# Worst Post-2006 Manning-led Colts postseason loss? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 24, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183 "2020-07-24T04:26:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/1 "2020-07-24T04:26:21Z")
Which post-2006 Super Bowl victory Colts postseason loss was the worst? **Loss to San Diego 24-28** (2007) **Loss to San Diego 17-23** (2008) _ **Loss to New Orleans in Super Bowl 17-31** (2009)_ (Saints Super Bowl victory seen with asterisk) **Loss to New York Jets 16-17** (2010) ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/2 "2020-07-24T05:19:57Z")
Hard to see how it could be any answer other than the Super Bowl loss to the Saints. Not only was it the closest that the Colts were on the doorstep of a championship of any of the losses you listed, but they had a perfectly legit chance to win that game. They blew a 10-point lead, and back then that was the biggest lead anyone had ever overcome to date in a Super Bowl. If they were just more alert on that surprise Saints onside kick, or if Stover doesn’t miss that field goal, or if Peyton didn’t throw that pick-six, they could have been in good position. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/3 "2020-07-24T12:07:21Z")
Why is there an asterisk on the Saints win? Asking as a Colts fan. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/4 "2020-07-24T14:16:15Z")
> [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Which post-2006 Super Bowl victory Colts postseason loss was the worst? Could you please give us your opinion as well when you dump these questions? ---
**Author:** ![opiewan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/opiewan/32/3566_2.png) [@opiewan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opiewan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/5 "2020-07-24T14:34:58Z")
For the asterisk, I’m guessing that the Saints win is considered to be tainted by some because of the bounty scandal, where coaches were giving bonuses to players for excessively hard hits that resulted in injuries to the other team’s players. > **[New Orleans Saints bounty scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, colloquially known as "Bountygate," was an incident in which members of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) were accused of paying out bonuses, or "bounties," for injuring players on opposing teams. The pool was alleged to have been in operation from 2009 (the year in which the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV) to 2011. > League commissioner Roger Goodell responded with some of the most sev... ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183/6 "2020-07-24T15:20:29Z")
Fair enough