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• The aborted perfect season: Should the Colts win, coach Jim Caldwell will face another round of second-guessing for pulling his starters in a Week 16 loss to the New York Jets. But even if Indianapolis squandered a chance at finishing 19-0, history already has shown that Caldwell made the right move for his team.The Colts entered the postseason well rested and didn’t lose a key player to injury like New England did with wide receiver Wes Welker in Week 17. Indianapolis also didn’t show any rust in its first playoff win against Baltimore. Credit that to the Colts’ preparation under Caldwell. He elicited inspired practices by matching starters against each other during the bye week rather than try to game plan for three different potential opponents like predecessor Tony Dungy did in the past.
“I haven’t looked back,” Manning said when asked about the topic during the Pro Bowl telecast. “We’re glad to be in [the Super Bowl]. That’s what it’s all about.”
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