The Saints came into this game flat and they ran into a buzzsaw as the Rams were inspired by a visit from the Cardinals.  Drew Brees was pretty bad yesterday as he completed 30 of 44 passes for 269 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs (one was returned 27 yards for a TD by Rams’ safety Darian Stewart).  Pierre Thomas led the way on the ground for the Saints with 23 yards rushing on 7 carries (3.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 4 passes for 11 yards (2.8 avg) in this game.  Darren Sproles only rushed for 16 yards on 6 carries (2.7 ypc) but he also caught 6 passes for 60 yards (10.0 avg) in this game.  WR Lance Moore led the way for the Saints’ passing game yesterday with 7 grabs for 74 yards with a TD grab.  WR Marques Colston (3 rec, 50 yards) and TE Jimmy Graham (4 rec, 39 yards) also pitched in for the Saints in the passing game yesterday.  The Saints finished up with 56 yards rushing on 20 carries (2.8 ypc) and they also completed 30 of 44 passes (68.2%) for 227 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:37.

The Saints got pushed around by the Rams’ offense in this game.  Safety Malcolm Jenkins (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 sack and 1 QB hit), LB Scott Shanle (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and DE Will Smith (5 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 QB hits) led the way for the Saints on D yesterday.  LB Jonathan Vilma recovered an A.J. Feeley fumble in the end zone for the Saints’ TD.  The Rams finished up with 183 yards rushing on 31 carries (5.9 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 37 passes (54.1%) for 140 yards.  The Saints are now 5-3 on the season.

The New Orleans Saints laid a epic beatdown on the poor Indianapolis Colts last night in the SuperDome.  Drew Brees was amazing as he completed 31 of 35 passes for 325 yards with 5 TD passes and 0 INTs!  Mark Ingram led the way on the ground for the Saints with 91 yards rushing on 14 carries (6.5 ypc).  Darren Sproles was very effective last night with 12 carries for 88 yards (7.3 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 6 passes for 19 yards (3.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 57 yards rushing on 10 carries (5.7 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 68 yards (13.6 avg) last night.  Fullback Jed Collins only had 1 carry for 1 yard last night, but he scored a TD on it.  WR Marques Colston (7 rec, 98 yards, 2 TDs) and TE Jimmy Graham (6 rec, 54 yards, 2 TDs) led the way for the Saints in the passing game.  The Saints finished up with 236 yards rushing on 38 carries (6.2 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 35 passes (88.6%) for 321 yards as they had possession of the ball for 38:19.

The Saints were outstanding for the most part on D last night.  LBs Jonathan Casillas (5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) and Jonathan Vilma (4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery) led the way for the Saints last night.  Rookie DE Cameron Jordan (3 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery) and CB Leigh Torrence (interception that he returned 42 yards for a TD) also made some big plays for the Saints last night.  The Colts finished up with 155 yards rushing on 23 carries (6.7 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 22 passes (54.5%) for 97 yards.  The Saints are now 5-2 on the year.

The New Orleans Saints ran into a buzzsaw yesterday in Tampa.  Drew Brees was way off as he completed 29 of 45 passes for 383 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 21 yards (7.0 ypc) in this game.  Mark Ingram led the way on the ground for the Saints yesterday with 22 yards rushing on 9 carries (2.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Darren Sproles only carried the ball 1 time for 16 yards but he also caught 8 passes for 46 yards (5.8 avg) in this game.  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 11 yards rushing on 7 carries (1.6 ypc) and he also lost a fumble.  TE Jimmy Graham (7 rec, 124 yards) and WR Marques Colston (7 rec, 118 yards, TD) led the way for the Saints in the passing game yesterday.  The Saints finished up with 70 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 45 passes (64.4%) for 383 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:33.

The Saints didn’t play much D yesterday against the Bucs.  Safety Malcolm Jenkins (7 tackles, 2 passes defensed), LB Scott Shanle (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 passes defensed), safety Roman Harper (6 tackles) and DE Cameron Jordan (6 tackles) led the way for the Saints’ D in this game.  The Buccaneers finished up with 117 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 41 passes (56.1%) for 303 yards.  The Saints are now 4-2 on the year.

The defense didn’t play too well for the Saints, but Drew Brees covered for them.  Brees completed 32 of 45 passes for 359 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  His last pass of the game was a 6-yard TD pas to RB Pierre Thomas with only 50 seconds left in the game!   Darren Sproles led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 51 yards rushing on 11 carries (4.6 ypc).  He also added 40 yards receiving on 5 grabs (8.0 avg) today.  Mark Ingram pitched in with 32 yards rushing on 9 carries (3.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg).  Pierre Thomas rushed for 18 yards on 7 carries (2.6 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 24 yards (8.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Fullback Jed Collins rushed 1 time for 0 yards and he caught 1 pass for 1 yard with a TD grab.  TE Jimmy Graham (8 rec, 129 yards) and WR Marques Colston (5 rec, 69 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Saints today.  The Saints finished up with 101 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 45 passes (71.1%) for 343 yards as they had possession of the ball for 34:40.

The defense gave up a lot of yards today, but they made some big plays when they had to.  Safety Malcolm Jenkins (6 tackles), LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (6 tackles), LB Jonathan Vilma (5 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and DT Aubrayo Franklin (5 tackles and 1 sack) had solid games for the Saints today.  CB Patrick Robinson pitched in with a interception today.  The Panthers finished up with 162 yards rushing on 22 carries (7.4 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 31 passes (51.6%) for 219 yards in this game.  The Saints are now 4-1 on the year.

The New Orleans dominated the Jaguars from the opening whistle in this game even though the scoreboard didn’t reflect it.  Drew Brees was solid for the most part as he completed 31 of 44 passes for 351 yards with 1 TD passes and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 10 yards (3.3 ypc) today.  Darren Sproles led the way for the Saints on the ground in this game with 75 yards rushing on only 7 carries (10.7 ypc).  He also pitched in with 5 grabs for 56 yards (11.2 avg) today.  Mark Ingram got the most work in the running game with 17 carries for 55 yards (3.2 ypc).  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 36 yards rushing on 6 carries (6.0 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 43 (10.8 avg) more yards.  Fullback Jed Collins only carried the ball 1 time but it was for a 1-yard TD.  TE Jimmy Graham led the way in the passing game for the Saints with 10 grabs for 132 yards (13.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WRs Robert Meachem (4 rec, 59 yards) and Lance Moore (5 rec, 50 yards) also pitched in for the Saints in the passing game.  The Saints finished up with 177 yards rushing on 34 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 44 passes (70.5%) for 326 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:05.

The Saints defense was awesome today against the Jaguars.  Safety Roman Harper led the way for the Saints, as usual, in this game with 8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 2 QB hits.  LB Jonathan Vilma (5 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and CB Jabari Greer (5 tackles and 3 passes defensed) also did solid work for the Saints today.  DE Will Smith (2 tackles, 2 sacks,  2 tackles for a loss and 3 QB hits) and CB Patrick Robinson (interception) also made some big plays for the Saints.  The Jaguars finished up with 104 yards rushing on 17 carries (6.1 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 42 passes (38.1%) for 170 yards.  The Saints are now a solid 3-1 on the year.

The New Orleans Saints scored 23 points in the 4th quarter to surge to a nice home win over the Texans.  Drew Brees completed 31 of 44 passes for 370 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 INTs in this game.  Mark Ingram (9 carries, 38 yards and a TD) and Pierre Thomas (7 carries for 28 yards) led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game.  Darren Sproles carried the ball 2 times for 35 yards (17.5 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 6 passes for 50 yards (8.3 avg).  TE Jimmy Graham led the way in the passing game for the Saints with 4 grabs for 100 yards (25.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WRs Lance Moore (9 rec, 88 yards, TD), Devery Henderson (3 rec, 62 yards) and Robert Meachem (5 rec, 51 yards, TD) also had solid games for the Saints yesterday.  The Saints finished up with 100 yards rushing on 22 carries (4.5 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 44 passes (70.5%) for 354 yards as they had possession of the ball for 29:54.

The Saints didn’t play much defense yesterday against the Texans.  LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar led the way for the Saints’ D yesterday with 10 tackles and 2 passes defensed.  Safety Roman Harper (7 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and CB Jabari Greer (3 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception) also pitched in for the Saints in this game.  The Texans finished up with 109 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.4 ypc) and they completed 22 of 39 passes for 364 yards.  The Saints are now 2-1 on the year.

The Saints dominated the Bears yesterday in New Orleans.  Drew Brees was very solid in this game as he completed 26 of 37 passes for 270 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Mark Ingram led the way on the ground for the Saints in this game with 51 yards rushing on 14 carries (3.6 ypc) but he lost a fumble.  Pierre Thomas pitched in with 9 carries for 41 yards (4.6 ypc) and 2 catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg).  Darren Sproles only carried the ball 4 times for 17 yards (4.3 ypc) and he caught 8 passes for 43 yards (5.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WR Devery Henderson led the way in the passing game for the Saints with 3 grabs for 103 yards (34.3 avg) including a 79-yard TD grab.  TE Jimmy Graham (6 rec, 79 yards) and WR Robert Meachem (4 rec, 10 yards, TD) also had big games for the Saints.  The Saints finished up with 118 yards rushing on 29 carries (4.1 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 37 passes (70.3%) for 264 yards as they had possession of the ball for 36:14.

The defense was outstanding for the Saints against the Bears.  Safety Roman Harper had a huge game for the Saints as he finished up with 7 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 QB hits.  LB Jonathan Vilma (3 tackles, 1 fumble recovery) and DE Junior Galette (2 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 3 QB hits) also had good games for the Saints.  The Bears finished up with 60 yards rushing on 12 carries (5.0 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 45 passes (42.2%) for 186 yards.  The Saints are now 1-1 on the year.

The New Orleans Saints played their butts off offensively and on special teams last night, but they fell a yard short of possibly sending the game to O.T.  Drew Brees drove the Saints all the way to the Packers’ 1-yard line for 1 untimed play.  He then handed off to rookie RB Mark Ingram and he got stuffed.  Still, kudos to Drew Brees for never quitting in this game, as the Packers were hard to keep up with last night.  Drew Brees completed 32 of 49 passes for 419 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs in this game.  Mark Ingram led the way on the ground for the Saints with 40 yards rushing on 13 carries (3.1 ypc) in his NFL debut.  Pierre Thomas was solid when he was on the field as he carried the ball 5 times for 31 yards (6.2 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 37 yards (9.3 avg).  Darren Sproles made a huge positive impression in his first game with the Saints.  He carried the ball 2 times for 7 yards (3.5 ypc) and he also caught 7 passes for 75 yards (10.7 avg) last night.  He was also electric in the return game as he returned 2 punts for 92 yards (46.0 avg) with a 72-yard TD return and he also returned 2 kickoffs for 76 yards (38.0 avg) for the Saints.  WRs Devery Henderson (6 rec, 100 yards, TD), Marques Colston (5 rec, 70 yards, TD) and Robert Meachem (5 rec, 70 yards, TD) led the way for the Saints in the passing attack.  TE Jimmy Graham also had a good game for the Saints with 4 grabs for 56 yards (14.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Saints finished up this game with 81 yards rushing on 21 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 49 passes (65.3%) for 396 yards as they had possession of the ball for 27:06.

The Saints’ D had a rough time trying to stop Aaron Rodgers and his buddies last night.  Safety Roman Harper led the way for the Saints’ D with 9 tackles, 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit.  CB Jabari Greer (7 tackles and 1 pass defensed) had a rough time dealing with Greg Jennings.  LB Jonathan Vilma pitched in with 7 tackles.  The Packers finished up with 103 yards on 27 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 35 passes (77.1%) for 296 yards.  The Saints might have done well in the return game on special teams but all wasn’t good as Randall Cobb of the Packers scored a TD on a 108-yard kickoff return.  The Saints are now 0-1 on the season.

The Saints’ defense let them down big time yesterday and it is the reason they will be preparing for next season starting today.  Drew Brees was outstanding as he completed 39 of 60 passes for 404 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Julius Jones pitched in with 59 yards on 15 carries (3.9 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 6 passes for 61 yards (10.2 avg).  But, he lost a fumble deep in Saints’  territory setting up Olindo Mare for a field goal.  Reggie Bush only carried the ball 5 times for 12 yards (2.4 ypc) but he also caught 5 passes for 37 yards (7.4 avg).  Fullback Heath Evans didn’t carry the ball but he did catch 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg) with a TD grab.  WRs Marques Colston (4 rec, 66 yards) and Devery Henderson (7 rec, 77 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Saints yesterday.  Drew Brees spread the ball around to 9 different receivers who each caught at least two passes apiece in this game.  The Saints finished up with 77 yards rushing on22 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 39 of 60 passes for 397 yards as they had possession of the ball for 32:01.

The defense was awful in this game for the Saints.  LBs Jonathan Vilma (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and Jo-Lonn Dunbar (7 tackles) led the way for the Saints’ D yesterday.  CB Jabari Greer pitched in with 3 tackles, 2 passes defensed and a interception.  The Seahawks finished with 149 yards rushing on 25 carries (6.0 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 35 passes for 266 yards.  The Saints will not get a shot to defend their Super Bowl Title as they join the crowd of teams that are now waiting until next year.

The Saints didn’t look motivated yesterday and the Bucs took it to them.  Drew Brees completed 22 of 38 passes for 196 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Brees also lost a fumble in this game.  Chase Daniel finished this game up by completing 2 of 3 passes for 16 yards.  Reggie Bush led the way for the Saints on the ground with 70 yards rushing on 9 carries (7.8 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 55 yards (11.0 avg).  Chris Ivory pitched in with 33 yards rushing on 7 carries (4.7 ypc) yesterday.  WRs Adrian Arrington (7 rec, 79 yards), Lance Moore (6 rec, 53 yards) and TE Jimmy Graham (2 rec, 15 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Saints yesterday.  The Saints finished up with 106 yards rushing on 22 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 41 passes for 199 yards.

The defense was solid against the run but Bucs’ QB Josh Freeman shredded the secondary all day long!  LB Scott Shanle (10 tackles, 2 passes defensed) and CB Tracy Porter (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed) led the way for the Saints on D in this game.  DE Jeff Charleston (fumble recovery) and LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (fumble recovery) also made huge plays in this game for the Saints on D.  The Buccaneers finished up with 84 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 27 passes for 233 yards.  The Saints finish the regular season with a 11-5 record which had them in 2nd place in the NFC South.  They will travel to Seattle this weekend for the first round of the playoffs.