Originally Posted by nola.com

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Remi Ayodele hadn't been to sleep yet as of noon Monday, but he was hoping to start catching up later in the day.

Running back Reggie Bush arrived at the Saints' locker room in a pair of dark shades, which drew plenty of ribbing from teammates -- but he said he did squeeze in a nap at around 10 a.m.

Ted Jackson/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees congratulates kicker Garrett Harley after he kicked the winning field goal to beat the Vikings 31-28 during the NFC championship game. Garrett Hartley actually slept for about four hours after making the biggest kick in Saints' history -- a 40-yarder in overtime to push the Saints past the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in the NFC championship game Sunday night at the Superdome. After the game, when he went out with friends and family, he said fans kept recognizing him and coming up to him, which he said "is weird because I'm just this 5-foot-9 guy walking around with this long hair that apparently looks a little bit like a surfer."

Safety Darren Sharper said his body was too sore to celebrate, but he couldn't sleep either. He said he watched the highlights of the victory about 10 times before finally dozing off around 3 a.m.