Saints March Over the Colts to Win Super Bowl

The sentimental favorite New Orleans Saints rallied past the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl 44, 30-17. Five years removed from the total devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has a restored sense of pride emanating from the Saints first trip to the Super Bowl and it's first win.

from SI.com

The New Orleans Saints, who went 21 seasons before reaching the playoffs and 34 seasons before winning a postseason game, completed their storybook season Sunday night by rallying past the favored Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV in Sun Life Stadium.

The fourth quarter was basically a summary of their entire season: the offense dominated down the stretch and the defense came up with a game-changing play.

"Words can't describe what this means for New Orleans," said cornerback Tracy Porter, who closed the scoring with a 74-yard interception return with 3:12 to play. "I am a Louisiana native, and this is real big."

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