The "44 Stops to Super Bowl XLIV" is a series that will feature stories, stats and interesting trivia that you can use to act smart as you prepare for Super Bowl XLIV. I've done this on SPORTZASSASSIN.COM for Super Bowls XL, XLI, XLIII and for AOL's FanHouse for Super Bowl XLII.
#41-MATT STOVER IS AN OLD MAN: At 42 years and 11 days, Colts kicker Matt Stover will be the oldest player in Super Bowl history. Stover replaced the injured Adam Vinateri as Indy's kicker mid-season. Stover was drafted by the Giants back in 1990 (but didn't play). He would move on to the Cleveland Browns the next season and would stay with the franchise during their move to Baltimore (1991-2008). He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2001.
#42-NEW YORK MISSED OUT ON SUPER BOWL XLIV ... TWICE: The New York Jets fell just short of making it to the Super Bowl. A couple years ago, a win may have meant the Jets would be playing a home game for the Lombardi trophy. Back in 2005, the NFL voted that Super Bowl XLIV would be held in New York, provided the city financed and built a retractable roof stadium by 2008. That didn't happen, so the NFL re-opened the bidding with the runners up (Miami, Atlanta, Houston) and chose South Florida yet again.
#43-WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE STADIUM AGAIN? This will be the fifth Super Bowl held in the stadium that houses the Miami Dolphins. The problem is that no one remembers what it is called.
In Super Bowls XXIII and XXIX, it was known as Joe Robbie Stadium. It was called Pro Player Stadium during Super Bowl XXXIII. For Super Bowl XLI, the place was called Dolphin Stadium. And for Super Bowl XLIV, it will be known as Sun Life Stadium.
What makes this even more bizarre is that the stadium was called Land Shark Stadium for the 2009 season. The name changed back to Dolphins Stadium after the season but last week the stadium reached a deal with Sun Life Financial.
#44-THE COLTS LOVE MIAMI ... PRETTY MUCH: The Indianapolis Colts are back in a Super Bowl in Miami. That's the site of their only two Super Bowl championships. Back in Super Bowl V, the Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys in what has been dubbed "The Blunder Bowl" in Miami's Orange Bowl. The Indy Colts won Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium. Of course, they've also lost a Super Bowl -- Super Bowl III to the New York Jets.
So that makes four Super Bowls for the Colts ... with all of them in Miami.
#41-MATT STOVER IS AN OLD MAN: At 42 years and 11 days, Colts kicker Matt Stover will be the oldest player in Super Bowl history. Stover replaced the injured Adam Vinateri as Indy's kicker mid-season. Stover was drafted by the Giants back in 1990 (but didn't play). He would move on to the Cleveland Browns the next season and would stay with the franchise during their move to Baltimore (1991-2008). He won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2001.
#42-NEW YORK MISSED OUT ON SUPER BOWL XLIV ... TWICE: The New York Jets fell just short of making it to the Super Bowl. A couple years ago, a win may have meant the Jets would be playing a home game for the Lombardi trophy. Back in 2005, the NFL voted that Super Bowl XLIV would be held in New York, provided the city financed and built a retractable roof stadium by 2008. That didn't happen, so the NFL re-opened the bidding with the runners up (Miami, Atlanta, Houston) and chose South Florida yet again.
#43-WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE STADIUM AGAIN? This will be the fifth Super Bowl held in the stadium that houses the Miami Dolphins. The problem is that no one remembers what it is called.
In Super Bowls XXIII and XXIX, it was known as Joe Robbie Stadium. It was called Pro Player Stadium during Super Bowl XXXIII. For Super Bowl XLI, the place was called Dolphin Stadium. And for Super Bowl XLIV, it will be known as Sun Life Stadium.
What makes this even more bizarre is that the stadium was called Land Shark Stadium for the 2009 season. The name changed back to Dolphins Stadium after the season but last week the stadium reached a deal with Sun Life Financial.
#44-THE COLTS LOVE MIAMI ... PRETTY MUCH: The Indianapolis Colts are back in a Super Bowl in Miami. That's the site of their only two Super Bowl championships. Back in Super Bowl V, the Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys in what has been dubbed "The Blunder Bowl" in Miami's Orange Bowl. The Indy Colts won Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium. Of course, they've also lost a Super Bowl -- Super Bowl III to the New York Jets.
So that makes four Super Bowls for the Colts ... with all of them in Miami.
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