Who dat say da beat dem Saints? Not dem Colts!
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Drew Brees turned to his wife when he woke up and asked: "Did yesterday really happen?"
The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history after Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.
Individuals don't win Super Bowls.
Teams win Super Bowls.
Football is the ultimate team sport: No QB succeeds without blockers, neither does any rusher. No offense breaks through without some help from their defense. No wide receiver looks great without someone getting the ball to him.
Mistakes, even the tiniest ones, are magnified when teams get to the biggest stage.
Here are the top duos ever to shine when the brightest lights were on them.
The Super Bowl. Easily the best sporting event of the entire year. It's the time when the two remaining teams in the National Football League compete for the most cherished prize of all: the Lombardi Trophy.
Just about every Super Bowl has provided at least one memorable play for fans to remember. Marcus Allen's 74 yard touchdown run. Max McGee's one handed touchdown grab. John Riggins' 4th and 1 touchdown gallop.
Since the conclusion of the 1966 season, the National Football League has held 43 Super Bowls, with the 44th coming on February 7th. The following is a ranking of every Super Bowl ever played, from worst to best.
MIAMI -- In its new role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl became a series of wind sprints.
Long gains were the rule and hard hitting was the exception as the AFC beat the NFC 41-34 on Sunday night.
Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of a rainy Super Bowl in Miami three years ago. But uniforms remained mostly spotless, with more pushing and shoving than tackling.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner might be more of a hero in St. Louis today than he was when he took the relocated Rams to two Super Bowls during his six years playing there.
The Rams chances to improve on their league-worst one win in 2009 just improved after Warner retired after 12 seasons Friday. St. Louis has been to the playoffs just once since Warner's release in 2003, and the playing field in the NFC West has been lowered today.
The NFC West champion Cardinals have been weakened, just as the Rams were when they thought Marc Bulger was the answer instead of Warner. Unlike in St. Louis -- and with the New York Giants -- Warner's departure this time was voluntary.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Kurt Warner has called an end to one of the great storybook careers in NFL history.
The 38-year-old quarterback announced his retirement from the game on Friday after a dozen years in a league that at first rejected him, then revered him as he came from nowhere to lead the lowly St. Louis Rams to two Super Bowls, winning the first of them.
"Not much on the drama part of it, as most of you know," Warner said to begin a news conference at the Cardinals' training facility.
Houston Texans Matt Schaub holds up the MVP trophy after the AFC beats the NFC in the Pro Bowl.
New York Jets wide receiver Brad Smith (16) pitches the ball out to running back Shonn Greene (23) as San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips (95) pressures in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Park)
CINCINNATI - JANUARY 9: Tight end Dustin Keller #81 of the New York Jets celebrates a 45-yard touchdown with teammate Brad Smith #16 during the 2010 AFC wild-card playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on January 9, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell (2) sits on the bench in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. The Ravens won 21-13. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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