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Tracy Porter's interception helped divert a potential PR nightmare for the NFL, writes Len Pasquarelli.

The Saints picked apart the Colts' secondary like a basketball team in a fast break, writes Len Pasquarelli.

The New Orleans Saints' and Indianapolis Colts' defenses are the overlooked aspects of Super Bowl XLIV, Len Pasquarelli writes.

Saints WRs Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem enjoyed breakout seasons in 2009, and they credit a strict diet for much of their success, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Negotiations to extend the contract of Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning will begin in earnest after the season, Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed on Tuesday, and the deal is expected the make the Colts' star the highest paid player in NFL history.

Joe Lombardi, the Saints' QB coach and grandson of the legendary Vince Lombardi, is hoping to add a new chapter to his family's legacy, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Winning a Super Bowl ring would catapult Saints quarterback Drew Brees into the Hall of Fame discussion, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Len Pasquarelli examines players who had standout performances in the playoffs, including the Jets' Shonn Greene.

The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints were built with different philosophies but have achieved similarly excellent results, writes Len Pasquarelli.

When it mattered most, the New Orleans Saints' defense made the difference against QB Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, writes Len Pasquarelli.

The Jets' offense and Saints' defense -- which have become almost afterthoughts for their respective clubs -- will be critical to the outcomes of Sunday's conference title games, writes Len Pasquarelli.

The Indianapolis Colts put controversy to rest Saturday by beating the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC divisional playoff game, writes Len Pasquarelli.

As evidenced by the teams still alive in the playoffs, sack differential has become a critical stat, writes Len Pasquarelli in his weekly Tip Sheet column.

Teams in the wild-card round embraced the two-to-tango philosophy at running back. Look for that pattern to continue in the divisional round, writes Len Pasquarelli.

It's a pretty simple play in Cam Cameron's playbook, but Ray Rice made it simply magnificent in helping Baltimore eliminate New England in AFC wild-card play Sunday, Len Pasquarelli writes.

Now that the dust has settled Sunday, these are the 10 burning questions for the NFC playoffs, Len Pasquarelli writes.