33. When the Saints beat the Jets at Shea Stadium in Week 15 in 1980 to avoid a winless season, it started snowing as they marched down the field for their game-winning TD. For Saints fans who thought hell would freeze over before they would win a game - well, it did.
If you're not already rooting for the Saints this weekend, you will be after you read (or skim, I'm easy!) this history of the franchise. The Shea reference gets the lead pullquote, but the Saints' creation myth is also excellent:
1. Entrepreneur Dave Dixon, who had lobbied the NFL for a team, asked Archbishop Philip Hannan if he thought the name "Saints" would be considered sacrilegious. Hannan replied: "Not at all. I think they're going to need all the prayers they can get. You've got to remember, most of the saints were martyrs." How prophetic. Amazingly, Hannan, 96, will attend Super Bowl XLIV andsit with owner Tom Benson.
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