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Saints Playoff Dreams Fade Away in 33-25 Loss to Bears

Sean Payton came into the game at Soldier Field saying that he was gonna keep the ball out of Devin Hester’s hands. That plan failed as the Bears beat the Saints 33-25. Hester scored two touchdowns in the affair: one on a 55 yard pass from quarterback Kyle Orton and another one on [...]

Posted by Manion Anderson on Dec 30 2007

Playoff Chances Take a Hit in 38-23 Home Loss to Eagles

The Saints let one slip from their grasp as they lost to Philadelphia 38-23 Sunday at the SuperDome, hurting their playoff chances in 2007. Luck just was not on their side Sunday. It started with Donovan McNabb fumbling while running on the Saints 20 yard line. The ball rolled into the end [...]

Posted by Manion Anderson on Dec 24 2007

Brees and the Saints Win Big in Carolina 31-6

 
It took them till the third quarter to do it, but the Saints finally found their offense again, and once they did, the Carolina Panthers could do nothing to stop them.  Drew Brees threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, and the Saints scored on their first three second half possessions as they pounded the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 25 2007

Saints Stumble Again, Fall to Texans 23-10

 
Saints running back Reggie Bush wanted revenge on the team that passed him up for the number one pick in last year’s draft. Sunday in Houston the Texans wanted to prove, and did so, why they went with a different selection than the explosive Bush. The Texans defense, led by last years #1 pick Mario [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 18 2007

Offensive Roll Continues for Saints; Roll to 41-24 Win

What a difference a month can make for a football team. In the case of the New Orleans Saints case, it has made a lot of difference. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 445 yards and 3 touchdowns and cornerback Mike McKenzie intercepted a pass and returned it 75 yards for a score as the [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Nov 04 2007

Saints Top 49ers 31-10

The Saints dominated the 49ers early in the game as they took a 24-0 lead into halftime. Marques Colston snapped out of his sophmore slump catching 3 TD passes as the Saints won their 3rd game in a row to improve to 3-4. Drew Brees was on point all day as he completed 31 [...]

Posted by Jim Dubenetzky on Oct 29 2007

Brees and Colston Do in San Fran 31-10

Marques Colston caught eight balls for 85 yards and three touchdowns as the Saints rolled past the Niners 31-10 at Monster Park.  Drew Brees had a nearly perfect game, completing 31-of-39 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns.  Reggie Bush ran for 64 yards on 10 carries, and caught seven passes for 49 yards to [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 29 2007

Bush Leads the Way as Saints Win 22-16

With the crowd chanting his name, Reggie Bush finally came up big Sunday as the  Saints continued to try to revive their 2007 season with a 22-16 win over the Falcons. Drew Brees hit Bush with a 4-yard TD with 5:04 left in the contest to seal the win.  “I was just excited to make [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 21 2007

Saints Finally Get on the Winning Side with 28-17 Win

 
The Saints quest for a win finally ended on Sunday night, and of at all places - usually unfriendly Qwest Field in Seattle. The home of the Hawks was a place of comfort for the once 0-4 Saints, as they put on a first half show in a 28-17 win. The victory puts the Saints [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 15 2007

Field Goal Dooms Saints 16-13 at the Superdome

John Kasay hit a 52-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Panthers over the winless Saints, 16-13 at the Superdome.  Kasay had three field goals on the afternoon and Steve Smith caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to cap off the comeback.  David Carr battled a back injury to complete [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 08 2007