Colts favored next time: One bad pass by Peyton Manning hasn’t cost the Indianapolis Colts any cachet. Manning and the Colts are favored to win next year’s Super Bowl, according to odds released by BetUS.com. Indianapolis is a 7-1 favorite to take home the NFL championship, followed by the San Diego Chargers (8-1), New Orleans Saints (9-1) and the New England Patriots (10-1). The St. Louis Rams, coming off a 1-15 season, are the longest shot on the board at 150-1. History isn’t in the Colts’ favor. The last time a team won the Super Bowl after losing the year before was in 1973, when the Miami Dolphins won the game.
Show your pride: A legislator wants to applaud the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints with a Louisiana license plate. State Sen. A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell, says he’s proposing the creation of a specialty license plate to honor the Saints and their “Who Dat Nation” followers. The bill will be considered in the legislative session that begins March 29. Crowe says the plate would bear the fleur-de-lis, the state seal and the phrase “Who Dat Nation.” Crowe says he’ll talk to NFL officials to avoid problems with copyright laws. Specialty license tags cost $50 to $60 more than regular plates, with additional money going to administrative costs and to a specific charity or cause. Crowe says he hasn’t yet picked the “worthy cause” that would get the Saints plate money.
