Upset as Saints exhausted Colts in Super Bowl

MIAMI – Inspired by a burghal still rebuilding from the 2005 confusion of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints captured their aboriginal Super Bowl acme on Sunday by ambulatory for a 31-17 anniversary over Indianapolis.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed a Super Bowl record-tying 32 passes in 39 attempts for 288 yards and two touchdowns to affirmation Best Valuable Amateur ceremoniousness in the National Football League's championship spectacle.

"We aloof believed in ourselves," Brees said. "We knew we had an absolute burghal and maybe an absolute country abaft us. It was all meant to be. It was all destiny."

It was Tracy Porter's 74-yard interception acknowledgment touchdown with 3:12 actual that closed the ballsy victory, one that had Saints admirers in the stands chanting their cajun action cry - "Who Dat Say Dey Gonna Beat Dem Saints?"Related Article: New Orleans explodes with joy

"We put this burghal on our aback four years ago and now it's all account it," Saints assurance Roman Harper said.

Just 4 1/2 years afterwards their domed amphitheater became a abode of horrors for those trapped by floodwaters and cat-and-mouse in arrogant for advice or rescue, the Saints affected off the better anniversary of all in a burghal accepted for its affair scene.

"New Orleans is aback and this showed the accomplished world," said Saints buyer Tom Benson.

The Saints, already laughing-stocks that Benson was attractive to relocate, had been losers for best of their 43-year history and fell abaft 10-0 to the Colts afore bouncing aback to abjure Indianapolis a additional appellation in four seasons.

"You can't put it into words. The burghal and arena accept been through so much. They accept been so admiring this accomplished time," said Saints receiver Marques Colston, who bent seven passes for 83 yards.

"We knew this as activity to be a adamantine Super Bowl but we believed in anniversary added and we got it done. It's incredible."

"Everyone knows what the burghal has gone through," Saints apostle Darren Sharper said. "That's what makes it special. They've capital it for a continued time."

Porter stepped in advanced of Colts receiver Reggie Wayne, best off a canyon from Indianapolis brilliant Peyton Manning and alternate it to the end area to put the Saints advanced by the final margin.Related Article: No added Manning miracles

Manning, who had engineered an NFL-best seven achievement comebacks in the fourth division this season, collection the Colts to the New Orleans 3-yard band but a fourth-down blunder with 44 abnormal to comedy closed the Saints' triumph.

Manning, whose ancestor Archie was a above Saints star, completed 31-of-45 passes for 333 yards and a touchdown but one baleful interception.

Brees went 7-for-7 for 44 yards in boot the Saints 59 yards in 4:57 to accord New Orleans the advance for acceptable on a two-yard touchdown canyon to bound end Jeremy Shockey with 5:42 actual in the fourth quarter.

The Saints went for a two-point about-face canyon that was disqualified incomplete. New Orleans alleged for a video analysis and had the alarm overturned, Lance Moore actuality accustomed with control in the end zone.

That gave New Orleans a 24-17 lead, acceptation the Colts would charge a touchdown and about-face bang artlessly to equalize.

Manning entered and had confused Indianapolis to the New Orleans 31-yard band back Porter fabricated the interception that closed the victory.

New Orleans recovered an onside bang to activate the additional bisected and Brees bound took advantage, boot the Saints 58 yards in aloof six plays as they took their aboriginal advance at 13-10 on a 16-yard touchdown canyon to Pierre Thomas alone 3:19 into the third quarter.

The Colts with a four-yard touchdown run by Joseph Addai for a 17-13 advance 8:45 into the third quarter, but Garrett Hartley followed with his third acreage ambition of the game, a 47-yard effort, to cull New Orleans aural 17-16 and set up the affecting finish.

Hartley hit acreage goals of 44 and 46 yards in the additional quarter, affairs the Saints aural 10-6 at half-time afterwards the Colts took the advance on a 19-yard touchdown canyon from Manning to Pierre Garcon and a 38-yard acreage ambition by Matt Stover, the oldest amateur in Super Bowl history at age 42.