Colts and Bears will make history at Super Bowl XLI

This year's Super Bowl XLI at Miami, Florida will definitely be a historic event for sure.

Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, and Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears, two friends and former colleagues back when both were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be facing each other as the first black head coaches to reach a Super Bowl.

This year's Super Bowl XLI would be the first all-black Super Bowl too, giving NFL Football one historic event which was 41 years in the making. And yep, you bet both NFL head coaches are ecstatic about it.

''It means a lot,'' Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy said after his Colts beat the New England Patriots 38-34 in the AFC title game. ''I'm very proud of being an African-American. I'm very proud of Lovie.''

Chicago Bears head coach Lovie SMith was the first one to reach football's biggest stage, beating the New Orleans Saints 39-14 in the ''early'' game.

Asked who he'd like to play on Feb.4 in Miami, Smith didn't hesitate with his answer. ''We have to play someone and, in my perfect world, I would like to see the Colts be that team.''

''Tony Dungy has done an awful lot for our game,'' Lovie Smith said. ''He hasn't had a chance to coach in the Super Bowl. I would love to see it.''

Four hours later, it was a done deal.

''I'll feel even better to be the first black coach to hold up the world championship trophy,'' Lovie Smith added.

Of course, Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning has other plans on Feb.4.

Peyton Manning has been dogged for years by critics who said his greatness was diminished by the fact he couldn't win a big game. After leading his team back from an 18-point deficit, he finally has the chance - on football's biggest stage.

''It sounds good,'' a beaming Manning said. ''It really does.''

Can Tony Dungy lead the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLI? Who will win Super Bowl XLI at Miami, Florida? Bodog has the outright odds on that one.

Indianapolis Colts 11/2

Chicago Bears 15/1

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