NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Maybe a little rest was all Drew Brees and Reggie Bush needed to shift the Saints' league-leading offense back into overdrive.
That, and a visit from Arizona's porous defense.
Brees threw three touchdown passes, Bush scored on an 83-yard punt return and a spectacular 46-yard run, and New Orleans overwhelmed the defending NFC champion Cardinals 45-14 on Saturday.
BOX SCORE: Saints 45, Cardinals 14
NEW ORLEANS - The Saints aren't the Aints anymore. After 43 mostly torturous years, New Orleans is finally in the Super Bowl. And more than four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
NEW ORLEANS - The Saints are going to their first Super Bowl and even if they return to New Orleans as N.F.L. champions in two weeks, it would be hard for them to duplicate the glory and excitement generated Sunday in the Superdome.
NEW ORLEANS - As an analyst for Fox, Terry Bradshaw tries to stay neutral when it comes to rooting for teams. But on Sunday, he couldn't help himself. He wore the Saints on his sleeve. "It's not that I'm pulling against Minnesota," Bradshaw.
Conference championships N.Y. JETS AT INDIANAPOLIS Sunday, noon PST, Channel 2 The Colts had a chance for a 16-0 regular season. But when they were 14-0 last month and playing host to the Jets.
The time has come for me to put my money where my mouth is -- sort of. My friends and colleagues must be sick of me bragging about how accurately I've predicted football games.
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