Saints take Super Bowl in Miami

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Drew Brees

MIAMI (AP) _ They are literally dancing in the streets of New Orleans, which has been transformed into one big Bourbon Street. Their beloved Saints have gone from NFL laughingstock to Super Bowl champions. The underdog Saints rallied with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to shock the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first Super Bowl. The Saints, a symbol of hope in rebuilding the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, erased an early 10-point deficit to tie the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Saints QB Drew Brees smartly controlled the game and was named MVP. Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two TDs, tying Tom Brady's Super Bowl record for completions. Brees went 7-for-7 on the go-ahead drive that ended with a 2-yard TD pass to tight end Jeremy Shockey with 5:42 left. The Saints gambled for a two-point conversion that worked when Lance Moore made a shoestring catch from Brees that gave the Saints a 24-17 lead. At first the two-point conversion was not ruled a catch, but that was overturned when Saints coach Sean Payton challenged the call. Holding the Super Bowl trophy, Brees said the Saints victory was ``destiny'' and added: ``We knew we had an entire city and maybe an entire country behind us.'' A 74-yard interception touchdown by Tracy Porter with 3:12 left capped the game. Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning completed 31 of 45 passes for 333 yards with one TD and that one interception, the only turnover of the game.