While Bourbon Street reeked of the all familiar smell of cheap booze, instead of jazz music piping from street performers, bar-goers belted Queen’s “We Are The Champions” in the street. Meanwhile, a dozen blocks over in the depths of the Superdome, the smell of tobacco leaves masked the smell of …
Read More »Vikings Look Ahead to NFC Divisional After Defeating the Saints
The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints capped off an NFC Wild Card matchup with a controversial 26-20 overtime victory for the Vikings. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw his lone touchdown of the game to Kyle Rudolph in overtime to edge Minnesota over New Orleans. Regardless of the potential for …
Read More »Saints Take Commanding Lead in NFC South with Victory Over Bucs
The New Orleans Saints defeated NFC South rival the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-17 on Sunday. After suffering a bad divisional loss the previous Sunday to the Falcons, the Saints looked to recover against Tampa Bay. Drew Brees was playing his third game back from injury and appeared to be back …
Read More »Drew Brees to Possibly Return in Week 8
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees may be set to return from his thumb injury sooner than anyone expected. Saints Without Brees Brees injured his thumb during the week two matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Brees underwent surgery for the torn ligament in his throwing-hand thumb on September 18th. …
Read More »Bridgewater Stepping Up to the Opportunity
Adversity. Something Teddy Bridgewater is all too familiar with. Despite injuries and other obstacles, Bridgewater is thriving under center for the Saints. His survival skills and confidence have contributed to his recent success. Since taking over on September 15, Bridgewater has led the New Orleans Saints to five straight wins. …
Read More »Jaguars Host Brees-less Saints
The Jacksonville Jaguars play host to the New Orleans Saints this Sunday. Similarities Between Saints and Jaguars Despite the Saints being 4-1 and the Jaguars being 2-3, the two teams head into their matchup this Sunday in a similar situation. They are both starting backup quarterbacks in place of injured …
Read More »Drew Brees Injured in Loss to Rams
The New Orleans Saints lost quarterback Drew Brees to a hand injury in Sunday’s 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. After a controversial finish to their NFC Championship matchup last year, the Saints wanted revenge. However, now all they can think about is the severity of Brees’ injury. The …
Read More »Jaguars Turn to Minshew to Lead Offense Against Texans
The Jacksonville Jaguars head to play the Houston Texans on Sunday – a pivotal game in what some experts predict to be a wide open AFC South race. Jacksonville will look to avoid starting 0-2 for the first time since 2016. Rookie QB Gardner Minshew will get his first start …
Read More »Saints Take Down Texans as Wil Lutz Hits 58-Yard Game Winner
On Monday night, the Saints opened their season in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome where Wil Lutz drilled a 58-yard field goal as time expired to give the Saints a 30-28 win over the Houston Texans. Texans’ Offense Gets Rolling Before Halftime After a scoreless first quarter, Deshaun Watson and the Texans’ …
Read More »NFC Championship Preview: New School vs Old School
On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints square off against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship. Both teams finished the regular season at 13-3 and topped their divisions. Divisional Playoffs Recap Rams vs. Cowboys In the NFC Divisional Playoff between the LA Rams and Dallas Cowboys, the Rams kept …
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