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February 7, 2010 in Sports
Saints win Super Bowl
MIAMI, Fla. — Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who.
Ain’t kidding.
Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football’s most thrilling title games.
Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining. The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl MVP.
New Orleans’ lowly ranked defense made several key stops, an onside kick sparked their second-half comeback, and Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return on a pass from Manning, of all people, clinched it.
Manning gave chase, but fell awkwardly as the cornerback zipped by. The four-time NFL MVP forlornly walked to the sideline as the Big Easy celebrations began. Who would have thought the biggest mistake of the game would have come from Manning?
An NFL embarrassment for much of their 43 years, the Saints’ football renaissance, led by Brees and coach Sean Payton, climaxed with Shockey’s touchdown and Lance Moore’s 2-point conversion catch — which Payton challenged and won after Moore was ruled down at the 1.
Porter’s pick, just as dramatic as his interception of Brett Favre’s pass at the end of the NFC title game that forced overtime, was the game’s only turnover. It’s one Manning will forever regret.
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maynard on February 07 at 7:13 p.m.
SAINTS ALIVE!!!! Congrats to the New Orleans Saints in their Super Bowl win.
It’s so great that something good has happened to the city of New Orleans. Just like the owner says, Marti Gras will be lasting a little longer this year :-)
bdr on February 07 at 8:42 p.m.
WHO DAT……….WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO
I LOVE IT……….
BUT I FEEL BAD BECAUSE IF THEY REPLAYED THE ONSIDE KICK THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND COLTS DIDN’T TOUCH THE BALL.
HEY BUT THE SAINTS NEEDED A WIN…..TO PUT BATTERED ORLEANS BACK ON THE MAP!
JUST CALL IT A GAME FROM HEAVEN .
FAT SUNDAY IS IN ORDER!
madscientist on February 08 at 7:25 a.m.
bdr, it does not matter if the colts touched it or not, if it goes 10 yards it is live.