"By the time Joseph Addai played in his first Super Bowl, he already had scored the winning touchdown in a bigger game.

Bigger than the Super Bowl?

That's right.

Ask any member of the 2006 Indianapolis Colts.

Better yet, ask any fans who bleed blue and white.

They'll tell you.

The Colts beating the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super XLI on Feb. 4, 2007, in Miami was simply lagniappe for beating the New England Patriots by four points to get there.

"I've got the ball," Addai said. "It's sitting in a special spot in my trophy case."

It's the ball the former LSU standout carried 3 yards into the end zone for the winning points in the AFC title game. Until then, quarterback Peyton Manning and the Colts had been haunted by the sight of quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots, mystified in the playoffs by Brady's passing and Coach Bill Belichick's defense."