All you need to know about the 44th edition of The Championship Game That Cannot Be Named™ can be found at Eric’s recap of the game:
One thing is certain in all of this. The Saints are no longer losers. They are now the very best.
On this day, we all wanted to be in that number. The Saints went marching in.
In 213 days, the NFL 2010 season kicks off. Before that is the NFL Draft.
The Saints are the defending champions, and Super Bowl XLIV is in the history books forever.
31-17 Saints
I strongly recommend you read the entire writeup. It is far better than anything you’ll find on any sports page, local or national.
The Saints beat the Colts. The Saints beat the Vikings by 3 in OT after the Vikings spotted them 28 points. I think this clears up the point that the Vikings were the best team in the NFL.