Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway reported early Monday morning the Saints were expected to arrive at 2 p.m.

By Charles Robinson

MIAMI – A few hours before the greatest moment of his football career, was in a chair, in his hotel, getting the most prophetic haircut of his life. Three images were being carved into his head: a Lombardi Trophy, the Louisiana Superdome and “SB44” – an homage to Super Bowl XLIV. Threading the three images together was a road, meant to symbolize the journey from New Orleans to the NFL’s ultimate victory.

The only thing that was missing from the image was Porter himself, and the Saints following in his wake to the Lombardi Trophy, and the greatest sports triumph in New Orleans’ history.

“Now you can look at the Lombardi Trophy on that same road,” he would say of his haircut on Sunday night, “going back to the Superdome.”

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By Mark Lorando, The Times-Picayune

February 08, 2010, 4:11AM

Dear NFL,

OK, now that we have your attention – good game, huh? – there’s a few things we’d like to clear up.

First of all, you may as well get used to seeing us at the Super Bowl. Because about 100 million TV people saw something during the game Sunday night that countless national media “experts” couldn’t see before:

We belong.

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By Jay Hart,

MIAMI – The decision that ultimately turned Super Bowl XLIV in the New Orleans Saints’ favor came before the game even started. Sean Payton told his team prior to kickoff of the eventual 31-17 victory that it would go for an onside kick in the second or third quarter.

At halftime, with the Saints trailing the Indianapolis Colts 10-6, Payton made the call.

“We’re running Ambush,” he told his team, calling the onside kick play they’d practiced all week.

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WWL/AP Reporting

Drew Brees grew up in Texas and started playing for pay in faraway San Diego. But he made New Orleans his home and its cause uniquely his own.After 43 years of futility and one of the finest quarterbacking performances ever delivered in a Super Bowl, he made sure there’s no need to ask “Who dat?” anymore.

Thanks to Brees, the answer to “Who dat say they gonna beat them Saints?” is: nobody.

“We just believed in ourselves and we knew that we had an entire city and maybe an entire country behind us,” he said after being voted MVP in New Orleans’ 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. “What can I say? I tried to imagine what this moment would be like for a long time, and it’s better than expected.”

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MIAMI — Louisiana native Tracy Porter played a crucial role in the New Orleans Saints‘ magical run to a Super Bowl title and their victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

A second-round draft pick who grew up in Port Allen, across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, Porter watched the Saints every Sunday with his family and friends. He remembers bags on the heads of embarrassed fans during the franchise’s lean years.

Now the Saints have done the previously unthinkable in large part because of him in a 31-17 victory Sunday.

Porter’s 74-yard touchdown on an interception of a Peyton Manning pass gave the Saints an insurmountable two-touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter. In the NFC Championship Game, Porter’s late interception against Brett Favre stalled the Minnesota Vikings‘ potential game-winning drive.

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Posted: February 7th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff |

By Kevin Spain, The Times-Picayune

February 07, 2010, 9:01PM

The Super Bowl boxscore

Miami Gardens, Fla. — The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl XLIV.

They beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 here at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees was 32-of-39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns.

But it was the big 75-yard interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Tracy Porter that sealed the deal.

“I studied and knew their tendencies,” Porter said. “I just jumped around and the ball went right into my hands.”

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By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

February 07, 2010, 6:00AM

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – This game is about a devastating hurricane and a city’s inspiring recovery.

It’s about a franchise that has struggled to get here for more than four decades, and a loyal fan base that has kept the faith.

It’s about the hometown hero, Peyton Manning, who now rides into this game wearing the “black hat, ” hoping to lead the other team to victory.

It’s about Manning’s legacy and Drew Brees’ legacy, and Sean Payton’s legacy and Jim Caldwell’s legacy. And it’s about the Indianapolis Colts cementing their place in history and the New Orleans Saints changing their reputation forever.

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By Jimmy Smith, The Times-Picayune

February 06, 2010, 5:19PM

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Former New Orleans Saints linebacker — and now Hall of Famer — Rickey Jackson is in route to South Florida. And, he’s a happy man.

Reached by phone, Jackson — who at the time didn’t even know he was in — said that the announcement that he is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was overwhelming.

“You just don’t know … I’m very happy,” Jackson said. “It means everything to me.”

When Jackson retired in 1995, he was third in NFL history in sacks.

“It means that you’re one of the best in the world,” Jackson said. “And I proved that I was one of the best in the world.”

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