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San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General,The Playoffs by admin on Sunday 15 January 2012 at 4:39 am

This was an epic game as 4 touchdowns were scored in the last four minutes of the game. The Saints took the lead late in this game but their defense just couldn’t hold it. The 49ers drove 85 yards on 7 plays to score a TD with 9 seconds left on a 14-yard Alex Smith pass to TE Vernon Davis to crush the Saints’ hopes and send them home a loser.

Drew Brees will have to ice his arm after today as he completed 40 of 63 passes for 462 yards with 4 TD passes and 2 INTs. Chris Ivory led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 23 yards on 9 carries (2.6 ypc). Darren Sproles only rushed for 3 yards on 3 carries (1.0 ypc) today, but he also caught an amazing 15 passes for 119 yards (7.9 avg) with 1 TD grab. WR Marques Colston (9 rec, 136 yards, TD) and TE Jimmy Graham (5 rec, 103 yards, 2 TD grabs) led the way for the Saints in the passing game today. Devery Henderson pitched in with 4 grabs for 49 yards (12.3 avg). The Saints finished up with 37 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.6 ypc) and they completed 40 of 63 passes (63.5%) for 435 yards as the had possession of the ball for 31:20.

The defense was pretty awful in this game, especially late for the Saints. Safeties Malcolm Jenkins (8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit) and Roman Harper (8 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit) led the way for the Saints today. DE Cameron Jordan (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit) and LB Martez Wilson (3 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 tackle for a loss) also pitched in for the Saints in this game. The 49ers finished up with 143 yards rushing on 22 carries (6.5 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 42 passes (57.1%) for 264 yards in this game. The Saints had another solid season but it ends with a thud at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers.

New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General,The Playoffs by admin on Sunday 8 January 2012 at 1:59 pm

The Saints were down 14-10 at the half yesterday before they turned up the heat on the Lions and won the game going away.  Drew Brees completed 33 of 43 passes for 466 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Pierre Thomas led the way on the ground for the Saints yesterday with 66 yards rushing on 8 carries (8.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 6 passes for 55 yards (9.2 avg).  Darren Sproles also had a good game with 10 carries for 51 yards (5.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 4 passes for 34 yards (8.5 avg).  Chris Ivory pitched in with 13 carries for 47 yards (3.6 ypc) in this game.  Marques Colston (7 rec, 120 yards), Robert Meachem (4 rec, 111 yards, TD) and Jimmy Graham (7 rec, 55 yards, TD) led the way for the Saints in this game.  WR Devery Henderson also pitched in with 2 rec, 64 yards, TD in this game.  The Saints finished up with 167 yards rushing on 36 carries (4.6 ypc) and they also completed 33 of 43 passes (76.7%) for 459 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:36.

The Saints were lucky that they were ballhogs offensively because the Lions were moving the ball at will on their defense.  Safety Roman Harper (7 tackles) and CB Jabari Greer (7 tackles, 4 passes defensed and 2 interceptions) led the way for the Saints on D yesterday.  Safety Roman Harper pitched in with 6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed) also pitched in yesterday.  The Lions finished up with 32 yards rushing on 10 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 43 passes (65.1%) for 380 yards.  The Saints will advance to the second round of the playoffs and they will visit the 49ers next weekend.

New Orleans Saints 45, Carolina Panthers 17

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Tuesday 3 January 2012 at 1:21 pm

The Saints totally destroyed the Panthers last Sunday.  Drew Brees was incedible, as usual, as he completed 28 of 35 passes for 389 yards with 5 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 5 yards.  Chase Daniel finished up this game at QB for the Saints as he completed 3 of 3 passes for 20 yards without a TD pass or INT.  Chris Ivory led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 127 yards rushing on 19 carries (6.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Darren Sproles rushed for 40 yards on 6 carries (6.7 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 29 yards (5.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 5 carries for 30 yards (6.0 ypc) and 3 receptions for 36 yards (12.0 avg).  WR Marques Colston led the way through the air for the Saints in this game with 7 grabs for 145 yards (20.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  TE Jimmy Graham (8 rec, 97 yards, TD) and FB Jed Collins (2 rec, 3 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Saints in this game.  The Saints finished up with 208 yards rushing on 35 carries (5.9 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 38 passes (81.6%) for 409 yards as they had possession of the ball for 34:34.

The defense didn’t play good against the run, but it didn’t matter in this game.  LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar led the way for the Saints in this game with 6 tackles.  CBs Tracy Porter (4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery) and Patrick Robinson (4 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) also had solid games for the Saints.  The Panthers gave up 164 yards rushing on 24 carries (6.8 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 25 passes (60%) for 137 yards.  The Saints are now 13-3 on the year.

New Orleans Saints 45, Atlanta Falcons 16

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Tuesday 27 December 2011 at 8:17 pm

The Saints blasted the Falcons last night while Drew Brees’ made NFL history.  Brees completed 23 of 39 passes for 307 yards with 4 TD passes and 2 INTs.  On his last pass of the night, Brees passed Dan Marino as the NFL’s all-time leading passer in a season.  Brees now has 5,087 yards passing as he broke Marino’s record of 5,084 yards, which stood for 27 years.  But, Brees is only 190 yards ahead of Tom Brady, and he has something to play for next weekend.  Darren Sproles was a beast as usual as he carried the ball 5 times for 67 yards (13.4 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 22 yards (11.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He also returned 4 kickoffs for 147 yards (36.8 avg) including one return that went for 92 yards.  Pierre Thomas also had a solid game with 9 carries for 53 yards (5.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 4 yards.  Chris Ivory pitched in with 8 carries for 35 yards (4.4 ypc) in this game.  WR Marques Colston (7 rec, 81 yards, TD), Robert Meachem (3 rec, 75 yards, TD), Lance Moore (2 rec, 53 yards) and TE Jimmy Graham (4 rec, 42 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Saints last night.  The Saints finished up with 164 yards rushing on 23 carries (7.1 ypc) and he also completed 23 of 39 passes (59%) for 299 yards as they had possession of the ball for 26:41.

The Saints gave up a lot of passing yards last night, but they made their fare share of good plays too.  CB Jabari Greer (10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed), LB Scott Shanle (7 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and LB Jonathan Vilma (7 tackles) led the way for the Saints’ on D in this game.  Safety Malcolm Jenkins recovered a fumble that he returned 30 yards for a TD.  The Falcons finished up with 35 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.5 ypc) and they also completed 40 of 61 passes (65.6%) for 434 yards.  The Saints are now 12-3 on the season.

New Orleans Saints 42, Minnesota Vikings 20

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Monday 19 December 2011 at 3:20 am

The Saints destroyed the Vikings today as they never gave them much of a chance to compete.  Drew Brees was incredible in this game as he completed 32 of 40 passes for 412 yards with 5 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Chase Daniel finished up this game at QB by throwing 1 incomplete pass.  Chris Ivory led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 74 yards rushing on 18 carries (4.1 ypc).  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 8 carries for 44 yards (5.5 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 41 yards.  Darren Sproles was effective also with 8 carries for 33 yards (4.1 ypc) and 5 grabs for 79 yards (15.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WR Marques Colston (8 rec, 91 yards), WR Lance Moore (5 rec, 91 yards, 2 TD grabs), TE Jimmy Graham (7 rec, 70 yards, TD) and TE John Gilmore (1 rec, 2 yards, TD) all were effective today for the Saints.  The Saints finished up with 161 yards rushing on 38 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 41 passes (78%) for 412 yards as they had possession of the ball for 38:49.

The defense was very solid for the Saints today.  They racked up 4 sacks as a team today.  Safety Roman Harper (4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit) and CB Jabari Greer (4 tackles) led the way for the Saints in this game on D.  The Vikings finished up with 105 yards rushing on 18 carries (5.8 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 32 passes (43.8%) for 102 yards in this game.  The Saints are now 11-3 on the year.

New Orleans Saints 22, Tennessee Titans 17

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Monday 12 December 2011 at 3:16 pm

The Saints got a rough fight out of the Titans yesterday, before finally putting them away.  Drew Brees was good, as usual, as he completed 36 of 47 passes for 337 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Chris Ivory led the way for the Saints on the ground with 53 yards rushing on 13 carries (4.1 ypc).  Darren Sproles pitched in with 33 yards rushing on 5 carries (6.6 ypc) and he also caught 7 passes for 58 yards (8.3 avg).  Pierre Thomas carried the ball 6 times for 22 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 35 yards (5.8 avg).  WR Marques Colston (7 rec, 105 yards, 2 TD grabs) and TE Jimmy Graham (5 rec, 55 yards) led the way for the Saints in the passing game yesterday.  The Saints finished up with 114 yards on 26 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 36 of 47 passes (76.6%) for 323 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:33.

The Saints played solid on D in this game.  Safeties Malcolm Jenkins (10 tackles) and Roman Harper (6 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Saints on D in this game.  LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar sacked Jake Locker on the last play of the game, inside the Saints’ 10-yard line, to save this game for the Saints.  He had 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit against the Titans.  The Titans finished up with 59 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 36 passes (50%) for 314 yards.  The Saints are now 10-3 on the season.

New Orleans Saints 31, Detroit Lions 17

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Monday 5 December 2011 at 4:46 pm

The Saints jumped on the Lions early in this game and kept the pressure on them to try to keep up.  Drew Brees was outstanding as usual as he completed 26 of 36 passes for 342 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Mark Ingram led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 54 yards rushing on 16 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Darren Sproles pitched in with 4 carries for 28 yards (7.0 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 46 yards (9.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WR Robert Meachem (3 rec, 119 yards, TD) and TE Jimmy Graham (8 rec, 89 yards) led the way for the Saints in the passing game last night.  WRs Marques Colston (6 rec, 54 yards) and Lance Moore (2 rec, 23 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Saints in the passing game last night.  The Saints finished up with 100 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 36 passes (72.2%) for 338 yards as they had possession of the ball for 24:54.

The defense stopped the Lions when they had to yesterday, but they gave up a ton of passing yards.  LB Jonathan Vilma led the way for the Saints in this game with 10 tackles.  CBs Jabari Greer (6 tackles) and Tracy Porter (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) also pitched in for the Saints on D in this game.  The Lions finished up with 87 yards rushing on 22 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 44 passes (70.5%) for 379 yards in this game.  The Saints are now 9-3 on the year.

New Orleans Saints 49, New York Giants 24

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Tuesday 29 November 2011 at 2:51 pm

The New Orleans Saints destroyed the Giants last night at the SuperDome.  Drew Brees was on his game as he completed 24 of 38 passes for 363 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 1 time for an 8 yard TD in this game.  Chase Daniel completed his only pass attempt on a fake punt and it was good for 9 yards.  Mark Ingram had probably his best game of the year last night as he led the way on the ground for the Saints with 80 yards on 13 carries (6.2 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg) in this game.  Pierre Thomas also had an outstanding game with 63 yards rushing on 8 carries (7.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 47 yards (15.7 avg).  Darren Sproles pitched in with 54 yards rushing on 8 carries (6.8 ypc) and he also added 2 catches for 28 yards (14.0 avg).  TE Jimmy Graham (5 rec, 84 yards) and WR Lance Moore (5 rec, 54 yards) each caught 2 TD passes apiece last night for the Saints.  WRs Marques Colston (3 rec, 78 yards) and Devery Henderson (5 rec, 67 yards) also pitched in for the Saints in the passing game last night.  The Saints finished up with 205 yards rushing on 30 carries (6.8 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 39 passes (64.1%) for 372 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:32.

The defense played solid until the 4th quarter.  LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar led the way for the Saints on D with 11 tackles last night.  CB Tracy Porter (10 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and safety Malcolm Jenkins (8 tackles and 1 pass defensed) also had solid games for the Saints last night.  Safety Roman Harper (fumble recovery) and LB Will Herring (interception) also made some big plays for the Saints last night.  The Giants finished up with 73 yards on 22 carries (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 33 of 47 passes (70.2%) for 392 yards.  The Saints are now 8-3 on the season.

New Orleans Saints 26, Atlanta Falcons 23 in O.T.

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Monday 14 November 2011 at 1:13 pm

The Saints got a huge road win yesterday as Falcons’ head coach Mike Smith decided to go for it on 4 and 1 from his own 29-yard line in O.T.  The Saints stopped him and then finished the Falcons off with a 26-yard field goal off the left foot of kicker John Kasay.  Drew Brees was really good yesterday as he completed 30 of 43 passes for 322 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Pierre Thomas led the way for the Saints on the ground in this game with 29 yards rushing on 8 carries (3.6 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 9 yards (2.3 avg).  WR Marques Colston (8 rec, 113 yards), TE Jimmy Graham (7 rec, 82 yards, TD) and WR Robert Meachem (2 rec, 69 yards, TD) led the way for the Saints in the passing game.  The Saints finished up with 41 yards rushing on 16 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 30 of 43 passes (69.8%) for 322 yards as they had possession of the ball for 30:03.

The defense was pretty awful for the Saints yesterday as the Falcons were going up and down the field at will in this game.  Safety Roman Harper led the way for the Saints in this game with 13 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed and 2 QB hits.  LB Scott Shanle (9 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) and safety Malcolm Jenkins (8 tackles) also pitched in for the Saints on D last night.  The Falcons finished up with 138 yards rushing on 32 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 52 passes (55.8%) for 343 yards.  The Saints now have a 1.5 game lead over the Falcons in the NFC South with a 7-3 record.

New Orleans Saints 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General by admin on Monday 7 November 2011 at 4:48 pm

The New Orleans Saints got revenge on the Buccaneers yesterday in New Orleans.  Drew Brees was pretty sharp in this game as he completed 27 of 36 passes for 258 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 20 yards in this game.  Chris Ivory led the way on the ground for the Saints yesterday with 67 yards rushing on 15 carries (4.5 ypc).  Pierre Thomas was pretty busy yesterday as he carried the ball 8 times for 66 yards (8.3 ypc) with 1 TD carry and he also caught 4 passes for 25 yards (6.3 avg).  Darren Sproles pitched in with 42 yards rushing on 4 carries (10.5 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 57 yards (11.4 avg) with 1 TD grab yesterday.  TE Jimmy Graham (6 rec, 78 yards), WR Marques Colston (5 rec, 52 yards) and Lance Moore (3 rec, 20 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Saints in this game.  The Saints finished up with 195 yards rushing on 28 carries (7.0 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 36 passes (75%) for 258 yards as they had possession of the ball for 30:04.

The defense played well when it had to yesterday.  LB Jonathan Casillas (10 tackles), safety Roman Harper (9 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 sack) and LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (8 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Saints on D in this game.  The Buccaneers finished up with 84 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 37 passes (73%) for 281 yards in this game.  The Saints are now 6-3 on the season.