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Saints more polished than Cowboys
Saints looks like their old selves during impressive Week 9 victory over Buccaneers.Click to read the original Saints article by FOXSports.com News for Saints
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Rally not enough to elevate Eli to Brady's level (Yahoo! Sports)
Eli Manning was clutch again vs. the Pats, but his bigger challenge is overcoming a brutal schedule to lead the Giants to the playoffs.Click to read the original Saints article by Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New Orleans Saints News
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New Orleans Saints Report Card Week 9: Grading Each Unit
The New Orleans Saints defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-16, but which unit impressed the most in the victory?
Following the Saints' worst loss of the year against a winless St. Louis Rams team, the Saints looked much improved in every aspect of the game. From the blocking up front to the defense making plays, this is the Saints team that fans have grown to expect to see each and every week.
It was a great win for the Saints, and more importantly, it puts the Saints in the driver's seat in the NFC South.
After such a great performance against the Bucs, these are the Saints' grades following the victory.
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Early indications on Tracy Porter are good (Yahoo! Sports)
There's good news out of New Orleans. After having his head and neck immobilized and the facemask lifted up from his helmet, the reports on New Orleans Saints cornerback are positive. Mike Triplett of the Times-Picayune said that Porter "checked … Continue reading →Click to read the original Saints article by Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New Orleans Saints News
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Buccaneers fall to Saints, 27-16 (AP)
The Buccaneers had barely stopped celebrating Ronde Barber's interception of Drew Brees when Tampa Bay running back LeGarrette Blount swatted an open hand across the face mask of Saints defensive end Will Smith. The resulting 15-yard penalty pushed the ball back from the New Orleans 21-yard line to the 36, leading to a failed third-and-long that forced Tampa Bay to settle for a field goal.Click to read the original Saints article by Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New Orleans Saints News
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Brees, Saints run past rival Buccaneers 27-16 (The Canadian Press)
NEW ORLEANS - A little embarrassment provided a lot of motivation for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.Click to read the original Saints article by Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New Orleans Saints News
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November 6, 2011
Posted by William Truax in Darren Sproles, Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Saints News, NFC South, nfl, Sean Payton
NFL Week 10: Saints Defeat the Bucs with Total Team Effort
With the 27-16 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New Orleans Saints improved to 6-3 on the year. The black-and-gold needed to rebound after a sloppy game last week in St. Louis, and they did just that.
The New Orleans Saints suffered yet another injury on Sunday. On the second play of the game, Tracy Porter, one of the heroes from Superbowl XLIV, went down with a neck injury. However, losing a starting CB did not prevent the Saints from turning in one of their best defensive performances of the season.
New Orleans came out with a sense of urgency on both sides of ball that the Bucs simply could not match.
Despite costly penalties on third down that extended the drive on multiple occasions, they swarmed the ball and even held the Bucs to 84 yards on the ground. More importantly, the Saints defense only allowed Tampa Bay to reach the end zone once. The Bucs offense had 356 total yards, and Josh Freeman looked uncomfortable in the pocket most of the day.
On the other hand, Drew Brees had a great day against the Buccaneers defense completing 26 of 37 passes for 258 yards with two touchdowns. His only blemish of the day, an interception, occurred in the third quarter and led to the Bucs kicking a field goal. The TD pass to Lance Moore in the first quarter extended his streak of 36 consecutive games with a TD pass, which has him tied with Brett Favre for second all time.
In addition, en route to passing up Joe Montana on the all-time completion list, he threw it to six different players.
The rushing attack, like the passing offense, was very effective also. Chris Ivory, Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles combined for 175 yards with an average of nearly eight yards per rush. The offensive line opened up holes all day and kept Brees clean.
On the day, Sproles had 42 rushing yards and 57 receiving yards with a touchdown. He is the only player in the league who has scored via the rushing, receiving and return game.
The Saints picked up a key division win at home; however, next week will be even tougher because the black-and-gold will travel to Atlanta. The Falcons are looking to knock the Saints out of first place in the NFC South.
New Orleans will have to play with the same urgency they had against the Bucs if they want to leave the Georgia Dome 7-3.
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Brees shows versatility in leading Saints over Bucs, 27-16 (Yahoo! Sports)
By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees runs with the football about as often as Donald Trump runs away from television cameras. But on a day when the New Orleans Saints resurrected their dusty running attack in a 27-16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, even Brees - the...Click to read the original Saints article by Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New Orleans Saints News
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November 6, 2011
Posted by Will Osgood in New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Saints News, NFC South, nfl
Buccaneers vs. Saints: 4 Things We Learned About New Orleans in Their 27-16 Win
Coming off an embarrassing 10-point loss a week earlier to the St. Louis Rams, the New Orleans Saints knew coming into Sunday's divisional home game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that they needed to make some things happen early in the contest.
That being said, both teams started slow, but the Saints were able to move the ball well enough at the end of the first quarter to score a late touchdown on a beautiful fade pass from Drew Brees to Lance Moore.
From there, the Saints pretty much took control. Twenty-seven points and nearly 500 yards of offense later, the Saints ended the day still leading the NFC South, and set up a huge Week 10 matchup between themselves and the Atlanta Falcons next Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
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