The Saints totally dominated the Kansas City Chiefs last night.  Drew Brees was on fire throwing the football as he completed 17 of 19 passes for 182 yards with 1 TD pass.  Jamie Martin relieved him and he was somewhat efficient throwing the ball as he completed 10 of 13 passes for 94 yards with 1 interception.  Tyler Palko finished up the game completing both of his pass attempts for 19 yards.  Undrafted rookie running back Pierre Thomas was the player of the game last night for the Saints as he carried the football 11 times for 90 yards (8.2 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Reggie Bush also looked sharp running the football as he toted the rock 6 times for 51 yards (8.5 ypc).  Antonio Pittman was busy again with 11 carries for 36 yards (3.3 ypc).  Deuce McAllister got his work in carrying the football 6 times for 14 yards (2.3 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 32 yards.  Lance Moore continued his fine pre-season with 6 catches for 88 yards (14.7 avg) and David Patten also had a strong showing with 6 catches for 75 yards (12.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Saints were absolute ball hogs last night as they had possession of the football for 37:13 of the game!  They carried the football 37 times for 197 yards (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 34 passes for 282 yards.

The Saints defense was super sharp against the under manned Chiefs.  The Chiefs ran the ball 18 times for 54 yards (3.0 ypc) and they only completed 13 of 29 passes for 99 yards. 

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The Saints finally played a good game in the pre-season.  The defense looked sharp and the offense just played good enough to make it stand.  Drew Brees was very sharp as he completed all 6 of his pass attempts for 55 yards.  Jamie Martin relieved him and he was sharp completing 14 of 19 passes for 139 yards.  Matt Baker was brought in by Coach Paytonto compete for the #3 job on the Saints and he completed 7 of 13 passes for 75 yards.  Each of the three top running backs on the Saints scored a TD running the football.  Antonio Pittman (6 car, 17 yards), Deuce McAllister (3 car, 15 yards) and Reggie Bush (4 car, 13 yards) all hit paydirt on Saturday Night.  Lance Moore had an outstanding game at WR as he led the team with 6 grabs for 70 yards (11.7 avg).  The Saints didn’t put up big numbers on offense despite scoring 27 points.  They rushed for 67 yards on 23 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 38 passes for 216 yards.

The Saints defense stepped up on Saturday Night and they need to keep up the good work.  The Bengals carried the football 27 times for 87 yards (3.2 ypc) and they completed 25 of 43 passes for 180 yards.

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The Saints looked much better last night…especially on defense.  Drew Brees played much longer last night than he did in the first game and he was very efficient completing 12 of 14 passes for 118 yards.  Tyler Palko played the remainder of the football game as he completed 15 of 27 passes for 172 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions and he carried the football 4 times for 47 yards (11.8 ypc).  Rookie running back Antonio Pittman carried the load in the running game with 10 carries for 23 yards (2.3 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 24 yards.  Reggie Bush carried the ball 2 times for 15 yards (7.5 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  Deuce McAllister made a brief appearance as he carried the ball 3 times for 2 yards (0.7 ypc) and he caught 1 pass for 8 yards.  The Saints spread the ball around to 14 different receivers last night.  Lance Moore who’s in a fight to make the final roster led the team with 5 grabs for 50 yards.  Terrance Copper also had a good game with 4 grabs for 48 yards.  Devery Henderson caught 3 passes for 52 yards (17.3 avg) and Robert Meachem added 2 grabs for 20 yards and a TD.  The Saints ran the ball 23 times for 102 yards (4.4 ypc) and they completed 27 of 41 passes for 241 yards.

The Saints defense played much better last night than they did in the first pre-season game.  They held the Bills to 209 total yards of offense.  The Bills carried the football 27 times for 113 yards (4.2 ypc) and they completed 19 of 24 passes for 96 yards.  Hopefully the Saints can keep up the good work on defense.

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The Saints got pushed around in the Hall of Fame Game by the Pittsburgh Steelers and they didn’t have many highlights but the game doesn’t count so it’s no big deal.  The Saints really laid an egg as they ran the ball 24 times and rushed for 82 yards (3.4 ypc).  They also didn’t throw well as they only completed 13 of 30 passes for 132 yards.  Drew Brees made a very brief appearance and he completed 1 of 6 passes for only 6 yards.  Jamie Martin didn’t play much better as he completed 3 of 8 passes for 26 yards.  Third stringer Jason Fife was the only QB on the Saints roster that had any success as he completed 5 of 8 passes for 47 yards and a TD.  Antonio Pittman found running in the NFL tougher than college as he carried the ball 7 times for only 20 yards (2.9 ypc) rushing.  Running back Kevin Dudley made a decent first impression as he carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards and he caught 2 passes for 15 yards with a TD reception. 

The Saints defense got dominated by the Steelers offense Sunday Night.  The Steelers held the ball for 35:57 of the ballgame and amassed 413 total yards of offense.  The Saints couldn’t stop the run as the Steelers ran the football 37 times for 173 yards (4.7 ypc) and they couldn’t stop the pass as the Steelers completed 14 of 25 passes for 240 yards. 

The Saints have a lot of things to work on but they have three weeks to get the job done.

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