Those who grew up with the Saints, who’ve been following the team since the beginning, remember suffering through 10 years of play before the team achieved its first non-losing record — not a winning one but one where it finished an even .500.
It took the team more than 20 years before it recorded its first winning record.
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It’s been a long hard road, but finally the last of that bitter taste left after those many disappointing seasons has finally been replaced by the sweet taste of success.
The Saints in the Super Bowl?
The boys in black and gold finally made it, taking Saints fans with them, and not just backing into the playoffs by getting lucky but having a super season and entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
A big win over the Arizona Cardinals in the first playoff game got the Saints faithful revved up and their bandwagon full.
Then there was the nail-biter with the Minnesota Vikings that had the team one win away from the Super Bowl. Longtime Saints’ fans were hopeful, but most had to consider those old Saints and wonder if they weren’t going to come all this way, only to see that overtime field goal go wide and Brett Favre find a way to break their heart one more time.
But once again these Saints reminded their fans they aren’t the old Saints — certainly not the Ain’ts that saw fans sitting in the stands with bags hiding their faces.
Garrett Hartley’s kick in overtime to get the win over the Vikings opened the door for the Saints, and their fans, to get to their first Super Bowl, and replace the memory of those many late-game collapses, the many missed field goals, fumbles, interceptions and other mistakes that kept their beloved team from success.
We don’t know how tonight’s Super Bowl will end. For sure the Indianapolis Colts led by Peyton Manning are a formidable opponent.
But we know absolutely, this year’s New Orleans Saints are winners.
Who Dat? Go Saints!
WILLCHAPMAN
PUBLISHER
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