Saints get clipped by Ravens, 30-24

The Saints’ defense was no match for the Ravens’ Ray Rice, as he nearly single-handedly downed the Saints 30-24 in Baltimore on Sunday. Rice, who had 233 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, led an offensive attack that the Saints struggled mightily to stop. While Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco passed for two touchdowns and 172 [...]

Offensive & Defensive Strategies: Saints vs. Ravens

OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: Continued Focus On the Run The Baltimore Ravens have a big challenge tomorrow as they take on the New Orleans Saints.  The Saints have a good defense that ranks 5th against the pass and 16th against the run.  Unfortunately, Ravens fans are trying to figure out what’s wrong with Baltimore’s offense; the unit [...]

The awards keep piling up for Saints quarterback Drew Brees

It’s been a busy year for Saints quarterback Drew Brees. He started off the year with a bang, by helping the Saints run through the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings on the way to their Super Bowl championship over the Indianapolis Colts. After engineering the Saints championship victory, Brees was awarded the Super Bowl MVP [...]

Matt Cassel Is Key To Chiefs Beating Rams

  Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel, a mere week after having his appendix removed, is making news as he is back practicing and preparing for Sunday’s game in St. Louis. For Chiefs fans, that’s music to their ears. This past Sunday in San Diego, backup Brodie Croyle was battered and beaten by a rabid Chargers defense. The offense, lacking Cassel’s leadership, [...]

Saints blow past Rams, 31-13

It wasn’t the blowout that the final score indicated, but the Saints (10-3) used a big first quarter and stingy red zone defense to defeat the St. Louis Rams (6-7) by the score of 31-13 in the Superdome on Sunday. Saints quarterback Drew Brees and star receiver Marques Colston got off to a fast start, [...]

Brees sets franchise, league records in Sunday’s win

The Saints last-minute comeback victory against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday made the headlines in the local and national newspaper, but something else happened on Sunday that flew under the radar. Saints quarterback Drew Brees continued his assault on the Saints’ franchise and NFL passing records, as he established new records for both parties. With [...]

Saints survive mistakes, outlast Bengals

Despite racking up more than 100 yards in penalty yards in their Sunday matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, one Bengals miscue in the last minute of the game gave the Saints a win in Cincinnati. With the Bengals holding a three-point lead, Drew Brees and the Saints offense lined up on offense on fourth and [...]

Depleted Magic Roster Good Enough to Win 1 of 2

Last night, against Detroit, the Magic came out and handled business in the second half, turning a 1 point defecit at the half into a 13 point win. Holding Detroit to only 36 second half points enabled the Magic to sprint away with the victory; carrying a 5 point lead into th 4th quarter and [...]

Commentary: Do the NFL schedule-makers have a vendetta against the Saints?

Before the 2010 NFL season had even begun, most NFL fans and pundits knew that the biggest threat to the New Orleans Saints attempt to repeat as Super Bowl champions would be the Atlanta Falcons. The combination of their Pro Bowl caliber quarterback, offensive weapons, and underrated defense automatically made them a dark horse to [...]

Drew Brees named SI’s ‘Sportsman of the Year’

In his four plus years with the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees has been awarded just about every honor the NFL or different sports organizations can hand out besides the NFL MVP award. He as a Super Bowl Ring, a Super Bowl MVP Award, the Offensive Player of the Year award, and the Walter Payton [...]

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