New Orleans Saints News and Rumors
Falcons pick off Brees 5 times, snap TD streakAssociated Press, ESPN.com The Atlanta Falcons raced to a 17-0 lead and the defense made it stand up, picking off five of Drew Brees' passes and ending his NFL-record touchdown streak with a 23-13 victory Thursday night. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Atlanta Falcons intercepted quarterback Drew Brees five times on Thursday night as the Falcons improved to a league-leading 11-1 with a 23-13 win over Saints. Atlanta’s defense helped snap Brees’ streak of 54 consecutive games with a touchdown pas… |
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Atlanta Falcons defeat New Orleans SaintsNov 29, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com Times wires Thursday, November 29, 2012 ATLANTA — The Falcons moved to the brink of clinching a division championship, while Drew Brees and the Saints wound up with egg on their faces. After racing to a 17-point lead, the Falcons defense made it stand u… |
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The Time Drew Brees Threw Five Picks And No Touchdown Passes: Saints-Falcons, In Two GIFsNov 29, 2012
Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com Falcons 23, Saints 13: I'll admit, I wasn't too high on the Falcons coming into tonight's contest, which seemed not like the typical "trap game"—the Saints are way too talented to catch anyone off guard in such a respect—but it just felt like … |
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Falcons snap Brees’ TD streak at 54Nov 29, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Less than two months after Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke John Unitas’ record of 47 straight games with a touchdown pass on national television, Brees’ streak has been broken. On national television. Like eggs on the windshield of a bus. As p… |
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Katherine Terrell, nola.com Atlanta -- It just wasn't Drew Brees' night. His historic 54-game touchdown streak ended with a resounding thud Thursday night in the Georgia Dome. The quarterback threw five interceptions for the first time in his career as the Saints lost... |
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Rapid Reaction: Falcons 23, Saints 13Nov 29, 2012
ATLANTA -- Thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons’ 23-13 victory against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome on Thursday night: What it means: For a change, the Falcons beat their biggest nemesis. For just the third time in the era of coach Mike Smith a… |
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Lawyers cross-examine key bounty witnessNov 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Lawyers for players appealing NFL suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounties case cross-examined one key witness Thursday. Now they're supposed to get a chance to confront another central figure: former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. |
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Jeff Duncan, nola.com The Falcons were trying to extend their unbeaten record at the Georgia Dome this season and an eight-game winning streak overall at home. They have won all five home games this season entering their game with the Saints on Thursday... |
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Saints bungle the clock at the end of the first halfNov 29, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com An entertaining first half in Atlanta ended with the Saints wishing they could buy another timeout. After the Falcons jumped out to an early 17-0 lead, the Saints’ offense began to turn things around. Drew Brees engineered an outstanding 11-play, 80-yar… |
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Halftime thoughts: Saints-FalconsNov 29, 2012
ATLANTA -- New Orleans is losing, 17-7, to the Falcons, but the Saints could be in danger of losing something else significant. Drew Brees' streak of games with a touchdown pass is in jeopardy. Brees appeared to have a touchdown pass to Darren Sproles n… |
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Falcons run over Saints earlyNov 29, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Falcons’ early offensive approach to taking on the Saints’ defense is simple Run it right down their throats. On Thursday night in Atlanta, the Falcons’ opening drive consisted of just one pass (a nine-yard completion from Matt Ryan to Tony Gonz… |
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Mike Cerullo's testimony highlights Thursday's New Orleans Saints bounty appeals hearingsNov 29, 2012
Larry Holder, nola.com In New Orleans, Judge Berrigan issues order requesting more information |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On the same day that former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo testified in the bounty appeal hearing convened by former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Judge Helen Berrigan issued a reminder that she has ultimate jurisdiction over the process. And she hinted t… |
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Falcons DT Jerry (quad) inactive against SaintsNov 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Defensive tackle Peria Jerry is inactive for the Atlanta Falcons against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night because of a quadriceps injury. |
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Asante Samuel active for Falcons vs. SaintsNov 29, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel was listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Saints. But Samuel’s hurt shoulder held up well enough in pregame warmups that he’s good to go. Samuel is active for Atlanta, which is very good news: The Sai… |
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Nakia Hogan, nola.com Strief set to start after missing the last three games |
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Atlanta airport security still Investigating egg throwing incident involving New Orleans Saints' busNov 29, 2012
Terrance Harris, nola.com The egg throwing incident involving a Saints busing leaving the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday remains under investigation. But according to the airport's director of marketing and stakeholder engagement Myrna White, the s… |
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Tagliabue, players' union finish bounties hearingNov 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Lawyers for players appealing NFL suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounties case cross-examined one key witness Thursday. Now they're supposed to get a chance to confront another central figure: former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. |
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Nakia Hogan, nola.com ATLANTA -- Want to see what the New Orleans Saints bus looked like after being egged on Wednesday when the team arrived here for tonight's NFC South clash with the Falcons? Atlanta's Fox 5 has a couple of photos. The... |
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Doug Tatum, nola.com Everything you need to know about Thursday night game |
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Source: Potential Payton deal terms reviewedNov 29, 2012
Adam Schefter, ESPN.com NFL officials and Sean Payton's agent, Don Yee, are finalizing the conditions under which the suspended New Orleans Saints coach can attempt to negotiate a contract extension with New Orleans, according to a league source. |
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Live from the Georgia DomeNov 29, 2012
ATLANTA -- I made it to the Georgia Dome press box without seeing any flying eggs. I’m not sure if the New Orleans Saints’ team bus had to endure any more eggs on the way to the dome. In fact, I’m not even sure if the Saints have arrived yet. The on… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It was known that, on Thursday, former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo will testify in the bounty appeal hearing conducted by former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. It wasn’t known (or, at a minimum, it wasn’t accepted by some in the media) that former Sai… |
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Final Word: Saints-FalconsNov 29, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Thursday night’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons: Chasing history. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees leads the league with 31 touchdown passes. He’s on pace to finish with 45. He could become th… |
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Saints get rude welcome in AtlantaNov 29, 2012
ATLANTA -- The rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons has reached a new level. The teams have played some intense games and traded a lot of verbal jabs in recent years. But what happened Wednesday goes beyond the teams. Several New O… |
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Blogger Blitz: New Orleans at AtlantaNov 29, 2012
NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas discusses what's at stake when the Saints visit the Falcons on Thursday. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Saints quarterback Drew Brees is once again ripping the NFL for suspending some of his teammates and coaches for violating the league’s bounty rules. Brees told Michael Irvin on NFL Network that the bounty discipline, including the yearlong suspension o… |
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New Orleans Saints are playoff caliber but probably not playoff bound, says Darren Sharper: First-and-10Nov 29, 2012
Mike Triplett, nola.com Weekly observations from Saints columnist Mike Triplett |
