New Orleans Saints News and Rumors
Saints' Vilma, Smith at Williams' bounty hearingWASHINGTON (AP) -- Saints defensive end Will Smith says he's glad he got a chance to hear former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testify at an appeals hearing in the bounties case. |
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Washington phase of New Orleans Saints bounty hearings ends Friday with Gregg Williams' testimonyNov 30, 2012
Larry Holder, nola.com Saints bounty hearings move to New Orleans on Monday |
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Dan Swenson, nola.com The New Orleans Saints' past two losses have come during a time of improvement from the defense. The San Francisco game was the first meeting this season that the Saints allowed less than 400 yards. Thursday's Atlanta game was... |
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Saints' Vilma, Smith attend Williams hearingNov 30, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma intends to ignore whatever emotions he experiences and plans to be "all business" while present Friday at latest bounty hearing. |
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Larry Holder, nola.com Washington -- New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said Friday that it felt good to be in the same room with former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams as both attended the appeals hearing at a downtown office building. Vilma, who is... |
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NOLA.com | The Times, nola.com Interim coach addresses the media one day after devastating loss to Falcons |
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Nakia Hogan, nola.com The New Orleans Saints, coming off their second 10-point loss in five days following Thursday night's 23-13 setback against the Atlanta Falcons, have fallen to a disappointing 5-7. Although the playoffs appear to be a long shot, do the Saints... |
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What the Georgia media are saying about the New Orleans Saints loss to the Atlanta FalconsNov 30, 2012
Katherine Terrell, nola.com Atlanta offense didn't need to do much with five Saints turnovers |
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Williams testifying with Vilma, Smith presentNov 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After months of legal maneuverings, Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith finally are getting answers from the man who crafted the pay-for-performance system that resulted in multiple suspensions of players and coaches. Per Larry… |
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Reflecting on the Falcons' victoryNov 30, 2012
ATLANTA -- With some help from ESPN Stats & Information and the Falcons’ media relations department, let’s take a by-the-numbers look back at how Atlanta defeated the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night: The 23-13 victory put the Falcons only a Tam… |
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What the national media are saying about the New Orleans Saints loss to the Atlanta FalconsNov 30, 2012
Katherine Terrell, nola.com Saints drop second game in a row, Brees ends touchdown streak |
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Sean Payton’s leverage growsNov 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When word first emerged of Sean Payton’s scuttled contract extension, the Saints were in the midst of a run of five wins in six games. So while it was viewed as important that the Saints find a way to keep Payton beyond the expiration of his full-seas… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Saints defensive lineman Brodrick Bunkley will be fined less for his obviously intentional kick than Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh was fined for his possibly accidental kick. The NFL has fined Bunkley $20,000 for kicking 49ers offensive lineman … |
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New Orleans Saints have to eat their words after rare loss to Atlanta Falcons: First-and-10Nov 30, 2012
Mike Triplett, nola.com Ten more observations from Saints 23-13 loss to heated rival Falcons |
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Brees takes blame for clock issues to end first halfNov 30, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With New Orleans trailing the Atlanta Falcons 17-7 in the closing stages of the first half Thursday night, the Saints blew a ripe opportunity to score points after driving inside the Falcons 5-yard line. With 45 seconds left to play in the half and no t… |
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Jeff Duncan, nola.com Franchise quarterback threw five picks as TD streak comes to an end |
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New Orleans Saints will regret Thursday's loss to Atlanta Falcons more than any other in 2012: First takeNov 30, 2012
Mike Triplett, nola.com Saints squandered opportunity to stay alive in playoff hunt |
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New Orleans Saints playoff prospects take big hit after Drew Brees throws 5 picks in 23-13 lossNov 30, 2012
Nakia Hogan, nola.com QB's TD streak ends at 54 games in loss to Falcons |
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Atlanta Falcons take a huge strideNov 30, 2012
ATLANTA -- Not even the New Orleans Saints, whose recent history shows a fondness for challenging everything, can appeal this one. The Atlanta Falcons really are a good football team. The signature win that every skeptic seemed to be waiting for came Th… |
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Falcons take down Saints 23-13Nov 30, 2012
Atlanta won a key NFC South game and exacted some revenge. The Falcons intercepted Drew Brees five times as they rebounded from a Week 10 loss in besting the Saints 23-13. |
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Chris Burke: Nolan's defense leads Falcons by SaintsNov 30, 2012
The Falcons pressured Drew Brees into a career-worst five interceptions in their 23-13 win. The biggest contributor might have been defensive guru Mike Nolan, writes Chris Burke. |
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Drew Brees has first five-pick game in loss to Falcons; consecutive-game TD record stopped at 54Nov 30, 2012
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com For the second time this month, an NFC South quarterback threw no touchdowns and five interceptions in a single game. And neither of those quarterbacks were the youngsters -- Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman and Carolina's Cam Newton. Nope, the two guilty parti… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Atlanta Falcons jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half and their defense forced five turnovers in defeating the New Orleans Saints 23-13 on Thursday night. Atlanta used their running game to take an early lead as Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rod… |
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A few days before Christmas 2006, having just arrived home in Atlanta for my break between college quarters, I was driving near the Georgia Dome when ... |
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About Last Night: Life Is a Brees for FalconsNov 30, 2012
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Falcons intercepted Drew Brees five times and ended... |
