In the Wild Card playoffs, they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 23–8, then defeated the Baltimore Ravens 15–6 in the Divisional playoffs, and advanced to Super Bowl XLI with a 38–34 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game after rallying from a 21–3 deficit. The Colts gained 455 offensive yards, 32 first downs, and managed to overcome a 21–3 deficit to the Patriots to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl since the 1970 NFL season. Their 18-point comeback was the largest ever in an NFL conference championship game (since tied by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2021 AFC Championship game), and XLI (41) Indianapolis Colts: 29: Chicago Bears: 17: Peyton Manning+ More Super Bowl Pages. Super Bowl History. Super Bowl Leaders; Super Bowl Standings; Welcome The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League. Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Miami Dolphins 28-17 in the NFL Kickoff Game. The NFL title was eventually won by the Indianapolis Colts, when they defeated the Chicago Bears 29–17 in Complete coverage of Super Bowl XLI on ESPN.com. Includes statistics, analysis, expert picks, scouting reports, and more. 2006 Playoffs Championship • Zoom gallery Divisional Other Super Bowl champions of the 2000s include the Baltimore Ravens who, in 2000, made the long journey from their wild-card berth to Super Bowl XXXV champions. In 2002, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers capped their remarkable season by coasting through the playoffs and beating the Oakland Raiders, 48-21, in Super Bowl XXXVII. NFL Playoffs. Add Topic. Super Bowl winners and scores: NFL championship game results through the years Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17. MVP: Peyton Manning | Location Yeah, Super Bowl XLI was about as artistic as finger painting, writes Gene Wojciechowski. Pasquarelli: Colts take the bite out of the Bears' defense Maybe the guys were too worried about the big play. Embed from Getty Images Colts vs. Bears February 4, 2007 Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, Fla.    Yrs 2006 crew College Prev. Playoff Prev. SB R 99 Tony Corrente 12 Cal State-Fullerton DIV NE-SD U 124 Carl Paganelli 7 Steratore Michigan DIV NE-SD XXXIX HL 54 George Hayward 16 Morelli The home of NFL Super Bowl news, ticket, apparel & event info. Get Super Bowl Sunday info about the National Football League's annual championship game. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2006 season. The Colts defeated the Bears by the score of 29–17. The game was played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens In the Wild Card playoffs, they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 23–8, then defeated the Baltimore Ravens 15–6 in the Divisional playoffs, and advanced to Super Bowl XLI with a 38–34 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game after rallying from a 21–3 deficit. Odds to win Super Bowl: +6000 FPI chance to make the divisional round: 32.5% FPI chance to make Super Bowl: 4.7%. First game outlook: The Broncos' first playoff game since winning Super Bowl 50 will come on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), when they head to Buffalo to face the No. 2-seeded Bills. The Broncos haven't played Buffalo in the playoffs since Cato June, who was the 2006 Colts leading tackler, at a Super Bowl XLI press conference. The offseason marked the dissolution of the trio of Edgerrin James, Peyton Manning, and Marvin Harrison, affectionately nicknamed the "Triplets" by Colts fans. The most recent outdoor Super Bowl to have jacket-worthy temperatures was Feb. 3, 2014, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The high for the day reached 55 and the kickoff temperature was 49 Josh Allen’s 13 career NFL Playoff starts are the most ever by a QB without making it to at least one Super Bowl. In order for Allen to make the Super Bowl, that number is only going to grow in Colts win Super Bowl XLI. 2006 playoffs: Colts 38–34 RCA Dome Patriots 43–27 AFC Championship Game. Colts overcome 21–3 deficit. 2007: Patriots 24–20: RCA Dome Patriots 44–27 Patriots were 8–0, and the Colts were 7–0 entering this meeting. Last meeting at the RCA Dome. Patriots lose Super Bowl XLII. 2008: Colts 18–15: Lucas Oil Complete coverage of Super Bowl XLI on ESPN.com. Includes statistics, analysis, expert picks, scouting reports, and more. 2006 Playoffs Championship • Zoom gallery Divisional Super Bowl XLI is by far the rainiest Super Bowl ever. A storm blew in and dropped 0.92 inches of rain -- not exactly flood conditions but strange for a Super Bowl -- making the conditions at 34. Q: Who was the MVP of Super Bowl III, famously guaranteeing victory beforehand? A: Joe Namath. 35. Q: Which player returned the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI for a touchdown? A: Devin Hester. 36. Q: What team won Super Bowl XLVI, defeating the Patriots for the second time? A: The New York Giants. 37.
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