Sunday, February 04, 2007

Colts buck the Bears

Dominic Rhodes rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown to help the Colts down the Bears, 29-17, to capture Super Bowl XLI.

MIAMI - Purple rain at the Super Bowl. Golden memories for Peyton Manning, Tony Dungy and the Indianapolis Colts.

In a sloppy, exciting, rain-soaked NFL title game Sunday, the Colts defeated the Bears 29-17 behind 247 yards passing from Manning, the star quarterback who finally won the big one after nine record-setting seasons that were missing very little besides a championship.

"We put a lot of hard work and a lot of effort into this," said Manning, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player. "It's all happening pretty fast right now. I'm excited. It's something we'll enjoy for quite some time."