Super Bowl XLIV celebration
Rev. Billy Zacharie and congregants of the Jesus Outreach Ministries and Fellowship in New Orleans East, La., celebrate as their beloved New Orleans Saints score a field goal to end the first half of the Super Bowl. (Jeff Haller / For the Times)
Throngs of fans celebrate on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV. (Jeff Haller / For the Times)
New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees embraces head Coach Sean Payton as they celebrate their win after Super Bowl XLIV against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Saints won, 31-17. (Chuck Burton / Associated Press)
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV game against the Indianapolis Colts. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
A fan holds up a newspaper front page following the New Orleans Saints’ win in Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17. (Chuck Burton / Associated Press)
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl XLIV. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)
Troy Evans (54) and Marvin Mitchell (50) of the New Orleans Saints celebrate at the end of Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
New Orleans Saints safety Roman Harper celebrates after teammate Tracy Porter’s interception return in the fourth quarter in Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. New Orleans defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, for the Saints’ first Super Bowl victory. (Paul Buck / EPA)
