Marques Colston (Saints) [16]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [16]	Matt Stover (Colts) [5]	Colts [-9]	504
John	Drew Brees (Saints) [38]	Joseph Addai (Colts) [54]	Pierre Thomas (Saints) [14]	Austin Collie (Colts) [6]	Marques Colston (Saints) [24]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [8]	Matt Stover (Colts) [5]	Saints [28]	457
KC	Drew Brees (Saints) [38]	—–	—–	Robert Meacham (Saints) [0]	Reggie Wayne (Colts) [8]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [24]	—–	—–	350

Table Legend

• The number in brackets after each pick indicates the points earned by that pick.—–

Pro Bowl Results

	AFC @ NFC				Total
Name	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	MVP	Points
Andrew	AFC	12	150	Matt Schaub (Texans)	29
Brian	AFC	8	150	Chris Johnson (Titans)	30
Erikk	NFC	7	200	Adrian Peterson (Vikings)	25
George	NFC	7	200	Aaron Rodgers (Packers)	21
John	AFC	7	147	Chris Johnson (Titans)	26
KC	NFC	9	150	Aaron Rodgers (Packers)	22
Mike C	NFC	-4-	180	Adrian Peterson (Vikings)	22
Mike P	AFC	7	150	Andre Johnson (Texans)	27
Teddy	NFC	8	195	Tony Romo (Cowboys)	20

Table Legend

• Two point picks are bolded.
• One point picks are italicized.
• Zero point picks are crossed out.—–

Championship Round Results

	NYJ @ IND			MIN @ NO			Total
Name	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Points
Andrew	Colts	4	210	Saints	8	290	25
Brian	Colts	5	240	Saints	7	280	26
Erikk	Colts	5	270	Saints	6	260	23
George	Jets	4	225	Saints	8	315	19
John	Jets	5	231	Saints	7	269	23
KC	Colts	4	248	Saints	7	360	19
Mike C	Colts	9	230	Vikings	6	182	21
Mike P	Colts	6	220	Saints	8	285	24
Teddy	Jets	4	220	Vikings	7	310	17

Table Legend

• Two point picks are bolded.
• One point picks are italicized.
• Zero point picks are crossed out.

Name	QB	RB	RB	WR	WR	TE	K	Defense	Points
Andrew	Drew Brees (Saints) [38]	Shonn Greene (Jets) [4]	Adrian Peterson (Vikings) [62]	Reggie Wayne (Colts) [10]	Marques Colston (Saints) [2]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [9]	Ryan Longwell (Vikings) [4]	Colts [16]	375
John	Drew Brees (Saints) [19]	Joseph Addai (Colts) [18]	Adrian Peterson (Vikings) [62]	Sidney Rice (Vikings) [10]	Marques Colston (Saints) [4]	Dustin Keller (Jets) [12]	Jay Feely (Jets) [5]	Saints [11]	280
KC	Drew Brees (Saints) [19]	Thomas Jones (Jets) [12]	Adrian Peterson (Vikings) [31]	Robert Meachem (Saints) [1]	Reggie Wayne (Colts) [5]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [18]	Jay Feely (Jets) [10]	Jets [0]	280
Mike C	—–	—–	Thomas Jones (Jets) [18]	—–	Jerricho Cotchery (Jets) [30]	—–	—–	—–	90

Table Legend

• The number in brackets after each pick indicates the points earned by that pick.—-

Divisional Round Results

	BAL @ IND			NYJ @ SD			ARI @ NO			DAL @ MIN			Total
Name	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Points
Andrew	Colts	5	260	Chargers	7	230	Saints	9	350	Cowboys	7	250	17
Brian	Colts	5	275	Chargers	6	310	Saints	8	340	Vikings	5	260	18
Erikk	Colts	-4-	290	Chargers	6	250	Saints	6	295	Cowboys	5	230	16
George	Colts	7	315	Chargers	5	275	Cardinals	8	315	Cowboys	5	285	12
John	Colts	7	334	Chargers	6	297	Saints	10	389	Cowboys	6	256	17
KC	Colts	8	320	Jets	4	250	Cardinals	10	365	Cowboys	6	320	12
Mike C	Colts	7	160	Chargers	5	200	Saints	5	185	Vikings	3	130	19
Mike P	Colts	6	265	Chargers	7	285	Cardinals	7	325	Cowboys	6	210	16
Teddy	Ravens	-4-	210	Chargers	5	300	Saints	9	350	Cowboys	4	320	13

Table Legend

• Two point picks are bolded.
• One point picks are italicized.
• Zero point picks are crossed out.

Name	QB	RB	RB	WR	WR	TE	K	Defense	Points
Andrew	Drew Brees (Saints) [21]	Ray Rice (Ravens) [24]	Adrian Peterson (Vikings) [7]	Reggie Wayne (Colts) [12]	Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals) [14]	Jason Witten (Cowboys) [8]	Nate Kaeding (Chargers) [2]	Colts [21]	230
John	Philip Rivers (Chargers) [21]	Joseph Addai (Colts) [3]	Adrian Peterson (Vikings) [7]	Malcolm Floyd (Chargers) [3]	Marques Colston (Saints) [14]	Antonio Gates (Chargers) [9]	Nate Kaeding (Chargers) [2]	Chargers [4]	139
KC	Kurt Warner (Cardinals) [8]	Thomas Jones (Jets) [4]	Ray Rice (Ravens) [24]	Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals) [7]	Miles Austin (Cowboys) [6]	Dallas Clark (Colts) [5]	Jay Feely (Jets) [5]	Jets [12]	184
Mike C	—–	—–	Thomas Jones (Jets) [8]	—–	Jerricho Cotchery (Jets) [4]	Tony Curtis (Ravens) [0]	—–	—–	42

Table Legend

• The number in brackets after each pick indicates the points earned by that pick.—–

Wildcard Round Results

	BAL @ NE			NYJ @ CIN			PHI @ DAL			GB @ ARI
Name	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	TDs	Pass Yards	Points
Andrew	Ravens	5	225	Bengals	4	215	Cowboys	6	265	Packers	7	275	10
Brian	Patriots	5	280	Jets	4	225	Eagles	7	330	Packers	5	345	6
Erikk	Patriots	-4-	210	Bengals	5	225	Cowboys	5	320	Packers	5	240	6
George	Patriots	5	335	Jets	3	235	Cowboys	9	350	Packers	7	350	5
Jeff	Patriots	6	323	Bengals	5	287	Eagles	8	356	Packers	9	340	4
John	Patriots	5	227	Jets	4	194	Cowboys	6	282	Packers	6	322	10
KC	Patriots	3	350	Bengals	5	230	Cowboys	3	300	Packers	-4-	350	5
Mike C	Patriots	5	150	Bengals	6	200	Cowboys	7	215	Cardinals	-4-	225	11
Mike P	Ravens	5	290	Jets	6	235	Cowboys	8	345	Cardinals	6	290	10
Pete	Patriots	7	290	Jets	5	240	Cowboys	8	300	Packers	7	340	7
Teddy	Patriots	5	310	Bengals	3	225	Eagles	6	335	Packers	5	360	4

Table Legend

• Two point picks are bolded.
• One point picks are italicized.
• Zero point picks are crossed out.

Name	QB	RB	RB	WR	WR	TE	K	Defense	Points
Andrew	Aaron Rodgers (Packers) [39]	Ray Rice (Ravens) [27]	Marion Barber (Cowboys) [0]	Randy Moss (Patriots) [4]	Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals) [20]	Jason Witten (Cowboys) [2]	David Akers (Eagles) [2]	Ravens [17]	111
John	Tony Romo (Cowboys) [17]	Marion Barber (Cowboys) [0]	Thomas Jones (Jets) [9]	Julian Edelman (Patriots) [16]	Randy Moss (Patriots) [4]	Jermichael Finley (Packers) [15]	Stephen Gostkowski (Patriots) [2]	Jets [13]	76
KC	Aaron Rodgers (Packers) [39]	Ryan Grant (Packers) [7]	Ray Rice (Ravens) [27]	Julian Edelman (Patriots) [16]	Miles Austin (Cowboys) [14]	Jermichael Finley (Packers) [15]	Stephen Gostkowski (Patriots) [2]	Packers [-7]	113
Mike C	Tom Brady (Patriots) [14]	Brian Westbrook (Eagles) [2]	Thomas Jones (Jets) [9]	Randy Moss (Patriots) [4]	Jerricho Cotchery (Jets) [6]	Tony Curtis (Ravens) [0]	Stephen Gostkowski (Patriots) [2]	Packers [-7]	30

Table Legend

• The number in brackets after each pick indicates the points earned by that pick.

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