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November 2008
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton briefed the media in a press conference on Monday. Here are some notes -- Injury updates: -- Goal line stands: Saints quarterback Drew Brees was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 6 after his team's 34-3 win over the Raiders. Brees finished the game after going 26 of 30 for 320 yards with 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He leads the NFL in passing yards and is on pace for an insane 5315 yards, which would smash Dan Marino's 1984 mark of 5084 passing yards. Here are the rest of the results: AFC
The Saints were absent in a top 10 list of what sports franchises Forbes thinks is likely to move. But New Orleans isn't out of the woods yet, as the Hornets found their way onto the list despite last year's big run into the playoffs. ...Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards had a career-high 154 yards and a touchdown in a huge Monday night upset over the New York Giants. His inspiration? Saints runningback Reggie Bush. "I watched Reggie Bush a couple weeks ago, and I said I just want to be like Reggie, so I came out there and got it done." >> Continue reading: Braylon Edwards wants to be like Reggie? Saints runningback Reggie Bush, who kept the Saints in the game Monday night with two electric punt returns, has been named the Week 5 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Clinton Portis and Ben Roethlisberger were the offensive player of the week for the NFC and AFC, respecitvely. Gary Brackett was the defensive player of the week for the AFC and Antoine Winfield, who blocked a kick and forced a fumble against the Saints, earned those... ESPN.com tries to rank each NFL team's fans. They say Pittsburgh Steelers are the best, with the Packers and Browns closely following. The Saints, though, ranked just 15th of the 32 teams. Here's the excerpt: "Bourbon Street is close by and that means the tailgate parties start Saturday afternoon. The party atmosphere fuels the Superdome. Wh... ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas makes the argument for Brees to be among football's top quarterbacks. He says Tom Brady is disqualified because of injury and Manning, who hasn't been his usual Superman self, doesn't make the cut. He think the battle is between Brees and Jay Cutler, who is busting out this year along with receiver Brandon M... Bernard Berrian, a offseason pickup and one of the Minnesota Vikings' top options at wide receiver, could miss tonight game after being listed as questionable. His absence could be a big boost for the Saints, who perennially struggle against the big play. Berrian is one of the faster wideouts in the league. And if receiver Sidney Rice... A lot of people saw the Week 5 matchup against the Vikings on Monday Night as a huge test for the offensive line, since perennial pro-bowler Jared Allen joined the already solid squad in the off season. But so far, local papers say the team has disappointed, recording a sack in only two of their four games. That's good news for the Saints, who would love to get into a s... This is the morning training camp practice report from WWLTV.com reporter Bradley Handwerger: The Saints and Houston Texans went through a morning practice in helmets, shorts and shoulder pads for nearly two hours Wednesday at New Orleans' Metairie facility. TE Jeremy Shockey (leg), WR David Patten (age), WR Adrian Arrington (toe) and LB Mark Simoneau (back) all were held out of the session. DT Hollis Thomas missed most of prac... |
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