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 * < The Indianapolis Colts are a professional [|American football] team based in [|Indianapolis, Indiana] . They are members of the [|South Division] of the [|American Football Conference] (AFC) in the [|National Football League] (NFL).

The club was officially founded in [|Baltimore], [|Maryland] in 1953, but can trace its history to the [|Dayton Triangles] , a founding member of the NFL that was originally created in 1913. After a series of changes, it assumed the "Baltimore Colts" name, replacing [|a previous team] that folded in 1950.

Playing at Baltimore's [|Memorial Stadium], the Colts became the first NFL team to have [|cheerleaders] , although the Steelerettes, the Pittsburgh Steelers cheerleaders from 1961-69, dispute this claim.[// [|citation needed] //] The team then relocated to Indianapolis in 1984, first playing at the Hoosier Dome, which was then renamed the [|RCA Dome] before moving to [|Lucas Oil Stadium] in 2008.

The Colts won four NFL championships (three [|NFL Championships] in [|1958], [|1959] , [|1968] ; and [|Super Bowl V] in 1971) while in Baltimore. Since moving to Indianapolis, they won [|Super Bowl XLI] in 2007. Also since 1998, the team has become the first in league history to win 12 games or more in five consecutive seasons—extending this record to seven after the 2009 season.

The team headquarters and practice facilities are also located in Indianapolis. The club currently holds their annual training camp from late July to mid-August on the campus of [|Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology] in [|Terre Haute], [|Indiana] ||<  The New Orleans Saints are a professional [|American football] team based in [|New Orleans, Louisiana]. The Saints play in the [|South Division] of the [|National Football Conference] (NFC) in the [|National Football League] (NFL).

The Saints were founded in 1967 as an expansion team and played their home games at Tulane Stadium through the 1974 season. They went more than a decade before they managed to finish a season with a .500 record, two decades before having a winning season, and over four decades before reaching the [|Super Bowl]. The team's first successful years were from 1987–1992, when the team made the playoffs four times and had winning records in the non-playoff seasons. In the [|2000 season], the Saints defeated the then-defending Super Bowl champion [|St. Louis Rams] for the team's first [|playoff] win.

Since 1975, the Saints' home stadium has been the Louisiana Superdome. However, due to the damage [|Hurricane Katrina] caused to the Superdome and the New Orleans area, the Saints' scheduled [|2005] home opener against the [|New York Giants] was moved to [|Giants Stadium]. The remainder of their 2005 home games were split between the [|Alamodome] in [|San Antonio, Texas], and [|LSU] 's [|Tiger Stadium] in [|Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. After a $185 million renovation of the historic stadium, the team returned to the Superdome for the 2006 season. The team played its 2006 home opener in front of a sold-out crowd and national television audience on September 25, 2006, defeating the [|Atlanta Falcons] by a score of 23–3. The victory received a 2007 [|ESPY] award for "Best Moment in Sports." The club reached the [|NFC Championship Game] in 2006 but lost 39-14 to the Chicago Bears.

The 2009 season was the team's best season. The November 30, 2009 [|Monday Night Football] game vs. the [|New England Patriots], in which the team went to an 11–0 record for the first time in franchise history, was the second highest rated cable program to date. [|[2]] After becoming 13–0 with their win over the [|Atlanta Falcons], it marked the Saints' best start to a season in its franchise history. The result clinched an NFC [|playoff] berth, a bye in the first round of the playoffs. By winning their first 13 games, the Saints also set the record for the longest undefeated season opening (13-0) by an NFC team since the [|AFL–NFL merger], eclipsing the previous record (12-0) held by the [|1985 Chicago Bears]. The team advanced to the 2009 NFC Championship game where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime, sending the team to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. ||

__Sources:__ (Indianapolis): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts (New Orleans): []

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