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New Orleans Saints 22, Atlanta Falcons 16

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Monday 22 October 2007 at 10:07 am

The Saints played a pretty solid game and it paid off with a victory on Sunday.  Drew Brees was efficient as he completed 22 of 34 passes for 219 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Reggie Bush also had a solid game with 17 carries for 54 yards (3.2 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 19 yards (3.8 ypc) with 1 TD grab.  Undrafted rookie Pierre Thomas had a solid performance with 2 carries for 28 yards (14.0 ypc) with a TD run.  TE Eric Johnson (5 rec, 54 yards) and WR Devery Henderson (1 rec, 37-yard TD) led the way in the passing game for the Saints.  The Saints finished up with 91 yards rushing on 22 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 34 passes for 219 yards.  That’s a lot of yards when you consider that the Saints only had possession of the football for 24:33 of the game.

Scott Shanle (7 tackles) and DE Charles Grant (5 tackles, sack) led the way for the Saints defense.  The Falcons finished up with 75 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 41 passes for 259 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271021018

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup, General by dawgpounded on Friday 19 October 2007 at 8:23 pm
Both of these teams are off to awful starts to the season.  The Falcons are 1-5 and the Saints are 1-4 on the season.  The Falcons haven’t won a game on the road this season and the Saints haven’t won a home game….so something has to give on Sunday. 

The Falcons would be smart to pass the torch from Warrick Dunn to Jerious Norwood starting this week.  The Saints don’t have a lot of speed in the linebacking corps and it’s possible that Norwood could get to the corner for some big runs.  He’s averaging 5.7 yards per carry this season while Dunn is only averaging 3.2 ypc.  With Alge Crumpler likely out for this game the Falcons would be smart to go three wide and attack down the field if Byron Leftwich has some time to throw the ball.  The Saints woke up on defense the last two weeks and they will likely blitz a lot against the Falcons who have allowed 22 sacks this season.  It will be interesting to see if the Falcons get Joe Horn out of the mothballs this week as he’ll be facing his old team.

The Saints hope that they are starting to turn the corner on offense after last week’s good effort against the Seahawks.  The Saints must keep John Abraham (5 sacks) out of their backfield and they might be able to as they have only allowed 4 sacks this season.  The Falcons are allowing 220.5 yards passing per game so Brees will likely have some success throwing the ball.  He will look for Lance Moore and David Patten often as both of them had good games last week.  Reggie Bush (244 yards rushing, 166 receiving) will cause problems for the Falcons front seven because of his speed.

PREDICTION:  I have a feeling that the Saints are starting to turn the corner and they will likely be fired up at home.  SAINTS 27, FALCONS 20.

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New Orleans Saints 28, Seattle Seahawks 17

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Monday 15 October 2007 at 12:27 am

The Saints played a pretty complete game as they looked good in winning their first game of the season.  The scoring all started when reserve running back Pierre Thomas picked up a fumble by center Boone Stutz and returned it 5 yards for a TD.  Drew Brees was outstanding as he completed 25 of 36 passes for 246 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 interceptions.  Reggie Bush had his best game of the season as he carried the ball 19 times for 97 yards (5.1 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 44 yards (7.3 avg).  Aaron Stecker was also busy as he carried the ball 8 times for 17 yards (2.1 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 10 yards.  David Patten was the leading receiver for the Saints as he caught 8 passes for 113 yards (14.1 avg).  Lance Moore was also busy as he caught 3 passes for 35 yards (11.7 avg) and he also carried the ball 1 time for a 7-yard TD.  Eric Johnson (2 rec, 12 yards) and Marques Colston (1 rec, 2 yards) each caught a TD pass.  The Saints finished up with 121 yards rushing on 33 carries (3.7 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 36 passes for 246 yards.

The defense was in bend but don’t break mode in this game.  Safeties Josh Bullocks (8 tackles, interception) and Roman Harper (6 tackles, 2 sacks) both made their presence felt in this ball game.  The Seahawks rushed for 92 yards on 21 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 43 passes for 333 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014026

New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup, General by dawgpounded on Friday 12 October 2007 at 2:43 pm

The Saints need a win in a big way as they almost won last week….but they are still 0-4 on the season.  The Seahawks are tied for first place with the Cardinals in the NFC West, but they were shut out by the Steelers and they looked really bad in the game.

The Saints would like to run the football to balance the offense a bit, but that will be hard against the Seahawks despite how many yards the Steelers ran up last week.  Reggie Bush (147 yards rushing, 2.9 ypc) has not run the ball too well this season and the Seahawks have small and fast linebackers who should be able to stop him.  The Saints would be smart to quit throwing so many short passes and try to stretch the field with the passing game.  Drew Brees only has 1 TD pass and 9 interceptions so far this season so the Saints could have some troubles but the Saints don’t have any other options at the position so they must stick with him.  Still, Marques Colston (22 rec, 216 yards), Eric Johnson (21 rec, 128 yards) and Devery Henderson (8 rec, 146 yards) could find openings against the Seahawks who are allowing 215.0 yards passing per game.

The Seahawks will throw the ball a lot against the Saints on Sunday Night.  The Saints are allowing 218.0 yards passing per game and QB’s have a 114.7 QB Rating against them.  Part of the reason for that is the utter lack of a pass rush by the Saints who only have 1 sack so far this season.  Matt Hasselbeck (90.5 QB Rating) should be able to throw the ball all night long against the Saints but the question is who will he be throwing to?  Look for Bobby Engram (19 rec, 275 yards, 2 TDs) and Nate Burleson (13 rec, 173 yards, 2 TDs) to get most of the work in the passing game.  Don’t be surprised if Seneca Wallace has a big game catching the ball too based on how many injuries the Seahawks currently have in the receiving corps.  Shaun Alexander (378 yards rushing, 3.7 ypc, 2 TDs) could also have a big game against the Saints’ defense which has allowed 109.3 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry.

PREDICTION:  The Seahawks should win this football game as they will be fired up at home and they will be ready to put up some healthy points against the soft defense of the Saints.  The Saints must be able to throw the ball to keep up with the Seahawks but in the end they will fall short again.

What did Jim Mora think about the Panthers game last week?

Blogged under Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Friday 12 October 2007 at 11:11 am

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