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| Sean Payton's onside gamble helps Saints win Super Bowl |
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| Coach Sean Payton parlayed a winning game plan and a winning gamble on an onside kick into the New Orleans Saints' first Super ...


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| Indianapolis Colts' homecoming brings out 11 people to airport |
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| The end of the Indianapolis Colts' season came down to 11 people. Not the 11 players on the field during the Super Bowl, but ...


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| Browns release suspended wide receiver Donte' Stallworth |
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| The Browns have released wide receiver Donte' Stallworth. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by NFL Commissioner Roger ...


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| Brees confirms his elite status with Super Bowl MVP effort |
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| Drew Brees, a career underdog, outdueled Peyton Manning, the NFL's golden boy, lifting a franchise, a team and a city to once-unthinkable ...


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| Colts' Dwight Freeney tries to put best foot forward |
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| Dwight Freeney looked like his typical all-pro self ... for a half anyway, but the torn ligament in the Indianapolis Colts defensive ...


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| Mardi Gras comes early for Saints' faithful in New Orleans |
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| Fireworks erupted on Royal Street. Jazz bands led crowds of screaming revelers through the French Quarter. Bourbon Street formed ...


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| Practice makes perfect: Porter's pick clinches Saints' victory |
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| The skinny was that the New Orleans Saints needed to force turnovers to have any shot at all against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis ...


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| Colts coach Caldwell's perfect ending proves elusive, too |
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| In his first season as Indianapolis Colts coach, Jim Caldwell first flirted with a perfect season and then romanced a Super Bowl ...


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| Like a ravaged city recovering, Saints become creative |
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| It had to happen this way for the New Orleans Saints, for the fairy tale to be perfect.


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| Super Bowl XLIV loss bittersweet for Colts RB Joseph Addai |
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| Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai has had two stellar performances in Super Bowls in Miami. But he obviously prefers ...


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| Tight end Jeremy Shockey relishes Super Bowl moment |
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| The rest of his teammates had deserted the interview room long before when New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey, freshly ...


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| Pierre Thomas steps up to help Saints rally past Colts |
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| While Pierre Thomas' rushing established the New Orleans Saints' offensive balance, his runs after catching the ball are why ...


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| For Garrett Hartley, three kicks set a Super Bowl mark |
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| It did not look like this season would become the proverbial happily-ever-after story for Garrett Hartley.


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| Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith lead NFL's 2010 Hall of Fame class |
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| The tracks of their tears traced careers of unparalleled excellence for wide receiver Jerry Rice and running back Emmitt Smith. ...


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| Sean Payton, Saints make the grade in Super Bowl XLIV |
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| Who deserves cheers and who deserves jeers for their performance in Super Bowl XLIV? USA TODAY's Sean Leahy grades the teams.


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