(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneGames like the one the New Orleans Saints just played against the Rams often come down to a few crucial areas where one team separates itself from the other.Sunday (Nov. 4), the separation could be found in...
By Mike Scott, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints fans have yet to run out of superlatives to describe Sunday’s shootout against the no-longer-undefeated Rams. It was huge. It was epic. It was incredible. It’s the kind of game you want to rewatch over and over.On that last...
(Photo by Bill Feig/AP)By Chuck Culpepper | Washington PostNEW ORLEANS — An NFL season that has brimmed with a smorgasbord of sparkle found itself a capstone Sunday in the Superdome. If the NFL product has come into question for various reasons, here came a hilt of product development. The...
From the Opponents perspective...By Gary Klein | Los Angeles TimesThe Rams came back from a 21-point deficit, but they failed to control New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and suffered their first loss, 45-35. Here’s what we learned from the game between NFC front-runners:The Rams...
(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, it was a bit surprising to see the New Orleans Saints list linebacker Manti Te’o as inactive, but the reasoning became clear as the...
Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELDBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocateSometimes it feels too easy.It wasn’t supposed to be on Sunday, up against the last undefeated team in the NFL, the one that went out and added a bunch of name players to an already stacked defense.But the Rams were...
Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELDBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocateIt has been one of the more anticipated moments of the season.The Saints have been building toward throwing Drew Brees a pass, and it nearly happened during the first quarter on Sunday. The Saints designed a play where...
(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...
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
BY MIKE GEGENHEIMER | Special to The AdvocateBefore Michael Thomas caught the first of his 12 receptions or took the first step in his franchise-best 211 yards, the Saints wide receiver sat in front of a computer...
By Lindsey Thiry - ESPNNEW ORLEANS -- Marcus Peters leaped, but the ball sailed over his fingertips, just out of reach.Drew Brees completed a 72-yard pass to Michael Thomas for a touchdown late and effectively ended the Los Angeles Rams' perfect record and comeback bid, as the Rams fell to...
(Photo - Bill Feig/Associated Press)By Brett Martel - AP | Washington PostNEW ORLEANS — Michael Thomas caught a late 72-yard touchdown reception and then celebrated with a cellphone in a throwback to another famous New Orleans play, and the streaking Saints handed the Los Angeles Rams their...
Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMERBy Scott Rabalais | The AdvocateAlex Anzalone reached up into the highly excited, air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz Superdome air and pulled out a plum — a Jared Goff interception.This old dome started rocking, literally rocking, from the frenzy of some...
Garland Gillen, (WVUE) | WDAM.comNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Saints were holding tight to a three point lead, 38-35. New Orleans needed a big play, and Drew Brees delivered. No. 9 threw a perfect pass to Michael Thomas for a 71-yard touchdown. The touchdown grab, gave Brees four touchdown passes...
Sporting News PhotoBy Vinnie Iyer - Sporting NewsThe Saints are still getting elite quarterback play from Drew Brees. But now everything else they have in their winning jambalaya tastes better than ever.At 7-1 this season, New Orleans is off to its most impressive start in five years, the...
By Mike Jones - USA TodayA highly anticipated matchup between the NFC’s elite did not disappoint. The Saints came in with a six-game win streak and extended it to seven, outgunning the Rams 45-35 to hand Los Angeles its first loss of the season.Here are three things we learned in this game...
Advocate Staff ReportThe legend of Joe Horn lives on through Michael Thomas.The Saints start wide receiver capped off a 72-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams with a tribute to Horn, running to the goal post and pulling out a flip phone during his...
BY MIKE GEGENHEIMER | Special to The AdvocateTodd Gurley was the only running back in the NFL to enter Week 9 with 100 yards or more rushing per game.The Saints defense was the only team to hold opponents to less than 75 rushing yards per game.Only one side could come out on top Sunday...
Photo From NOLA.comBy Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneUnfettered euphoria is about the best way to describe the atmosphere for the first 30 minutes of football in the Superdome Sunday.The energy was bouncing off the walls as the New Orleans Saints rolled to a 35-17 halftime...
New Orleans Saints Official SiteWith the only undefeated team in the league in town, the New Orleans Saints’ biggest stars shined the brightest Sunday.Quarterback Drew Brees threw for four touchdown passes and 346 yards, running back Alvin Kamara had three touchdowns, and wide receiver...
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