# 2 - Super Bowl XLIV: Saints - 31 vs. Colts - 17In 2009, the New Orleans Saints was among three groups in the NFL that had never appeared in a Super Dish neither won an NFL Champion in the pre-Super Bowl era. The other two were the 15-year old Jaguars, and also the 8-year old Texans. The Saints remained in their 43rd year of existence. Going into the 2009 playoffs, none of the prior 43 years mattered in New Orleans. The Saints rested at 13-3 and had secured the initial leading total seed in the NFC playoffs in group history. A few weeks later they would certainly find themselves in the only location they had actually never been previously, the Super Dish. The Saints challenger in Super Bowl 44 would certainly be the AFC's top seeded Colts Establish Number: X83530 TK1 R2 F100 Waiting for them in the Super Dish were the 14-2 Colts led by future Hall of Popularity quarterback Peyton Manning who had actually just won his 4th MVP. The Colts had actually been among the greatest and most regular groups in the NFL, making the playoffs every year because 2002, and also had actually won the Super Dish simply three seasons this, Drew Brees and also the Saints had no reason to believe this was an impossible task. They had actually already defeated two future Hall of Popularity, MVP winning, and also Super Dish champion quarterbacks in Kurt Warner as well as Brett Favre the previous 2 video games, and sported the top rated infraction in the NFL, a task they accomplished for the 3rd time in the 4 years under Sean Payton. Currently, five years after the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina as well as nearly losing the team entirely, New Orleans based on the cusp of winning their very first major professional sporting activities in the initial quarter, it looked as if the Colts and also Manning got on their means to solidify their area as the dominant group in the NFL in the late 2000s. They leapt bent on a 10-point lead following a 96-yard touchdown drive, as well as the Saints leading violation as much as that factor had been compelled to punt on their first 2 drives. Just one group prior had actually managed to get rid of a 10-point deficit in the Super Dish, when Washington in Super Dish 22 likewise found themselves down 10-0 in the very first quarter, yet after that took care of to rack up 35 factors in the 2nd quarter. The Saints would not have quite that much success in the 2nd quarter of Super Bowl 44, yet did manage to score six unanswered indicate bring themselves to within 4 points at halftime. In spite of making it a one score video game, the Saints had actually additionally been packed on the objective line earlier in the 2nd quarter resulting in a turn over on downs on the Colts 3-yard line. They needed something to take the energy, not wait for it ahead to by Doug Benc/Getty Images 9 months prior, the Saints had actually traded up in the draft to pick a punter in the fifth round called Thomas Morstead. Quick ahead to the opening first of Super Dish 44, head train Sean Payton relied on the 23-year old newbie to execute the gutsiest call Super Dish history. Called "Ambush" Payton had been convinced by his former advisor Expense Parcells that in order to win a video game of this magnitude, he needed to have "you recognize what" Jaguars Jersey. Nothing screams "you know what" greater than an onside kick while tracking in your franchise business very first Super Dish dealing with a Hall of Fame shock onside kick was carried out perfectly, as well as was recouped by safety Chris Reis, who, up until authorizing with the Saints in 2007, had actually belonged to such minimal teams as NFL Europe's Fragrance Centurions as well as the Atlanta Falcons. Brees and the Saints maximized the onside kick, marching down the area and scoring a touchdown to take a 13-10 Colts would certainly respond with a goal of their own, and adhering to a Saints field goal on the next drive and after that a missed out on basket by the Colts, Drew Brees took the field with 10:39 left in the Super Dish down just a solitary factor. On the following drive, Brees would certainly finish all seven pass efforts to 7 different receivers, the last of which led to a 2-yard touchdown to limited end Jeremy Shockey. Brees would then finish a 8th pass to a 8th receiver in Lance Moore to convert a two-point conversion that placed the Saints up seven points with just under 6 minutes left in the the moment, Payton Manning was connected with previous Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas for the most fourth quarter resurgences in NFL background, a record he would inevitably break and also retire with. Just that season, Manning had pulled off 7 4th quarter resurgences, accounting for half of the Colts wins in the routine period. Now, facing the Saints 26th ranked pass protection, with an opportunity to connect the video game or take the lead as well as win his 2nd champion in 4 years, against a team that had actually taken 43 years just to obtain to this 7 point lead, surly the future Hall of Famer will take the ball right down the area as well as finish this video game by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images The Colts began driving. Manning had actually finished 3 straight passes to move Indy to the Saints 31 yard line with 3:24 staying in the 2009 NFL season. On third and 5, the Colts ran a route combination that consisted of Austin Collie entering movement prior to the snap and also All-Pro Reggie Wayne running an angle, a play that typically would certainly lead to the initial down. Tracey Doorperson as well as the Saints recognized this was coming though, tipped off by the pre-snap motion as well as 2 weeks well worth of examining the Colts tendencies on 3rd down. Porter discreetly nodded at novice safety and security Malcom Jenkins as they both knew what will take place, however did not want to distribute that they had Manning as well as the Colts right where they wanted enough, the slant came, Doorperson leapt the course, as well as immediately, all the discomfort as well as suffering as well as heartache of a group as well as city that had actually been losing for 43 years, by Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune Information Service through Getty Images Nevertheless, the Saints and also New Orleans may never have actually reached this factor had it not been for a game three seasons prior.. 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