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Updated Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:02 pm TWN, By STEVEN WINE, AP



	New Orleans Saints head coach, Sean Payton, (right) and quarterback, Drew Brees, celebrate with the Vince Lombardi trophy after winning the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida, Sunday, Feb. 7. (Reuters) More Photos (2)

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Saints beats Colts in Superbowl

“That really becomes like a turnover,” Payton said. “We knew we were going to call it at some point. At halftime I told them, `We're going to open up the second half with this. Let's go make a play.”'

The Saints had spotted a flaw in the Colts' alignment, but they needed for kicker Thomas Morstead to put the ball in play properly.

“I was terrified and excited at the same time, because I knew we could do it if I executed it,” Morstead said.

The Saints' Chris Reis emerged from a huge scrum with the ball, and six plays later Brees' 16-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Thomas gave them a 13-10 lead.

Manning and the Colts answered with a 76-yard touchdown drive, so the Saints had to rally again. Brees threw for another score, a 2-yarder to Jeremy Shockey, and this time they were ahead to stay, 24-17.

With barely three minutes left, the Colts' last chance was for Manning to make an open-field tackle, and that wasn't going to happen. Tracy Porter returned an interception 74 yards for the clinching score, with Manning spinning awkwardly to the turf at midfield in his vain attempt to stop the score.

An anticipated shootout between the NFL's two highest-scoring offenses never materialized. Manning finished 31 for 45 for 333 yards, and the Colts outgained the Saints by 100 yards, but Indianapolis scored on only one of its final six possessions against a Saints defense that ranked 25th during the regular season.

“We probably never got into a great rhythm,” Manning said.

The Colts came up short in a bid for their second NFL title in four seasons. Four-time NFL MVP Manning used the word “disappointing” at least 10 times in his postgame interview session.

But the New Orleans native could appreciate what the result meant to Louisiana.

“I certainly know how it was three years ago when we won,” Manning said. “I know the people of New Orleans and the Saints have that same feeling right now.”

Garrett Hartley, hero of the National Football Conference title game with his overtime field goal, made kicks of 46, 44 and 47 yards to keep the Saints close, and Brees put them over the hump. He went 32 for 39 for 288 yards and two scores, and the Saints scored on five of six possessions as the game swung their way.

“This championship is for you, New Orleans,” Brees said.

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