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So much for a bye week messing up the rhythm of the league's best offense. I'd like to say that I had this game figured out, but I'd be lying if I did. You see, I assumed that because the Saints had failed miserably in every other game immediately after a bye week under Sean Payton, they would struggle against a good team like the New York Giants. I figured that the Giants, ...

In what is surely the game of the week in the NFL, the team from the Big Easy looks to complete its sweep of teams representing the Big Apple. The 5-0 New York Giants, fresh off of a whipping of the pathetic Oakland Raiders, take on the 4-0 New Orleans Saints who are back after an early bye week. The Giants hold a 14-10 all-time series edge but the Saints have won ...

As the New Orleans Saints make the quarter turn and head into the bye week, there are a lot of positives. No time to rest on the laurels, though. No one makes the playoffs for winning four games. I guess it's the teacher/coach in me that says to want to always get better no matter how well things are going. á Coaching Comments: The buzz word surrounding Sean Payton and his offense throughout the offseason ...

So much for losing a step and being too old. Darren Sharper intercepted two more passes for the Saints to bring his NFL-leading total to five as the New Orleans Saints defeated the previously unbeaten New York Jets 24-10. Sharper returned the first interception 99 yards for his second touchdown of the season. The free safety completed his All-Pro performance with a team-high eight tackles. Sharper, though, was not alone in the role ...

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan looks to give his former New York Jet teammates a rude welcome when the Jets visit the Superdome on Sunday. Vilma, who was a first round draft pick by the Jets in 2004, is now in his second season as the leader of the Saints new and improved defense. During his first two seasons manning the middle of the Jets' 4-3 defense, Vilma received numerous accolades. ...

Who Dat?! Who Dat?! Who Dat say they gonna run the ball with authority, play great defense, and win on the road despite a sub-par game from Drew Brees?! The Saints? Really?! They did just that as they defeated the Buffalo Bills 27-7 to move to 3-0. In the process, Sean Payton's team is proving that they are not the same ol' Saints. The Saints may have scored more points in each of their first ...

How do you like me now? That has got to be the New Orleans Saints' attitude in regards to the national media and non-Saints fans after their 2-0 start. After posting 45 points against the Detroit Lions, many critics said, "Yeah, that was good, but it was against the Lions. You won't match that against the Philadelphia Eagles' defense." 48 points later, not only did they match it, but they surpassed it on ...

Devery Henderson, for the vast majority of his career, has been a "yeah, but..." "Yeah, Devery's got great speed, but he runs poor routes." "Yeah, Devery's led the league two of the past three seasons in yards per catch, but he has too many drive-killing drops." Yeah, but not anymore. When Henderson became an unrestricted free agent this past spring, I thought he was long gone. In my mind, the Saints would not want ...

All week long, the New Orleans Saints heard the noise. The only reason they were able to score 45 points in week one is because they were playing the Detroit Lions at home. No way they'd be able to match that on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. Well, they didn't match it. They surpassed it. Drew Brees and his offensive machine rolled up 41 points on the Eagles, and safety Darren Sharper added ...

Both the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles came into the season surrounded by playoff expectations. They did nothing in week one to dispel those feelings as they defeated their opponents by a combined 46 points and forced 10 total turnovers. The two teams should provide each other with much better competition in week two. A win in Philadelphia would be huge for the Saints. If the Saints want to establish ...