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New Orleans Saints grab the Super Bowl
Saints claim their first NFL title
- Agencies
- Published: 10:38 February 8, 2010
- Image Credit: AP
- Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark (44) makes a pass reception as New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Shanle (58) defends during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami.
Miami: The New Orleans Saints completed their long-awaited transformation from chumps to champions by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday to claim their first NFL title.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns as he out-duelled the Colts' Peyton Manning to help the Saints recover from a 10-point first-quarter deficit.
"We just believed in ourselves," said Brees, who was named Most Valuable Player.
"We knew we had an entire city, maybe an entire country behind us. We're feeling it was all meant to be. It was destiny. Mardi Gras may never end."
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