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Payton pinpointed Super Bowl XLIV as when he knew Brees was first-ballot Hall of Fame material.
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Sean Payton identified Feb. 7, 2010—the date of Super Bowl XLIV when Brees led the Saints to a 31-17 victory over Peyton Manning and the Colts—as the moment he realized Brees was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Payton highlighted Brees' outstanding second-half performance in that game, noting 'I don't know if a ball touched the ground' in a high-pressure moment where the Saints had struggled offensively in the first half.
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That was on Feb. 7, 2010, when Brees and the Saints beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl 44 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The second half of that Super Bowl, I don't know if a ball touched the ground -- in a moment where everything you've worked for is on the line.
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- Sean Payton identified Feb. 7, 2010—the date of Super Bowl XLIV when Brees led the Saints to a 31-17 victory over Peyton Manning and the Colts—as the moment he realized Brees was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Payton highlighted Brees' outstanding second-half performance in that game, noting 'I don't know if a ball touched the ground' in a high-pressure moment where the Saints had struggled offensively in the first half.
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