The Saints not only won their first Super Bowl honestly, they won it in dominating fashion.
The Saints scored 31 of the last 38 points. Once he got rolling, Drew Brees was unstoppable. He completed 32 of 39 passes, and 16 of 17 in the second half.
After falling behind 10 nothing, the Saints held Peyton Manning and the Colts to one TD over the final 3 quarters.
The Saints had lots of motivation. Despite a 13 win season, they were almost a touchdown underdog. And, during the week, former Colts coach Tony Dungy made a major mistake. He told USA Today the Colts would win by two touchdowns. That clip was more bulletin board material for a club that was already stung by the disrespect it felt it received from the national media.
The bottom line on this Super Bowl victory is this: all year long, the Saints played in the better conference. Against 4 AFC East opponents, the Saints were convincing winners. That should have been a tip off for Super Sunday.
After watching the Super Bowl, I say this convincingly. The Vikings were better than the Colts.