Payton, Brees bask in glory of title (AP)
Drew Brees turned to his wife when he woke up and asked: "Did yesterday really happen?" The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history after Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.

Super Bowl most-watched program ever (AP)
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer...

MVP Brees delivers title to New Orleans (AP)
Drew Brees grew up in Texas and started playing for pay in faraway San Diego. But he made New Orleans his home and its cause uniquely his own. After 43 years of futility and one of the finest quarterbacking performances ever delivered in a Super Bowl, he made sure there's no need to ask "Who dat?" anymore.

Colts' Manning throws away comeback bid (AP)
Blocked onto his butt, Peyton Manning could only watch his last, best chance to win the Super Bowl go running right past him. Big games often come down to a turnover, and this one did. But who would've guessed the NFL's most heralded quarterback would make it? Driving toward a tying touchdown in the final minutes Sunday night, the four-time MVP threw it away for Indianapolis.

Saints coach Payton makes right calls (AP)
Sean Payton strolled through the New Orleans Saints locker room at halftime, pausing at Thomas Morstead's locker with a simple message. "We're doing it," the coach said. Morstead, the Saints' punter and kickoff specialist, knew exactly what Payton meant. New Orleans was planning an onside kick the rookie had been working on less than two weeks, a bounder he tries to "bend...

City of New Orleans savors Saints win (AP)
Hoarse, hungover and happy, New Orleans woke up Monday wondering if that Super Bowl thing really happened. In the French Quarter, stragglers -- decked out in Saints jerseys and team colors-- remaining from the all-night party turned to coffee and beignets as dawn broke. Richard Bourland said he came to the city from nearby Gulfport, Miss., hoping to see history made and wasn't disappointed.

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