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Saints blow out the Falcons 31-13

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by ravenhater on Sunday 26 November 2006 at 11:39 pm

The Saints offense was just too much for the Falcons to deal with.  Drew Brees completed 21 of 30 passes for 349 yards and 2 TDs.  Deuce McAllister had a decent game with 20 carries for 71 yards (3.6 ypc) and 2 TDs.  Reggie Bush carried the ball 5 times for 24 yards (4.8 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 21 yards.  Devery Henderson was outstanding with 4 receptions for 158 yards and a TD.  Joe Horn added 3 receptions for 61 yards.  Terrance Copper caught a Hail-Mary at the end of the first-half (48 yard TD).

The defense couldn’t stop the Falcons from running the ball as the Falcons rushed for 281 yards on 45 carries (6.2 ypc).  The Falcons couldn’t pass to save their lives as they only completed 9 of 24 passes for 52 net yards!

The Saints have taken the lead in the AFC South with a 7-4 record.

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup by ravenhater on Friday 24 November 2006 at 11:47 am

The Saints have lost three of their last four games as they have been having been having a rough time on defense.  The Falcons have lost three games in a row, as they’ve been outscored 71-37 in those games.

The Saints will try to duplicate the game plan that gave them a 23-3 victory over the Falcons in week #3 of the season.  That plan was to throw the ball to get a lead and take the Falcons out of their running game.  Drew Brees (3,114 yards passing) has been on fire lately and that should continue against the injury-ravaged secondary of the Atlanta Falcons.  The Falcons are allowing 232.1 net yards passing per game.  The Saints will not forget to run the ball if they get a quick lead, as Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush could have some success against the injury-depleted defensive line of the Falcons.

The Falcons should have no problem getting their running game going against the Saints defense which is allowing 125.9 yards rushing and 4.8 yards per carry.  Warrick Dunn (813 yards rushing), Michael Vick (704 yards rushing) and Jerious Norwood (357 yards rushing) should all find running room.  The Falcons need to run to control the clock and keep the Saints offense on the sideline.  Look for Vick (1,686 yards passing) to take a couple shots down the field as the Saints have already allowed 20 TD passes this season.

This will be a better game than the first time these two teams played.  The Saints were riding a tidal wave of emotion in the first game as it was the first game at the SuperDome since Hurricane Katrina.  The Georgia Dome will not be as nice of an environment for the Saints.  Either team can win this game.

Saints turnover chance at victory 31-16

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General by ravenhater on Monday 20 November 2006 at 4:26 pm

The Saints turned the ball over 4 times including Drew Brees throwing an INT that was returned for a TD.  Brees completed 37 of 52 passes for 510 yards with 2 TDs and 3 INTs.  Reggie Bush had a solid game with 13 carries for 51 yards (3.9 ypc) and caught 8 passes for 58 yards.  Deuce McAllister had 10 carries for 40 yards (4.0 ypc).  Devery Henderson caught 9 passes for 169 yards.  Terrance Cooper caught 6 passes for 87 yards and a TD….but he lost another fumble.  Aaron Stecker (5 rec, 53 yards) and Joe Horn (3 rec, 93 yards, TD) each helped out on offense.

The defense didn’t play too well yesterday.  The Bengals carried the ball 31 times for 119 yards (3.8 ypc).  The Bengals completed 14 of 22 passes for 266 net yards passing.

The Saints are starting to self-destruct as the Panthers have pulled into a tie for the division lead.

New Orelans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup by ravenhater on Thursday 16 November 2006 at 5:03 pm
This should be an exciting football game.   The Bengals gave up 49 points in a devastating loss to the Chargers and the Saints gave up 38 points on the road in Pittsburgh last week.  Both teams need this game badly!  The Saints need the win to stay in first place (6-3), while the Bengals need the win to stay alive in the playoff race as they are only 4-5 on the season.

Look for the Bengals to run a wide-open offense, but to run the ball early and get Rudi Johnson involved in the gameplan.  Willie Parker rushed for over 200 yards last week against the Saints and Rudi Johnson is a better back than he is.  Look for Carson Palmer to keep playing catch with his two top receivers, Chad Johnson (51 rec, 742 yards) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (46 rec, 576 yards) as the Saints secondary has been getting torched as of late.  Opposing QBs have 17 TDs and only 4 INTs against the Saints.  The Saints must blitz Palmer or he will carve their defense up.

Look for the Saints to also run a wide-open attack.  They might try to run the ball a little more than usual to attempt to keep the Bengals offense off of the field.  The Bengals are soft against the run, allowing 126.8 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry.  But the Saints will certainly attack the Bengals down the field, with Brees taking shots to the soon-to-be offensive rookie of the year Marques Colston.  All Colston has done this year is catch 54 passes for 869 yards and 7 TDs.  Colston is a mis-match for any Bengal DB because of his rare blend of size and speed.

Buckle the seat belts kiddies.  This will be an exciting football game, just like each of them played in last week.   The only difference is that one of them will win this week, and I think it will be whoever has the ball last.

 

Saints lose track meet with Steelers 38-31

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 11:52 pm

Drew Brees did the best he could to keep up with the Steelers, but the Saints fell a little short.  Brees completed 31 of 47 passes for 398 yards and a TD, he also carried the ball 3 times for 14 yards.  Deuce McAllister carried the ball 15 times for 60 yards and 2 TDs.  Reggie Bush carried the ball 10 times for 49 yards (4.9 ypc) and a TD.  Bush also caught 7 passes for 40 yards.  Marques Colston was awesome with 10 receptions for 169 yards.  Terrence Copper caught 6 passes for 92 yards and a TD, but he fumbled a ball deep in Steelers territory at the end of the game.  Aaron Stecker caught 3 passes for 78 yards.

The Saints played absolutely NO defense!  The Steelers ran the ball 26 times for 217 yards (8.3 ypc).  The Steelers also completed 17 of 28 passes for 250 net yards passing.

It doesn’t matter how good the offense plays if the defense doesn’t improve, or the Saints will play alot of exciting games that they lose like they did today.

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