Unexpected by many, the Super Bowl 2010 Champion is none other than New Orleans Saints! The Saints at last got their very first Super Bowl championship crown!

The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 31-17, earning their first Super Bowl win. The last team to win its Super Bowl debut was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2002 season.

After Brees’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey gave the Saints a 24-17 lead with 5:46 left, Porter stepped in front of a pass from Peyton Manning and raced to the end zone to put New Orleans up by two touchdowns with 3:24 remaining.

The Colts had scored on their first two possessions to open a 10-0 lead. After a 38-yard field goal by Matt Stover, the Colts marched 96 yards for a touchdown on their second possession, matching the longest scoring drive in a Super Bowl.

Joseph Addai rushed for 53 yards before Manning capped the drive with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon with 42 seconds left in the opening quarter.

For Super Bowl 2010 Play by Play Results, you can check out below:

1st Quarter:

- Colts FG: M.Stover 38 yd. Field Goal Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards in 5:53
- Colts TD: P.Garcon 19 yd. pass from P.Manning (M.Stover kick is good) Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:36

2nd Quarter:

- Saints FG: G.Hartley 46 yd. Field Goal Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards in 6:02
- Saints FG: G.Hartley 44 yd. Field Goal Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards in 0:35

Half-time Update: Colts lead the Saints with a score 10-6

3rd Quarter:

- Saints TD: P.Thomas 16 yd. pass from D.Brees Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards in 3:19
- Colts TD: J.Addai 4 yd. run Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards in 5:26
- Saints FG: G.Hartley 47 yd. Field Goal Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards in 4:14

4th Quarter:

- Saints TD: J.Shockey 2 yd. pass from D.Brees (D.Brees-L.Moore pass) Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 4:57
- Saints TD: T.Porter 74 yd. interception return (G.Hartley kick is good)

Final Scores:New Orleans Saints: 31, Indianapolis Colts: 17. Congratulations New Orleans Saints!

For Super Bowl 2010 scores per quarter and play by play results and ESPN live stream discussions of Super Bowl 2010 game, you can check it out here.

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