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(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl takeover in Atlanta could extend beyond the seats inside the stadium and the city streets.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday (Dec...

(AP Photo/Don Wright)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFew games can have as much Pro Bowl talent on the field as the one Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers.The teams combined for 11 Pro Bowl selections with six from the Steelers and five from...

("Josh Katzenstein jkatzenstein@nola.com")By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints had four players selected as starters for the Pro Bowl, with Drew Brees being joined by defensive end Cameron Jordan, offensive tackle Terron Armstead and wideout Michael...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints need one win over the final two weeks to secure home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs.Doing so would keep the Saints in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome from now until a possible Super Bowl trip to Atlanta, as the...

(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints will be unable to clinch a first-round bye for the playoffs when they play Monday against the Carolina Panthers.The Chicago Bears (10-4) beat the Green Bay Packers 24-17 and clinched the NFC...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCameron Jordan said it. He wants a rematch. You can be sure anybody else associated with the New Orleans Saints would relish the chance.If it happens, it will likely be in the playoffs and in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. There, the Saints...

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) (Scott Cunningham)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJerry Jones remembers the first time Sean Payton took his New Orleans Saints team to Dallas and beat the Cowboys. This was 2006, Payton’s first season after he left the Cowboys as...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBy this time next week, the New Orleans Saints could call themselves NFC South champions again.The Carolina Panthers' loss Sunday (Nov. 25) against the Seattle Seahawks put the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe routine last season consisted of injury rehabilitation, weightlifting during practice and position meetings. The routine lately has been to make impact plays for the New Orleans...

(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints consider Brandon Marshall another “big target” who can help Drew Brees when the team gets close to scoring range.Sean Payton confirmed the signing of Marshall during a morning...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe injury the New Orleans Saints feared for newly added receiver Dez Bryant has been confirmed after an MRI exam. Bryant suffered an Achilles tear that will prevent him from...

(AP Photo/Brandon Wade) AP (Brandon Wade)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDez Bryant played eight seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, and coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday (Nov. 7) the three-time Pro Bowl receiver was “a great player for this organization for a long time.”...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA primary concern for the New Orleans Saints defense was not so much to figure out how to stop Todd Gurley, the league’s leader in combined rushing and receiving yards, but rather...

(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) AP (Bruce Kluckhohn)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThey did everything they could think to get a reaction out of Danielle Hunter, but nothing worked. The most LSU coaches and players could get from the Jamaica-born defensive end was a smile...

Cameron Tom (63) blocks in front of Brees. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe back issue that caused Larry Warford to miss one practice last week and be listed as questionable for Sunday against the Baltimore...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThere will be no sense of revenge for the New Orleans Saints this week as they prepare for the Minnesota Vikings, Sean Payton said Monday (Oct. 22) during a morning teleconference...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore this season, only Peyton Manning and Brett Favre had thrown 500 career touchdown passes. Tom Brady became the third player to reach that total two weeks ago against the Indianapolis Colts.This Sunday (Oct. 21), Drew Brees could become...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCameron Jordan has five sacks in five games this season, and yet the New Orleans Saints' All-Pro defensive end has reason to be bothered by his production, he said Wednesday (Oct. 10) while on the Jim Rome Show.According to Jordan, he could...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThis was where Mark Ingram wanted to be all along, back in the game with his New Orleans Saints teammates. He stood in a huddle before the team's first offensive snap and looked them in the eyes. He was ready.On any other night, Ingram's...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints came within one play last season of advancing the NFC championship game. Had they done so, running back Alvin Kamara believes the Saints would have had little trouble reaching the Super Bowl.In an expletive-laden...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneIt isn't often when Gayle Benson raises her voice, but when she did six years ago with Ken Trahan on the other end of the phone, he responded.Tom Benson, then the New Orleans Saints owner, had just been inducted into the team Hall of Fame...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSean Payton continues to find unique ways to describe his New Orleans Saints football team.The coach joined the NFL Network crew after a rain-soaked practice Monday (July 30) and was asked about living up to the lofty expectations put on...

By Christopher Dabe NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston could be facing a league-mandated suspension that would put him out for Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints.According to ESPN Tallahassee, per JoeBucsFan.com, the...

By Christopher Dabe NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Delvin Breaux left one hometown for another when he signed a 1-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League."This is home to me," the New Orleans native and now-former Saints player said in...

By Christopher Dabe NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune NFL Network released the names of the 10 remaining players to be listed in the network's annual top 100 list. Included among them is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.He will be the sixth Saints player on the...