The Saints Go Marching In

You have to feel happy for the New Orleans Saints. Not even five years ago the city were dealt with one of America's most deadliest natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina swept the city and many were left without their homes. The death toll was has severe has the storm. Thousands of people were now homeless and their hopes and dreams were has dark as the storm. People lost their belongings and most sadly there family. Streets and neighborhoods looked like a deserted ghost town. People found refuse in the Saints stadium the Super dome. People began to ask themselves What Can I do and how did my life get this bad? Well with generous donations too many charities New Orleans began to rebuild. They were still down in the dumbs though. Before this unfortunate event there sports teams were hardly any good. The Saints were just coming off a season where they didn't even play a single game at their stadium. People were depressed and mad about the circumstances they were in. After that forgettable 2005 season they fired their head coach Jim Haslett. That when they hired Sean Payton who was a Dallas Cowboys coach. There luck not only for the franchise but for the city was changing. During free agency the saints signed a quarterback that was shunned by his team after injuring his shoulder. H is name was Drew Brees. New Orleans was a perfect fit for him. He saw it has a chance to save a city and a franchise in denial. You could also say he saved his career has a professional football player. After a great 2006 draft the included USC standout Reggie Bush, the saints were ready for a surprising rise to glory. They made a surprising jump from worst to first in their division. They made it all the way to their first ever championship game. They lost but it was a great starting point for a team and a city that desperately need something to believe in. After two straight .500 seasons, people were becoming worrisome if that 2006 season was just another example of a once in a lifetime season.Then came 2009. Saints fans were hoping for a break out season for their team. What they got was something more then that. The saints won there first game. 1-0. Then their second game. 2-0. then they won their third game against the very boring and awful bills. 3-0. They kept on winning until week 13. By then though they had mostly wrapped up home field advantage and clinch the division. They lost their that three games though and many people were wondering if they can get far in the playoffs. The divisional playoff round was played with future Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner's Cardinals. They were coming off a thrilling overtime win against the Pack. They absolutely killed them. Reggie Bush scoured two touchdowns and Drew Brees tossed for two more has they won 45-14. They were just one win away from going to their first super bowl. What stood in the Saints way however was the never aging future hall of famer Brett Farve. Can they beat the Vikings with Brett Farve hot streak. The Answer was yes. They hit and hit and hit Brett Farve. With seconds left in the game and the score tied the saints needed a big play.Tracey Porter intercepted a pass from Brett Farve that saved the game for the saints. After the first drive by the saints they got into field goal range. Garrett Hartley was going to line up for a game winning 40 yard field goal. With the city of New Orleans on his shoulders he nailed the kick. The Saints are going to the Super Bowl. There team they were going to be facing was the Indianapolis Colts. They are led by another future Hall of Farmer Payton Manning. For two weeks the questions were their. Can the saints give New Orleans a NFL Championship. Can they win the game with probably the games smartest player. Finally Can the saints complete there miracle rise to greatness and give their city what they deserve. The game didn't start well for the saints. When the first quarter came to a close they were down 10-0. Saints fa n's were now thinking they were never going to win a championship and relate it to there team ill fated destiny. With team down 10-3 at half time Sean Payton saw that he needed a spark. When the kickoff team came out the kicker did a onside kick attempt and the Saints recover!!!!!!! The saints drove down the field and scored a touchdown and it was tied 10-10. The colts scoured though and got the lead back 17-10. After the field goal it was 17-13 with the forth quarter approcing. In the forth the saints were driving at will. The colts cannot stop them. On the two yard the Saints Scoured a touchdown with under 10 minutes to play. It was still not over . The colts had Payton Manning. Third down on a crucial drive to tie the game up the saints needed a big play. Tracey Porter has another big interception. He is runs at the 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, Touchdown. 31-17. The Saints will win the Super Bowl. The party started even before the clock showed zero. After four long years the saints are Super Bowl Champs and has lifted a city out of a troublesome time. So if you see a saints fan give them a smile because they deserve it.