Today the New Orleans Saints won the 44th Super Bowl, 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts ending 43 years of frustration and giving the Crescent City something to cheer about.
After the near devastation of Hurricane Katrina, coupled by total incompetence of elected and emergency officials, this city has needed something good to happen. And it could not have happened to a team like the Saints, who have endured more than a fair share downs.
After all, this is the same team that began the paper bag over the head tradition when it went one season 1-15. Oh, and that is where the Ain'ts come from.
But this inspiring team, led by quarterback Drew Brees, came from behind to upset the Peyton Manning-led Colts.
Down 10-0 in the first quarter, it looked like the Colts might just prove the experts right. But from the middle of the second quarter on, it was all Saints. The capper was a interception of a Manning pass by Tracy Porter. Porter ran it back for a 74-yard touchdown. And in the end it took everything out of the Colts.
New Orleans deserved this game and this championship.
Congrats to the S A I N T S!
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