Saints Win Super Bowl XLIV

Who Dat? Those are the Super Bowl champions – the New Orleans Saints – for the first time in the history of a franchise and city that has witnessed its share of tough times.

Drew Brees connected with Jeremy Shockey for the go-ahead two-yard touchdown pass with 5:42 left in the fourth quarter, lifting the Saints to a 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.

Tracy Porter then sealed the fate of the Colts, picking off four-time MVP Peyton Manning and returning the ball 74 yards for a touchdown with 3:12 left, thwarting Indianapolis’ chance for a second title in four years.

A team that went through several years of seeing fans hold paper bags over their heads due to losing seasons, the Saints finally rewarded the Crescent City with a championship. It was more than a healing process, it was the feel-good story building over a period of several years since the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The Saints rallied from a 10-0 deficit behind a sparkling performance from Brees, who tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, going 32-of-39 for 288 yards and a pair of scores. The Saints outscored the Colts, 15-0, in the last quarter.

Manning finished 31-of-45 for 333 yards with a TD and the costly interception.

After Chatting with our friends at Bodog.com they were very pleased with the results. The decision was slit between the Colts spread and the Saints Moneyline, the book called this a nice push. The bodog.com team said that the Colts losing by more than 10 was enough to make all of the Colts teasers, losers, which made Super Bowl XLIV a very profitable day.