The big question going into this game is if the Saints will have anything left in the tank after their emotional win over the Falcons on Monday night.

The Saints will look to run on the Panthers defense, which has allowed 152.0 yards rushing per game.  RBs Deuce McAllister (218 rushing yards) and Reggie Bush (125 yards rushing, 139 yards receiving) will be testing the Panthers Front 7 early.  If the Saints run well, look for Drew Brees to take some shots down the field for Marques Colston (15 rec, 204 yards), Joe Horn (10 rec, 160 yards) and Devery Henderson.

The Panthers offense looked good last week against the Bucs.  The Panthers will attempt to run a balanced offense against an aggressive Saints defense that is only allowing 266.7 yards per game.  DeShaun Foster will need to have a good game, his 3.4 average will not cut it this week.  The Panthers need to establish a running game to slow the Saints pass rush that already has 12 sacks this season.  Look for Delhomme to take some deep shots with Steve Smith (112 yards rec. last week) and Keyshawn Johnson (16 rec, 243 yards) over the middle.

This should be a great game that could go either way.

You could tell it was going to be the Saints night early on.  The Saints held the Falcons to a 3 and out on their first possession of the game.  Punter Michael Koenen then came out and the Saints blocked his punt and Curtis DeLoatch recovered it in the end zone for a TD.  That set the stage for the Saints to build a lead to take the Falcons out of their running game and make Michael Vick try to beat them with his arm.  Vick couldn’t do it.  The Saints gave up 117 yards rushing to the Falcons on 5.1 yards per carry.  The Falcons only completed 12 of 31 passes for 112 net yards passing.

Drew Brees had a good game, he completed 20 of 28 passes for 191 yards.  Deuce McAllister had 19 carries for 81 yards and caught 4 passes for 13 yards.  Reggie Bush had 13 carries for 53 yards and caught 4 passes for 19 yards.  Rookie WR Marques Colston caught 7 passes for 97 yards.  Joe Horn pitched in 3 catches for 47 yards.  Devery Henderson caught 2 passes for 15 yards and had 1 carry for 11 yards and a TD.

I think the Saints are for real!

Dallas Who? The Saints are America’s Team.

The TEAM and THE CITY of New Orleans are a true testimony to America. Throughout the last year, the people have endured and perservered like our founding fathers did. Our prayers are with all of you as you continue to heal. We hope that The Saints season will bring back laughter and joy to The Big Easy.  

May Touchdown Jesus get you into the end zone one more time than the Falcons on Monday night.

 Go Saints,

Fan in MEECHIGAN

 

Who would have thought this would be a battle for NFC South Supremecy?  Not me!

The Falcons will try to unleash their power running attack on the Saints and control the clock.  Warrick Dunn (266 rushing yards), Jerious Norwood (111 rushing yards) and QB Michael Vick (175 rushing yards) are setting the NFL on fire by averaging 279 yards rushing per game and 6.1 yards per carry!  The Saints’ defense has been very good against the run this season (74 yards per game, 3.5 yards per carry) so something will have to give here.  If Vick lulls the Saints pass defense to sleep, he might try taking a shot deep to WR Michael Jenkins (5 rec, 92 yards).

Look for the Saints to try to get a quick lead passing the ball.  If the Saints can do that, they can then pound the ball with RB Deuce McAllister and eat the clock.  Everyone is so focused on the Falcons that RB/WR Reggie Bush could sneak up on everyone and have his first break-out game.  Look for the Saints early in the game to use 3 and 4 receiver sets with Reggie Bush (15 rec, 120 yds), Marques Colston (8 rec, 107 yds), Joe Horn (7 rec, 113 yards) and Devery Henderson (6 rec, 95 yards).

I think the Saints will win this game for the city of New Orleans!  Atlanta will leave points on the field like they did last week and it will hurt them!

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