Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champions New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season. The underdog Saints defeated the Colts by a score of 31–17, earning the franchise its first Super Bowl win. The game was played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, for the fifth time, on February 7, 2010, which was the latest calendar date for a Super Bowl until Super Bowl LVI in 2022.
The then-named Sun Life Stadium, the venue of Super Bowl XLIV
QB Drew Brees in 2010
QB Peyton Manning was voted the league's MVP
Aircraft of the 125th Fighter Wing perform a flyover while Carrie Underwood sings the National Anthem.
Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.
Exterior view of Hard Rock Stadium, as seen in January 2020
Joe Robbie Stadium during its construction, April 24th 1987
The stadium in 2012
The stadium before a Miami Dolphins game, January 2008
