New Orleans Saints Review

So Saints fans, did watching the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII remind you of watching a certain team from New Orleans? The flashbacks were almost too much to take. Of course, I’m 100% pure Saints fan, but over the years I’ve found myself adopting the Cards as an underdog I enjoyed rooting for. With their recent history (at least, in my 31 years on this planet) being as futile as the Saints, it just seemed like Arizona was a natural secondary team for me. And, it’s not like both of them have ever made the playoffs in the same year!

This game was an absolute classic, and congrats to the Steelers. They deserved to win. But you know their history says they’ll be back again. The Cardinals history says they may never get there again and it was a shame to see them fall just short when they got their chance.

Both teams showed incredible heart. But how amazing was the Cardinals fourth quarter comeback? They were down by 13 and, all of the sudden, they came on like gangbusters. Suddenly, Kurt Warner (like we’ve seen Drew Brees do many times), started firing bullets to Larry Fitzgerald and company. Suddenly, they were not only back in the game, but Warner’s 64 yard strike to Fitzgerald gave the Cards their first lead of the game with just 2:37 left. It was the biggest comeback in Super Bowl History.

But, much like we’ve seen the Saints do, the Arizona defense couldn’t get that one last stop. Of course, I have to give a lot of credit to Big Ben and Santonio Holmes for making spectacular plays on that fateful game-winning drive. Still, the Cardinals defense had done such a great job in keeping their team in the game. And to fall just short in the end hurts an awful lot.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for Arizona. However, I think they showed the league (and especially the Saints), that you can have a great offensive attack and still have an effective defense. Hopefully with new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams on board, NOLA will be able to experience a magical Super Bowl run just like those in the desert did this season. How sweet it will be.

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