The Saints and Colts are still hoping to avoid having to play a football game:
“Playing this Super Bowl is our last resort,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who was flanked by the coaches and quarterbacks for the opposing teams. “Yes, there are some difficult issues that need to be hashed out, such as who will be the game’s MVP, the number of total passing yards for each quarterback, and which team will be named Super Bowl champion, but I think we made progress today.”
“The Colts and the Saints are unwavering in their commitment to avoid any violence and wish to resolve the Super Bowl peacefully, without a single football being thrown,” Goodell added.
I think that they should meet without preconditions.
There will be no progress until the Colts stop trying to move the ball into Saints territory.
I think some things went the Saints way that maybe shouldn’t have and the NFL and the media definitely love the narative and the opportunity to shove the Katrina myth in our faces again, but Minnesota lost that game all by themselves.