February 9th, 2010
The New Orleans Saints were greeted by a large crowd of fans when they arrived in New Orleans on Monday afternoon. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, fans began lining up at the airport about five hours before the Saints' afternoon arrival home from the Miami area. The crowd stretched for 1-1/2 miles by the time the Saints arrived at the airport, the Times-Picayune reported. The Saints won the first Super Bowl title in their history by beating the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. They're scheduled to participate in a parade Tuesday in New Orleans.
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February 9th, 2010
The New Orleans Times-Picayune had its best-selling day in its 173-year history. The newspaper reported on its Web site that it had sold more than 500,000 copies, more than triple what it would sell on a normal Monday. The paper had a five-inch tall "Amen!" headline on its front page after the New Orleans Saints' win over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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February 9th, 2010
The Cleveland Browns released wide receiver Donte Stallworth, the team announced Monday. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that the league would reinstate Stallworth after the Super Bowl. He'd been suspended without pay for all of the just-completed season after being involved in an alcohol-related accident last year in which his vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Miami Beach. Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and served 24 days in prison.
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February 9th, 2010
The New Orleans Saints' triumph over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl was the most-watched television program in history. According to viewership figures by Nielsen, the game was watched by an average of 106.5 million viewers, surpassing the previous record of 105.97 viewers for the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H. It was the first Super Bowl to be watched by an average of more than 100 million viewers. Last year's Super Bowl was watched by an average of 98.7 million viewers.
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February 8th, 2010
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton grabbed the Lombardi Trophy and held it aloft while addressing reporters here Monday during the traditional morning-after news conference for the Super Bowl's winning coach and most valuable player. "This thing laid in my bed next to me last night," Payton said. "I rolled over last night. I probably drooled on it. Man, there's nothing like it." Indeed, these are times to savor for the Saints and their followers after the team turned its first Super Bowl appearance into its first Super Bowl victory by beating the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, on Sunday evening at Sun Life Stadium. "We're gonna enjoy this for a while," Saints quarterback Drew Brees said at Monday's news conference at the Super Bowl media center. "I think the city of New Orleans is enjoying it right now. Don't expect anyone in New Orleans to go to work
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February 8th, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.--New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter did it again. In the NFC championship game, Porter had an interception of a pass by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre late in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Saints won on a field goal on the opening possession of overtime. In Sunday's Super Bowl, Porter sealed the outcome by stepping in front of a pass by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning headed for wide receiver Reggie Wayne. Porter made the interception and raced 74 yards for a touchdown to stretch the Saints' lead to 31-17. "I saw over and over on third down, that was a big route for them to convert," Porter said. "When third down came, it was just like I watched it on film. I made a break on it, and there was the end zone."
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February 8th, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.--Sean Payton is known as a highly aggressive, gambling coach. He lived up to his reputation as the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl here Sunday. A first-half gamble backfired on Payton as he left his offense on the field on fourth down and was stopped at the Colts 1-yard line. But Payton and the Saints regrouped in their locker room at halftime while "The Who" was on the field performing. The Saints began the second half by recovering an onside kick. "They key was the kick," Payton said. "Thomas [Morstead] hit it good, and we covered it. At halftime, I just told them we were going to start the second half with that and let's make something happen." Both sides called the play a turning point. "You kind of had a feeling they were gonna do something," Colts tight end Dallas Clark said. "They had
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February 8th, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.--The New Orleans Saints are Super Bowl champions for the first time in their history. They beat the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, here Sunday night. Quarterback Drew Brees was named the game's most valuable player after completing 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns. The Saints took the lead on a two-yard touchdown pass from Brees to tight end Jeremy Shockey with just less than six minutes to play, and cornerback Tracy Porter added a 74-yard touchdown on an interception return. The Colts and their quarterback, Peyton Manning, were denied what would have been a second Super Bowl title in a span of four seasons. "The Saints used to be the 'Aints," Porter said. "We were a team of destiny. We wanted to show everyone that we could do it." Said Brees: "It's unbelievable. It's sunk it. But I don't know if I've accepted it,
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February 8th, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.--The Indianapolis Colts got a touchdown pass by quarterback Peyton Manning and lead the New Orleans Saints, 10-6, at halftime of the Super Bowl. The Colts got a field goal by kicker Matt Stover and a 19-yard touchdown pass from Manning to wide receiver Pierre Garcon to race to 10-0 lead. But the Saints pulled back into contention on a pair of second-quarter field goals by kicker Garrett Hartley, from 46 and 44 yards. The second of those came as time expired in the first half. The Colts stopped the Saints on a fourth-down run from the 1-yard line in between the two field goals. Saints Coach Sean Payton left his offense on the field for the fourth-down gamble, and opted not to have quarterback Drew Brees throw the ball. But Colts linebacker Gary Brackett put the first hit on running back Pierre Thomas, and three other
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February 7th, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.--Defensive end Dwight Freeney was in the Indianapolis Colts' starting lineup for the Super Bowl. Freeney didn't practice in the last two weeks after suffering a severe ankle sprain in the AFC championship game. The Colts had listed him as questionable on their official injury report.
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