Vikings 14, Saints 7

but an entir gener of fan ha grown up without see them in the big game. The last time thei were there wa after the 1976 seasonTh Vike have lost all four Super Bowl appear they'v made..

with Brett Favr and the Minnesota Vike jump out to a 14-7 lead over the New Orlean Saint after the first quarter of the NFC championship game on SundayNEW ORLEA NS -- Both high-fli offens got off to a roar start..

lead the Vike to touchdown on their first two possessions. He complet 10 pass for 89 yard and a touchdown to Sidnei RiceFavr threw 14 time in the period..

who were the second-highest score team in the NFL thi seasonA drian Peterson ad a 19-yard score run for the Vikings..

Th Saint ar No. 1.

Drew Bree complet five of hi seven pass in the quarter for 57 yard and a 38-yard touchdown to Pierr Thomas.

Th winner advanc to plai the Indianapoli Colt in the Super Bowl in Miami on Feb. 7. The Colt beat the New York Jet 30-17 in the AFC championship game earlier on Sunday.

a high-scor game wa expect and the first quarter did not disappointWith Favr and Bree pull the triggers..

then Peterson polish it off with a 19-yard score run for a 7-0 leadTh Vike took the open kickoff and steamrol down the field to hush an amp up Saint crowd. The Vike call pass on seven of the first eight plai to surg into the red zone..

march down the field with eas and need onli Giant Inflatable Water Slides on third-down convers in a seven-plai drive. Thoma took the screen pass from Bree and weav 38 yard to tie the game 7-7Th Saint came right back..

Favr led anoth 10-plai drive on the next possession,Not to be outdone. includ a 20-yard pass to Perci Harvin on third-and-7 that kept the drive alive. The 40-year-old quarterback wa drill by former Packer teammat Darren Sharper on the play, but he peel himself off the turf and threw a 5-yard strike to Rice three plai later to give the Vike the lead.

the No. 1 seed in the playoff and the Superdome' first NFC titl game have put their famou "Who Dat?!?" chant on repeat throughout thi still recov regionA citi that parti like few other hasn't stop celebr all season long as they'v watch their belov Saint assert themselv as the class of the NFC. A 13-0 start..

a championship-starv franchis is go to get a long-await shot at the Super Bowl. In 43 year of existence,No matter who come out on top. the Saint have never been to the Super Bowl, fill the role of lovabl loser for all but a hand of those seasons.