11/10/2023 0 Comments Eagles vs saints score![]() ![]() The Saints then scored 18 unanswered points, including Tracy Porter's 74-yard interception return for a touchdown, to clinch the victory. ![]() The Colts responded with Joseph Addai's 4-yard touchdown run to regain the lead at 17–13. The Saints recovered the kick and soon got their first lead of the game with Pierre Thomas's 16-yard touchdown reception. During a play many consider the turning point of the game, Thomas Morstead kicked off the second half with a surprise onside kick. New Orleans was behind 10–6 at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV. It was also the first time both teams started with a 13-game winning streak. The Colts entered the Super Bowl off victories over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets, while the Saints advanced after defeating the previous year's runners up, the Arizona Cardinals, and then overcoming the Minnesota Vikings in the Conference Championship. In the playoff games, both teams placed first in their respective conferences, marking the first time since Super Bowl XXVIII (16 years previously) that both number-one seeds have reached the Super Bowl. The Saints entered the game with a 13–3 record for the 2009 regular season, compared to the Colts' 14–2 record. This was the Saints' first Super Bowl appearance and the fourth for the Colts franchise, their second appearance in four seasons. The game was played at Sun Life Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium) in Miami Gardens, Florida, for the fifth time (and in South Florida for the tenth time), on February 7, 2010, which was the latest calendar date for a Super Bowl until Super Bowl LVI in 2022. The underdog Saints defeated the Colts by a score of 31–17, earning the franchise its first Super Bowl win. Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champions New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season. Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, James Lofton and Mark Malone Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Steve Tasker and Solomon Wilcots For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2010 season, see Super Bowl XLV.Ĭolts: Bill Polian (general manager), Peyton ManningĮmmitt Smith, representing the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame class ![]()
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