One answer: They played a better game. They didn't let nerves get to them in the last half when it really counted and some on the team even say that destiny had it out for them to win it all. They may not have won every game, but they won the one they played for all season; the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XLIV was the Saints 1st Super Bowl
The New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl 44 (XLIV) on February 7, 2010.
2010 will be the first year the New Orleans Saints played in the Super Bowl.
The new Orleans saints
The New Orleans Saints won Super bowl XLIV (44).
The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.
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The New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans Saints