2009 NFC Championship

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The 2009 NFC Championship was the NFL playoff game in which the New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings to advance to the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance.

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instanceOf NFC Championship Game
NFL playoff game
announcersUS Chris Myers NERFINISHED
Joe Buck NERFINISHED
Pam Oliver NERFINISHED
Troy Aikman NERFINISHED
attendance 71101
awayTeam Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED
awayTeamRegularSeasonRecord 12–4
awayTeamSeed 2
city New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED
conference National Football Conference NERFINISHED
conferenceChampionshipNumber 39th NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED
controversy high number of hits on Brett Favre
date January 24, 2010
determines NFC champion
finalScore New Orleans Saints 31–28 Minnesota Vikings
gameDecidedBy Garrett Hartley 40-yard field goal in overtime
headCoachAwayTeam Brad Childress NERFINISHED
headCoachHomeTeam Sean Payton NERFINISHED
homeTeam New Orleans Saints NERFINISHED
homeTeamConferenceTitleCountAfterGame 1
homeTeamRegularSeasonRecord 13–3
homeTeamSeed 1
loser Minnesota Vikings NERFINISHED
MVP Drew Brees NERFINISHED
networkUS FOX NERFINISHED
notableQuarterbackAwayTeam Brett Favre NERFINISHED
notableQuarterbackHomeTeam Drew Brees NERFINISHED
overtime true
overtimeFormat sudden death (pre-2010 rules)
partOf 2009 NFL season NERFINISHED
2009–10 NFL playoffs
referee Pete Morelli NERFINISHED
relatedScandal New Orleans Saints bounty scandal NERFINISHED
saintsTotalYards 257
saintsTurnovers 1
seasonYear 2009
stadium Louisiana Superdome NERFINISHED
vikingsLastOffensivePlay Brett Favre interception late in 4th quarter
vikingsTotalYards 475
vikingsTurnovers 5
winner New Orleans Saints NERFINISHED
winnerAdvancedTo Super Bowl XLIV NERFINISHED
winnerFranchiseFirstSuperBowlAppearance true

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The Saints conferenceChampionship 2009 NFC Championship