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New Orleans needs to do on defense against Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.
By Sam Farmer

January 27, 2010
E-mail Print Share Text Size What the New Orleans Saints' defense needs to concentrate on to stop the Indianapolis Colts offense in Super Bowl XLIV (Feb. 7, 3:15 p.m., Ch. 2):

Getting their licks in

The Saints hit Brett Favre every chance they could and, like body blows in boxing, those hits took a toll. You'd better believe they'll try to do the same thing with Peyton Manning, even though the Colts do an outstanding job of providing protection. .

Bobby McCray, the Saints' right defensive end who replaced stalwart Charles Grant, hasn't made a lot of plays this season. But McCray has made a big impact this postseason with his vicious-but-legal hits on Arizona's Kurt Warner (blindsided after an interception) and Favre (hit so hard after throwing he initially thought his teeth had been knocked out).

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