Super Bowl XLIV Recap by Jason Lee
Photo: The Times-Picayune
The greatest game for the Who Dat nation happened Feb. 7 at Miami, Fla. It was four-time MVP Peyton Manning’s team, the Indianapolis Colts, vs. the New Orleans Saints. First quarter, Colts winning 0-3, then it’s 0-10. It’s then 3-10.
Second quarter, Saints down 6-10. Then it becomes 16-10, Saints in the lead. Then in the third quarter, 16-17, Colts back in the lead. Next, Drew Brees, Saints quarterback and Super Bowl 44 MVP, gives the ball to his teammate and TOUCHDOWN!!! 22-17. The Saints go for a two-point conversion. Drew Brees throws it to number 16, and it’s NOT IN?! What? It’s so in! Wait, Sean Payton challenges, and the referee goes to the instant replay in HD! He comes out of the booth and… it’s in! 24-17 in the fourth, and the Saints are in the lead by one touchdown. Now it’s Peyton Manning’s turn. He has to make a touchdown pass. He throws! Wait, where’s it going? Oh my goodness, right into the Saints’ arms! He’s running and TOUCHDOWN! Uh huh, oh yeah. The Saints are in the lead. Oh yeah, 31-17. Drew Brees is going crazy.
It’s the final minute. Saints are in the lead. Peyton throws it and oh, it’s the third down. He throws it there near the touchdown line and it’s incomplete, fourth down. Saints huddle, they’re asking, “Is it done? Is it over? Did we win?” The clock is about to end: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BUZZ. The New Orleans Saints have done it. They won against four-time MVP Peyton Manning. New Orleans, your team just won their first Super Bowl. This is your chance to forget the damage Hurricane Katrina did and PARTY like a ROCKSTAR. WHO DAT!!
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