Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens Defeat New York Giants 34-7; Jimmy's Restaurant Owner Discusses Triumphant Fans
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Big celebration is planned in Baltimore. Fans there are getting ready to welcome home the conquering heroes. The Ravens return from Tampa today following last night's Super Bowl victory over the New York Giants. Kathleen Koch is among the festive, happy fans in Baltimore. Kathleen, good morning, again.</s>KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And exhausted.</s>KAGAN: Yes.</s>KOCH: Good morning, Daryn -- and exhausted fans. I think most of us were up nearly all night. I mean, there has to be a morning after, but no one is ready to stop this celebration. The fans believed in this team. They believed they would win. But I think everyone was still stunned by that commanding 34-7 victory. We have the Baltimore "Sun" -- why doesn't someone pass it to me here -- and the "Sun" had one word for it, and that is "glorious." These fans are so thrilled this morning. And now we are, as I said earlier, we are in Jimmy's Restaurant. It's been a Baltimore institution since it opened back in 1946. And we're with its owner, Nick Filipidis. Now, Nick, tell us about the reaction here last night, and then the fans this morning who've been pouring in since, what, you opened at 5:00 a.m.?</s>NICK FILIPIDIS, OWNER, JIMMY'S RESTAURANT:  5: 00 a.m. They were outside at 4:30 trying to get in. The fans are just great. There was no troubles, no problems. Everybody enjoyed themselves, had a good time. You can't beat the fans in Baltimore. When we won the World Series, when we won the championship in '58, everybody was just ecstatic.</s>KOCH: Now, Nick, wasn't this victory, though, especially sweet after having lost the Colts back in '84? I mean, and it was 30 years ago that the Baltimore Colts won the Super Bowl.</s>FILIPIDIS: That's right. And, you know, I'm sorry to see the Colts go, but we're glad the Ravens are here. It's -- this victory here because everybody didn't have -- a lot of the news media did not have confidence in the Ravens. And let me say this, Tony Siragusa summed it up yesterday and said, we had fun playing football. And that's what it was all about. They won and they did a great job at it.</s>KOCH: Thanks, Nick. Now, everyone had fun, but there is still a lot of recovery going on this morning. As you can see, we have fans over here with purple hair enjoying their breakfast. How are you feeling this morning?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, great. It was good. Little tired, though.</s>KOCH: Well, everybody's in recovery mode. And everyone, also is expecting their team back about 2:15 today. And so CNN will be there live at the training complex out in Owings Mills, Maryland when the victorious Super Bowl champion Ravens return. Reporting live in Baltimore, I'm Kathleen Koch.</s>KAGAN: Great. Kathleen, when's the parade?</s>KOCH: Now, that parade is tomorrow morning. That's at 11:00 a.m. And it will wind its way through the streets of Baltimore come rain or shine. And unfortunately they are forecasting some rain for us. It will wind up at City Hall, where Mayor Martin O'Malley is expected to give that team the very well-deserved keys to the city. Of course, they've already won the city's hearts -- Daryn.</s>KAGAN: It will take more than some rain to dampen the spirits of the very happy Baltimore's Ravens fans. Kathleen Koch in Baltimore...</s>KOCH: You bet.</s>KAGAN: ... thank you very much.