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September 19, 2005

WITH A minute left in Sunday's game, the Saints confronted the fact that they were squandering an inspired performance. Wideout Joe Horn felt only rage. All the emotions he and teammates had experienced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina—agony, empathy, helplessness—gave way to a primal defiance that fuels special football players at pivotal moments.

-- Michael Silver

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