New Orleans Saints News and Rumors
Drew Brees' record-breaking TD pass was a play Chase Daniel knew would workLarry Holder, nola.com Daniel said Saints picked up something in film study |
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New Orleans Saints video chat: replayOct 8, 2012
Kevin Spain, nola.com Welcome to this week's New Orleans Saints video chat. Join The Times-Picayune's Kevin Spain and NBC's Darryl Hamilton to talk Saints. We'll be going live around 6:30 p.m. Beat reporter Larry Holder will be on to talk about the Saints... |
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New Orleans Saints defense hoping to build off a solid finish to the win over the ChargersOct 8, 2012
Nakia Hogan, nola.com Saints defense recorded five sacks and force two turnovers |
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Matt Loede, saintsgab.com Drew Brees has set an NFL record with touchdown passes in 48 straight games, breaking the mark set by Johnny Unitas a half-century ago. The record-setting scoring strike was a 40-yard pass to Devery Henderson against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday nig… |
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Jeff Duncan, nola.com Saints have allowed 2,280 yards of offense in five games |
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Newton posts league-low Total QBROct 8, 2012
Of the 26 quarterbacks to start Sunday, Carolina’s Cam Newton had the lowest Total QBR: 15.1. That came in a loss to Seattle. Jacksonville’s Blaine Gabbert (19.7) had the only score that was even close to Newton’s. New Orleans Drew Brees had a seaso… |
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Nakia Hogan, nola.com Both players were being evaluated on Monday morning |
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Saints still rank last in defenseOct 8, 2012
Despite getting their first win of the season Sunday night against San Diego, the New Orleans Saints still have the league’s worst defense. That’s according to the NFL rankings, which came out Monday morning. The Saints are No. 32 overall, No. 29 agai… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com What was the most memorable takeaway from Sunday’s action? Was it Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas’ record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass? A second straight dominant performance by the 49ers? The Colts coming back from 18 points down on … |
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Superlatives on the SaintsOct 8, 2012
We weren’t able to do this in the first four weeks because they didn’t win. But now that they have, it’s time to take a look at some statistical superlatives on the New Orleans Saints’ 31-24 victory against the San Diego Chargers. We’ll turn to … |
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Jimmy Graham in walking boot after Saints winOct 8, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Sunday was a night for celebration in New Orleans. The Saints finally got a win, their beleaguered defense came up with big stops in the second half and Drew Brees broke a long-standing record for consecutive games with a touchdown. All the news wasn’t … |
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New Orleans Saints Press Conference October 8thOct 8, 2012
NOLA.com, nola.com Join the Saints coverage team for live updates from the New Orleans Saints Monday press conference |
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Doug Tatum, nola.com Aaron Kromer, Drew Brees talk about Sunday night's victory |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Yes, Saints coach Sean Payton was allowed to attend Sunday night’s game between the Chargers and the Saints. No, the Saints weren’t allowed to acknowledge it via their in-house camera system. Jay Glazer of FOX noted during the game that the league pro… |
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That Winning FeelingOct 8, 2012
The Saints' 31-24 win over the Chargers was more than the first success of their season, writes Chris Burke. Amid a year of turmoil, New Orleans found its magic formula once again. |
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Jeff Duncan, nola.com The San Diego Chargers learned Sunday night what the New York Giants, New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons had discovered before them: Prime time is Nine Time in New Orleans. When the sun sets and the Dome lights up, Drew... |
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Drew Brees, Marques Colston as good as ever on history-making night: 10 more observationsOct 8, 2012
Mike Triplett, nola.com Saints columnist Mike Triplett offers 10 more observations on Saints' 31-24 victory over San Diego Chargers |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com When Ryan Mathews made a magnificent dive into the end zone, San Diego led 24-14 in the third quarter against an 0-4 Saints team. A Chargers team that has a laughable reputation for starting slow seemingly every season seemed poised to move to 4-1. The … |
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James O'Byrne, nola.com On a historic night that featured stellar offensive performances, there's one game ball that stood above all the rest. One of the longest-standing NFL records fell early. OFFENSE Drew Brees, quarterback, Saints On a night when Marques Colston caught... |
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Mike Triplett, nola.com Defense forces two punts, two turnovers over final 25 minutes to allow Brees to rally team from 10-point deficit against San Diego Chargers |
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James Varney, nola.com HOW THE GAME WAS WON Like many games, the Saints won this one because quarterback Drew Brees outplayed his one-time rival in San Diego, Philip Rivers. Brees finished with a quarterback rating of 110.4 after completing 29 of 45 attempts... |
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Katherine Terrell, nola.com Chargers lost to Saints 31-24 despite 427 yards of offense |
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Cris Collinsworth Knows More About What's Going On With The San Diego Chargers Than Norv TurnerOct 8, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com Cris Collinsworth predicted exactly how this game would end after noticing Jared Gaither lumbering before the final play, noting "Gaither looks lame, he's gonna have to get some help here or Wilson's gonna get a sack to end this game." And wou… |
