NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees couldn't believe it was happening in real life.
On this night of all nights -- "arguably the biggest game of our lives for many of us," Brees said -- the New Orleans Saints quarterback was living out a nightmare.
"I think every athlete has had that dream where you're late to the game, you pull up to the stadium and the ball is being kicked off," Brees said. "That was happening."
Two hours before the Saints' unforgettable return to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina on Sept. 25, 2006, Brees was stuck in traffic, frantically shuttling back and forth between I-10 and Airline Drive, trying to find a path through the gridlock.