Saints 3-1 after comeback heroics; NFL.UNBEATEN New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded and Indianapolis maintained their blemish-free records in NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Week Nine, but the top two in the Super Bowl betting both had scares, writes Phil Agius. The prolific Saints went 14-0 down in their NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference South clash against Carolina, failing to score a touchdown in the first half for the first time this season. But they rallied to win 30-20, taking their record to 8-0 - the best start in their 43-year history. New Orleans are 3-1 favourites for the Vince Lombardi Trophy The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's annual championship game, the Super Bowl. It is considered to be the NFL's most prestigious award. and have a fantastic chance of reaching at least 10-0, with St Louis and Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. , who have 14 defeats between them this season, next on their schedule before they host New England. AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. favourites Indianapolis were let off the hook by Houston, who rallied impressively in their divisional clash only for kicker Kris Brown to miss a 42-yard field goal as time expired that would have tied the game. The Colts are 5-1 for the Super Bowl with New England, their opponents on Sunday, 6-1 after scoring an important AFC East win over Miami. This week sees the start of Thursday night games, with Chicago 2.5-point underdogs for their trip to San Francisco after the Bears lost 41-21 to Arizona on Sunday. Week Ten Vegas line: Chicago +2.5 at San Francisco, Jacksonville +6.5 at NY Jets, Denver -4.5 at Washington, Cincinnati +6.5 at Pittsburgh, Buffalo +6.5 at Tennessee, Detroit +16 at Minnesota, New Orleans -14 at St Louis, Atlanta -1.5 at Carolina, Tampa Bay +9.5 at Miami, Kansas City +1.5 at Oakland, Seattle +8.5 at Arizona, Philadelphia +1.5 at San Diego, Dallas -1 at Green Bay, New England +3 at Indianapolis, Baltimore -10.5 at Cleveland. |
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