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Aw. Indianapolis native David Letterman welcomed Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees of the winning New Orleans Saints to his show last night — despite his allegiance to the Colts — celebrating the new champion in the name of his team, his city and his super-cute baby son. Letterman showed Brees’ upcoming Sports Illustrated cover [...]

SAINTS! The New Orleans Saints are the winners of Super Bowl XLIV, coming from behind to defeat the Indianapolis Colts and golden boy Peyton Manning to take the championship back to Bourbon Street and their wounded — but not broken! — hometown. It’s a pretty awesome story.

The winning play — and Baby Brees! — after the jump.

The overnight numbers are in, and last night’s Vikings-Saints game is expected to be the most watched television program of any kind, excluding Super Bowls, since the series finale of Seinfeld.

Regardless of the outcomes of the two playoff games this weekend, the Super Bowl will have plenty of compelling story lines. Mediaite presents a four part series where we tell you who’s left in the NFL playoffs, why they matter, and what the media will not stop talking about if they earn a trip to the big game. Part two focuses on the New Orleans Saints.