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New Orleans knows all about their recent playoff history but doesn't plan to let it stand in their wayBy Jonathan Jones | CBS SportsMETAIRIE, La. — Next month will mark the 10th anniversary of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV. If Brees & Co. wish to win another...

(AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)By Herbie Teope | The Advocate / PicayuneCOSTA MESA, Calif. — The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers are familiar with each other at this stage.The two teams spent Thursday and Friday conducting joint practices at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex, and it...

Gerald Hebert/The Associated PressBy Brett Martel - APMETAIRIE — Saints coach Sean Payton stopped short of declaring top draft choice Erik McCoy the starting center in the preseason opener.Yet, if recent practices are any indication, the 6-foot-4, 315-pound rookie out of Texas A&M has as...

Photo - Yahoo SportsBy Simon A. M. Milham | Yahoo SportsAs with the AFC Championship, No.1 and No.2 seeds in the NFC clash on Sunday for the right to play in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta on Sunday, February 3.The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams earned the two-best regular-season...

Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Rod Walker | The AdvocatePhiladelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints in divisional round of playoffsWhen: Sunday, 3:40 p.m. Where: Mercedes Benz Superdome TV: FOX Radio: WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3 in New Orleans; KMDL-FM, 97.3 in Lafayette; WDGL-FM...

The Saints already have the division, but what else can come their way?By Danny Cox - InquisitorThe New Orleans Saints have an 11-2 record, have already clinched a spot in the playoffs, and have secured the NFC South title. They have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, which is...

By Rod Walker | The AdvocateCarolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton keeps a reminder in his locker.Well, actually two of them.One is a bottle of wine sent to him from Saints defensive end Cam Jordan.The other is a broom that he said was sent to him as well after the Saints swept the...

By Herbie Teope | NFL.comMETAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints had extra days to absorb a 13-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on "Thursday Night Football" in Week 13.Players were off through the weekend before returning to work in preparation for a rematch against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comForty-eight points were scored by Tampa Bay against the Saints in New Orleans’ season-opening loss, to go along with 529 yards allowed (417 passing) and six touchdowns.But the defense, Coach Sean Payton said, wasn’t the problem.“In that...

NewOrleansSaints.com PhotoJohn DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comPart of the reason the New Orleans Saints (10-1) have been locked in during their 10-game winning streak? For the sixth time in their last eight games, they’ll be facing an opponent that either leads its division...

By Jackie Speigel | The Sporting NewsEntering Week 13, the New Orleans Saints (10-1) are sitting comfortably atop the NFC South while the Dallas Cowboys (6-5) are holding onto first in the NFC East by a thread.The Cowboys have won three in a row but need a win to maintain control of the...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comDallas’ defense must not have gotten the memo.You know, the one stating that NFL offenses virtually are unstoppable and are scoring at an unprecedented rate this season, especially the one that the Cowboys will see Thursday night at AT&T...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateThe New Orleans Saints take on their arch rival Atlanta Falcons in a highly-anticipated Thanksgiving matchup. Here is a preview of the game. FOUR DOWNSSame song: Don’t expect this one to look or play the same as the first meeting between these two teams (a...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comIt matters not one whit that the New Orleans Saints (9-1, on a nine-game winning streak) and Atlanta Falcons (4-6, two straight losses) appear to be heading in opposite directions entering a Thanksgiving night bout in the Mercedes-Benz...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comPartly new and undoubtedly improved, the New Orleans Saints secondary will take a second swing at Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and his productive trio of receivers Thursday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.This time, it’ll be seeking...

Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMERBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateIn case anyone needs a reminder, the New Orleans Saints hit the road and play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.Who could blame you if you almost forgot?After all, Sunday's road game in Cincy is sandwiched smack-dab in the...

ProFootballTalk Peter King joins PFT to discuss Week 9's crucial battle between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints, which is likely to decide who wins home field advantage in the NFC.

By Jarrett Bell | USA TodayMINNEAPOLIS – Never mind the 24-hour rule. The Saints might want to roll with a 24-minute rule.That’s what a matchup against the undefeated Rams can do for a team riding the high of a statement victory on Sunday night in their personal house of horrors.The Saints...

Video: http://www.cbssports.com/general/video/aad9e571-b974-4f35-be26-ae1c464a5ef4By John HollerOver the last decade, the New Orleans Saints have made their name on the arm of future Hall of Famer Drew Brees. Of the nine seasons in...The Minnesota Vikings are starting to heat up with a...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comNo secrets here: This one figures to be physical, bruising and limit-pushing.True, every NFL game possesses those characteristics to some degree. But when New Orleans (4-1) takes on Baltimore (4-2) on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in...

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/scouting?gameId=291122027Gives us the advantage in every category. I think thats a first. Either way...they have it Saints 31 - Bucs 20...I'll go Saints 35 - Bucs 17...