Super Bowl XLI

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears – Dolphins Stadium (Grass)

*Cloudy with showers with an 80 percent chance of precipitation is what is being forecast for game day.

Line: Colts -7 (Opening: -7½)

Over/Under: 48 (Opening: 49)

Records: Indianapolis 15-4 (11-8 ATS), Chicago 15-3 (11-7 ATS)

Game Time: 6:30 p.m. EST

Key Colts Injuries

QB Peyton Manning: All eyes were on Manning who seemed to be taking snaps from center without any trouble from his thumb during the Colts’ Wednesday practice. He’ll play on Sunday.

TE Ben Utecht: Although he injured his knee in the AFC title game, head coach Tony Dungy said that Utecht will play on Sunday.

CB Nick Harper: Harper’s status for the big game remains questionable (ankle injury). When asked about his DB’ status, Dungy would only say, “pretty iffy.”

S Bob Sanders: Sanders is listed as questionable with a knee injury but did take the field for practice on Wednesday.

Key Bears Injuries

WR Mark Bradley: The Sporting News is reporting that Bradley will play in Super Bowl XLI despite an ankle injury.

LB Rod Wilson: Wilson is questionable with a hamstring injury.

Key Stats and Trends
* provided by Everyedge.com

Toss home records out the window since this game is being played at a neutral site.

The Colts are 2-3 ATS on grass away from home and the Bears, who are technically the home team, are 1-1 away from Soldier Field this season.

*Chicago is 3-5 ATS in their last seven games, including 1-4 ATS in their last five starts.

*The Bears are 65-10-2 ATS when they win straight up.

*The Bears are 1-3 ATS in their last four playoffs games (their only four playoff games over the last 10 years).

*The Bears have a record of 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. an AFC opponent.

*Chicago has a record of 2-6 ATS in their last eight and 3-8-1 ATS the last 12 times they have played an AFC opponent away from Chicago.

*The Bears have a mark of 1-5 ATS the last six times they have played after a week off.

*Overall, Indianapolis has a record of 5-7 ATS in their last 12 playoff games, but they are 5-3 ATS since 2003.

*The Colts have a record of 7-3 ATS the last 10 times they have played an NFC team, including 3-1 ATS this season.

*Over the years, the favorite in the Super Bowl has recorded a mark of 28-12 straight up and have been 20-17-3 ATS in those games.

*The NFC is 3-1 ATS in the last four Super Bowls, but the AFC is 3-1 straight up in those games. (Continued)

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