The matchup for the Super Bowl:Sunday, Feb. 4INDIANAPOLIS (12-4; 3-0) vs. CHICAGO (13-3, 2-0)6 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 7 1/2.
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Colts 11-8; Bears 10-7-1.
SERIES RECORD - Colts lead 22-17.
PLAYOFF RECORD - Colts 16-16; Bears 16-16.
LAST MEETING - Colts 41, Bears 10, Nov. 21, 2004 at Chicago.
LAST GAME - Colts beat Patriots 38-34 for AFC championship; Bears beat Saints 39-14 for NFC championship.
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (18), PASS (2)
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (32), PASS (2)
BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (15), PASS (14)
BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (6), PASS (11)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Both teams started 2006 season fast, with Chicago winning its first seven games on way to NFC North title and Indianapolis started 9-0 on its way to AFC South crown. ... Colts (38) and Bears (39) combined for 77 points in conference championship games, most for Super Bowl opponents. Five times opponents had combined for 68 points in conference title games. ... Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy and Chicago coach Lovie Smith are first black head coaches to compete in Super Bowl in event's 41 years of existence. Dungy gave Smith his first NFL job in 1996; Smith was linebackers coach at Tampa Bay from 1996-2000. ... AFL/AFC is 5-3 in eight Super Bowls played in Miami. ... Indianapolis is second team in league history with four consecutive 12-win seasons (Dallas 1992-95). ... Colts' two Super Bowl appearances came when team played in Baltimore. NFL Colts suffered 16-7 loss to AFL's New York Jets in 1969. Two years later, representing AFC, Colts beat Dallas Cowboys 16-13. Both games were played in Miami's Orange Bowl. ... Colts have five Pro Bowl players, all on offense. ... Indianapolis allowed league-high 173 yards rushing per game during regular season. Colts allowed 73.3 yards rushing per game in three playoff games. ... Colts led AFC in total offense (379.4) and led NFL in third-down conversion (56.1 percent, 105 of 187). ... QB Peyton Manning, AFC leader with 4,397 yards passing, is 6-6 in playoffs. Manning led NFL in passing (101.0) and TD passes (31). Manning has 156 consecutive starts, including postseason, second all-time among quarterbacks behind only Brett Favre - a three-time MVP with Green Bay and winner of 1997 Super Bowl. ... Colts allowed 15 sacks in regular season, but five in three playoff games. ... CB Nick Harper (ankle) is questionable. ... Colts had NFL's second-best offense in red zone (66.1) with 41 TDs in 62 trips inside opponents' 20. ... Colts had worst red-zone defense in league (58.8), while giving up most TDs (30) in AFC. ... RB Joseph Addai was NFL rookie leader with 1,081 yards rushing. ... WRs Marvin Harrison (95 catches 1,366 yards, 12 TDs) and Reggie Wayne (86 catches, 1,130, 9 TDs) were NFL's top receiving duo for receptions, yards and TDs (21). ... K Adam Vinatieri (25-for-28 FGs, 38-for-38 PATS, 113 points) is making his fifth Super Bowl appearance. ... Dungy is 8-8 in postseason. ... Chicago has won nine NFL championships, including Super Bowl 20 in January 1986. ... Chicago went 13-1 vs. NFC and 2-2 vs. AFC. ... Bears gave up conference-low 255 points and scored conference-high 427 points. ... Chicago led NFL with 44 takeaways and finished plus-8 in turnovers. ... Chicago led NFC in total defense (294.1). ... DE Mark Anderson led all rookies with 12 sacks. ... Robbie Gould, who set team record with 32 FGs, led all NFL kickers with 143 points (32-of-36 FGs; 47-of-47 PATs). ... RB Thomas Jones gained 1,210 on 296 carries and RB Cedric Benson carried 157 times for 647 yards, both averaging 4.1 yards per carry. ... QB Rex Grossman is 19-6 as starter and is 16-3 (.842) in past 19 games. Grossman threw for 3,193 yards, 23 TDs and 20 INTs during regular season. He had seven games of 100.0 passer rating, tied for second most in NFL with Manning. ... CB-KR-PR Devin Hester set NFL record with six return TDs in season and led NFC in punt returns (12.8) and kickoff returns (26.4). ... Bears were underdogs only twice this season. Chicago was 1-point underdog for 38-20 win at New York Giants on Nov. 12. Two weeks later, Bears were 3 1/2- point dogs for their 17-13 loss at New England. ... Chicago had second-best defense in red zone (47.5), allowing 19 TDs in 40 visits inside the 20. ... Chicago is sending seven players to Pro Bowl, six from defense or special teams.
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