CHFF takes the Saints

All the numbers point their way.

The larger trend

There are two larger trends that appear to be in the favor of Brees.

After his two playoff performances this year, Brees is now the least intercepted passer in postseason history (min. 150 attempts). He’s thrown just two picks (against 11 TDs) in 186 attempts. That’s a rate of 1.08 percent – and even better than the number produced by the former leader, Bart Starr (1.41 percent).

And, as our own John Dudley highlighted this week, Brees is now third on the all-time postseason passer rating list

(100.6), behind only recent retiree Kurt Warner (102.8) and the greatest quarterback of all time, Starr (104.8).

The Colts will be pushed over by no team. They’ve proven that time and again this year. Coach Jim Caldwell’s well-oiled victory machine is a thing of beaty to behold.

But, in the end, we’re going to roll the dice with the team who’s looked better in the key stats that we find so near and dear.

Back to the road: next stop, Miami!

Our real and spectacular score: New Orleans 33, Indianapolis 28