Trends That Continued Or Rejected During Super Bowl XLIV

Alright, the Saints beat the Colts, 31-17, in an exciting Super Bowl. So all those little factoids and trends ... did they work out?

-The NFC team won the coin flip for the 13th consecutive year.



-The team wearing their white jerseys have won the last six Super Bowls (Saints, Steelers, Giants, Colts, Steelers, Patriots).

-A team scoring at least 30 points is now 22-1


-The NFC is now 23-21 in the Super Bowl.

-There was a successful field goal in 42 of 44 Super Bowls.

-The team that scores first has lost six of the last nine Super Bowls.



Ones that didn't ...

-New Orleans became the first team that lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the regular season that would go on to win the Super Bowl.



-The team that leads after the first quarter (the Colts in this one) is now 22-11.



-The team holding the halftime lead (Colts) is now 33-9

-The Colts became the 7th team to lose a Super Bowl that they were leading after three quarters (36-7)

-The Saints became just the second team to win after trailing by at least 10 points (Redskins topped Broncos after falling behind 10-0). Just like that Redskins game, Super Bowl XLIV featured both teams with a double digit lead at some point in the game.

-New Orleans became just the fourth team in the last 14 seasons to win a Super Bowl after winning the coin toss.

-Teams that scored the first TD is now 31-13.

-The NFC won just their second Super Bowl in February in eight tries.