Saints sink Colts in Super Bowl final

Reuters - The New Orleans Saints have won their first ever Super Bowl, running out 31-17 winners over the Indianapolis Colts at Miami, yesterday.
The Saints cemented the win with a final quarter touchdown to Tracy Porter, who intercepted a pass from star Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning before running 74 yards to the end zone.

New Orleans fought their way back into the contest in the second half, after trailing 10-6 at halftime.
It is the first time the Saints have won a National Football League title in their 43-season history.

Peyton Manning’s heroics in the fourth quarter were a big reason why the Colts were in the Super Bowl.
He helped the team come from behind to win a post-1970 NFL record seven games in the fourth quarter during the regular season and it looked like there was a pretty good chance at number eight with just over three minutes left on Sunday night.

And then Tracy Porter happened.
Porter stepped in front of a pass intended for Reggie Wayne, took it 78 yards for a touchdown and made Bourbon Street the center of the universe.
A city that knows how to get its groove on will be in rare form thanks to the Saints’ 31-17 victory and first Super Bowl title.
As great as Porter’s play was, he’ll have to share space on a parade float with Drew Brees and Sean Payton.

Payton gets his spot on the back of one of the gutsiest calls in Super Bowl history.
His decision to try an onside kick to start the second half could have sent his team into a deep hole and made victory impossible.

Coming after a failed fourth down attempt near the end zone at the end of the first half, it would have made him one of the biggest goats in the history of the big game. It worked, though, and he’ll never pay for a drink in the French Quarter ever again.

Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions and went 29 of 32 after the first quarter while throwing a pair of touchdowns.
It may have taken him 15 minutes to get over any Super Bowl jitters, but his performance made it worth the wait.

He didn’t force passes that weren’t there, settling for shorter throws to running back Pierre Thomas. That kept the Colts offense off the field and allowed the Saints to outscore the Colts 31-7 in the final 45 minutes.

 

 

 

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