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Home of the New Orleans Saints and the Tulane Green Wave, the Louisiana Superdome has hosted many big-time events since it first opened in 1975. The Superdome has witnessed six Super Bowls and four NCAA menÆs final fours. Legends and dynasties have been born in one of New OrleansÆ most iconic structures. It was in the building in 1982 that a young Michael Jordan hit the game-winning shot for the North ...

If you look strictly at the opponents' records, the third quarter was supposed to be the easiest four-game stretch of the season. Games against St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Washington were all supposed to be a cakewalk. The only tough game appeared to be a Monday night affair with New England. Games, as everyone knows, are not played on paper. When you are perceived by many to be the best team ...

It appeared as if the New Orleans Saints had gotten caught in the trap game. Then Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham gave them an escape route. Suisham missed a chance to put Washington up 10 points with less than two minutes left. Saints quarterback Drew Brees then carved up the Redskins secondary for 80 yards in 33 seconds to send the game into overtime. Garrett Hartley's 18-yard field goal kept the Saints perfect. The ...

Coaches and players spend countless hours per week watching game film on their upcoming opponents. They often look to see how other teams have beaten their next foe when formulating the week's game plan. The NFL has been often called a "copycat" league because of the way trends develop. The Miami Dolphins shocked the New England Patriots with the introduction of the Wildcat offense last season. Now, just about every team ...

No Sedrick Ellis. No Reggie Bush. Both starting corners out. No problem. Tampa Bay took the ball 95 yards down the field and scored a touchdown on their first drive. They got just 124 yards and were shut out the rest of the game. The New Orleans Saints scored the final five touchdowns of the game in a 38-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints forced four turnovers and, even more importantly, committed none of ...

The New Orleans Saints are 8-0. There's one sentence no one was ever able to say or print until Sunday afternoon. For the first time in their 43-year history, the New Orleans Saints have run the table on the first half of their schedule. They've won games in nearly every way imaginable. The Saints threw six touchdowns in one game and scored seven touchdowns in another. They've scored off fumbles and interceptions. They've been ...

This season has been a dream season of sorts for the New Orleans Saints, the city, and its fans. The offensive explosion. The reinvention of the defense that averages three turnovers per game. The huge comeback win against the Miami Dolphins. The ensuing late-night reception consisting of thousands at the airport. The 7-0 record. The Saints have beaten the Eagles, Jets, Giants, Dolphins, and Falcons each by an average of 16.2 points. All of this, combined with ...

The Saints had never trailed in five games. Suddenly, New Orleans was down 24-3. Drew Brees was sacked a total of four times in five games and then Miami sacked him five times. Brees also had gone three games without an interception and was picked off three times against the Dolphins. Ricky Williams had three touchdowns against the team that drafted him. None of that mattered. The New Orleans Saints stormed back to outscore the ...

New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams should be preaching gap control this week in practice as the Saints prepare to face the NFL's most efficient version of the Wildcat formation in Miami. Miami introduced the Wildcat formation to the NFL last season in their 38-13 week three victory over New England. The formation, which is often imitated but never duplicated, involves a direct snap to a running back (often Ronnie Brown). The ...

After two straight non-winning seasons, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton knew he needed to try something different. Even though his offense led the league in total yards and points per game in 2008, it still had its share of shortcomings. The Saints were slow starters. They scored just 13.6 percent (63/463) of their points in the first quarter. Much of their yardage and points came only after trailing by multiple scores. Two ...