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02-05-2007, 01:17 AM
A Super Sunday
Local athletes leave mark on football's biggest game
By Troy Shockley / shockleyt@reporternews.com
February 5, 2007
A Super Bowl ring (or two) was going to come to Abilene - that much was certain as soon as the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts earned a spot in the big game two weeks ago.
The only real question was who would be wearing it when it got here.
Now, we know the answer.
Thanks to a huge defensive effort and a running game that kept the Bears on their heels through most of the night, Indianapolis took a 29-17 win in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday, making former Cooper High School stars Dominic Rhodes and Justin Snow world champions.
Rhodes had a fantastic showing, finishing with 113 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. He also had one catch for eight yards. It was Rhodes' sixth career 100-plus yard game, but the first since his rookie season in 2001.
His touchdown came in the first half, but he continued to get yards in the second half, including a big 36-yard run in the third quarter. Rhodes nearly got another touchdown in the third but was stopped a few yards shy by former Abilene Christian University standout Danieal Manning, the starting free safety for Chicago.
Snow, the Colts' long snapper, was nearly perfect. Kicker Adam Vinatieri did miss a field goal on the last play of the first half, but the snap was fine, as was the hold of Hunter Smith. Snow did have one low snap on a third-quarter field goal, but Smith saved it and Vinatieri knocked it through the uprights to give the Colts a 19-14 lead.
Manning, a rookie taken 42nd overall in the NFL draft, started his day well, getting a tackle on Indianapolis' opening kickoff return, and a short time later got a hand on a deflected pass.
He finished the game with six total tackles with five of them going down as solo stops.
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Local athletes leave mark on football's biggest game
By Troy Shockley / shockleyt@reporternews.com
February 5, 2007
A Super Bowl ring (or two) was going to come to Abilene - that much was certain as soon as the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts earned a spot in the big game two weeks ago.
The only real question was who would be wearing it when it got here.
Now, we know the answer.
Thanks to a huge defensive effort and a running game that kept the Bears on their heels through most of the night, Indianapolis took a 29-17 win in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday, making former Cooper High School stars Dominic Rhodes and Justin Snow world champions.
Rhodes had a fantastic showing, finishing with 113 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. He also had one catch for eight yards. It was Rhodes' sixth career 100-plus yard game, but the first since his rookie season in 2001.
His touchdown came in the first half, but he continued to get yards in the second half, including a big 36-yard run in the third quarter. Rhodes nearly got another touchdown in the third but was stopped a few yards shy by former Abilene Christian University standout Danieal Manning, the starting free safety for Chicago.
Snow, the Colts' long snapper, was nearly perfect. Kicker Adam Vinatieri did miss a field goal on the last play of the first half, but the snap was fine, as was the hold of Hunter Smith. Snow did have one low snap on a third-quarter field goal, but Smith saved it and Vinatieri knocked it through the uprights to give the Colts a 19-14 lead.
Manning, a rookie taken 42nd overall in the NFL draft, started his day well, getting a tackle on Indianapolis' opening kickoff return, and a short time later got a hand on a deflected pass.
He finished the game with six total tackles with five of them going down as solo stops.
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