The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras."
Vikings-Saints 'encore' kicks off NFL season
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This article is fairly well written, although the news coverage this morning on the Today show has been anything but. Maybe Matt should start talking about the statistics of the game and how they don't reflect the final score at all.