Saints get Mardi Gras-style parade (AP)

New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson addresses the fans as the team parades through the central business district of  New Orleans,  Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.  The Saints and fans are celebrating the Saints 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.

Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on Tuesday, two days after the 43-year-old franchise won its first NFL championship.

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