Tampa – WR Robert Meachem has caught two touchdown passes from Drew Brees to give the Saints a 17-7 lead late in the first half at Tampa Bay. The Saints accepted the opening kickoff and following a 27 yard kickoff return by Courtney Roby , began their opening possession of the game at their own 23. RB Pierre Thomas , making the start, picked up seven yards on a delayed handoff on the first play...
by Jeff Roberson - AP 1 day ago: St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson (39) is stopped by New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant (94) as Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, left, looks on during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in St. Louis. The Saints won 28-23. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) View full size photo » Below are the grades for the Saints ' Defense...
undefinedundefined undefined Saints Vs. Rams Notes POSTGAME NOTES New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams ● Sunday, November 15, 2009 The Saints are 9-0 for the first time in franchise history. The Saints and the Indianapolis Colts (also 8-0) are the only two undefeated teams remaining in the NFL in 2009. The Saints have now tied for the longest winning streak on club history. Three times, New...
by Bill Feig - AP View full size photo » Below are the Grade Point Averages of each player that's played significant time in the New Orleans Saints ' defense and special teams through the first eight games of the 2009 season, ordered from highest GPA to lowest: DEFENSE: Jabari Greer 3.46 (8 graded games) Roman Harper 3.25 (8 graded games) Tracy Porter 3.25 (8 graded games) Darren Sharper 3.21...
SAINTS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS Coach Sean Payton served on the staff of Miami Exec. VP-football operations Bill Parcells with Dallas from 2003-05, working with Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, asst. head coach/secondary Todd Bowles, quarterbacks coach David Lee, def. coordinator Paul Pasqualoni and defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers. Off. coord. Pete Carmichael Jr . served on the same staffs as Sparano with...
More photos » by Bill Haber - AP Browse more photos » See below for the grades of the Saints ' defense and special teams vs. the Giants . The letter grade represents the player's grade for the game, and the GPA in parentheses is their cumulative GPA for the season of all games combined. Giants vs Saints coverage Giants vs Saints recap Giants vs Saints boxscore DEFENSE: Will Smith : C- (2.67)...
After a week five bye, the New Orleans Saints (4-0) host the New York Giants (5-0) at the Superdome in this weekend’s match-up of two of the NFL’s five remaining undefeated teams. A balanced approach on offense, defense and special teams has spurred New Orleans’ third 4-0 start ever. The team has improved to 5-0 twice, in 1991 and 1993. Prior to their bye, the Saints enjoyed a strong...
NFC South Week 4 Wrap Up By Rafael Garcia Sr. Contributing Writer Football Reporters Online Southeast Region New Orleans 24 New York Jets 10 When rookie QB Mark Sanchez took the field he was looking to keep his team undefeated. Well reality set in as well as mistakes and the kid turned out to be human after all. Darren Sharper picked off two Sanchez passes, returning one 99-yards for a touchdown, to...
Make the jump for everything Jets @ Saints. Linkage New York Jets disrupt New Orleans Saints offense to no avail - Times-Pic "I thought our defense played well enough to win," Jets linebacker Bart Scott said. "I'm not going to make a big deal and criticize what happened. It happened, and now we have to regroup. "When you have a game like this it doesn't matter if you give up 10...
• Saints go top of NFC South with their victory • Miami Dolphins beat the Bills for first win of campaign The New York Jets' unbeaten start to the season ended in New Orleans last night, when the Saints pounced on the rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez in a 24‑10 victory at the Superdome. Sanchez saw an attempted touchdown pass intercepted close to the goal line at the start of the second...
Saints DL Remi Ayodele had only two solo tackles Week 4 against the Jets, but his biggest contribution came in the second quarter when he fell on a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.
Image from ESPN.com Many thought the New Orleans Saints would be 4-0 going leaving the weekend. But many certainly are in "WTF shock" that the Denver Broncos are at an unblemished record leaving the first quarter of the season. Well, those two things happened just not that long ago, as both the Saints and Broncos scored big home wins in the late games today. For the Saints, it was their defense...
New Orleans – The New Orleans Saints improved to 4-0 in a battle of unbeatens by virtue of strong performances across the board from all three phases of the game as they downed the New York Jets, 24-10, in front of a packed Superdome crowd. “We knew going into the game that this was going to be just this kind of game,” Head Coach Sean Payton said. “We knew it was going to be...