The New Orleans Saints are Winners of Super Bowl XLIV!

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When the Saints entered the league in 1967 The Who were on the charts with their album The Who Sell Out. Forty-two years later The Who performed at Super Bowl XLIV (44) featuring a match-up of the New Orleans Saints against the Indianapolis Colts. It was the Saints‘ first Super Bowl appearance, while for the Colts it would be their fourth.

Both the Saints and Colts had experienced resounding success throughout the season. The Colts went 14-2 in the regular season while the Saints compiled a record of 13-3. After advancing through two rounds of the playoffs, both teams met on the NFL’s biggest stage.

The Colts were favored coming into the game, led by league MVP Peyton Manning and his cadre of receivers: wide receivers Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, and tight end Dallas Clark. Defensively, the Colts counted with the services of defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, safety Melvin Bullitt and linebacker Gary Brackett. A poll of 41 ESPN.com writers and analysts showed 29 picking the Colts to win and only 12 picking the Saints.

On the other hand the Saints were led by quarterback Drew Brees and his talented group of receivers: wide receivers Marques Colston and Devery Henderson, running back Reggie Bush, and tight end Jeremy Shockey.

The first quarter of the game seemed to support the experts’ picks as the Colts jumped to a 10-0 lead. Ten points is also the greatest deficit a team has ever overcome in the Super Bowl. The second quarter, however, belonged to the Saints as they dominated time of possession and chipped away at the Colts’ lead with two field goals.

At halftime, The Who -a band older than the Saints’ organization- performed the halftime show. The two surviving original members -singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend- performed a medley of five of the band’s biggest hits: “Baba O’Reilly”, “Who Are You”, “Pinball Wizard”, “See Me”, and “Won’t Get Fooled Again”.

After the halftime show, the Saints put on a show of their own scoring on a Pierre Thomas catch only a few minutes into the third quarter. The Colts answered to retake a 17-13 lead. The Saints stunned the Colts be recovering an onside kick and advancing to kick a field goal. The Colts now nursed a one point 17-16 lead.

The fourth quarter belonged to the Saints; the team scored one offensive and one defensive touchdown to put the game out of reach and cement a 31-17 victory. Drew Brees put on something of a quarterback clinic, completing 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns. For his performance he was named MVP of Super Bowl XLIV.

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