Sweet Dome Louisiana As Saints Win First Superbowl
CATEGORIES: News | POSTED BY: Bob McKenzie | February 8, 2010 at 11:46 am
The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl with a surprise 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Miami.
Drew Brees hit a record-equalling 32 passes for 288 yards, with touchdowns to Pierre Thomas and Jeremy Shockey.
Cornerback Tracy Porter returned an interception from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning 74 yards for another score to seal victory.Garrett Hartley kicked three field goals of over 40 yards as the Saints came back from 10-0 down early on.Indianapolis, who won the NFL title in Miami just three years ago, went into the game as favourites.
It was an emotional victory for the Saints, a team who went 20 years before recording their first winning season and a further 23 before appearing in this, their first NFL title game.
The team’s resurgence has been seen as a mirror of the rebuilding of the city of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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