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Saints Knock Off Falcons 31-27 in Thriller at Superdome

Jude Walker — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:33:12 +0000

Shortened fingernails. A few less folicles. A lot less of your voice. That’s what you usually get from a Saints-Falcons game. We sure got that this afternoon as our New Orleans Saints hung on to knock off the previously unbeaten Atlanta Falcons 31-27. The game got off to a shaky start for the Who Dat [...]

Gus Kattengell's Saints Report – Chargers Game

Jude Walker — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:41:40 +0000

Sunday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome there will be plenty of story lines to follow. The New Orleans Saints will try and pick up their first win of the season under the watchful eye of head coach Sean Payton. Saints quarterback Drew Brees can break a record held by Johnny Unitas for over 50 years are just two of the more important ones.

Gus Kattengell's Saints Report – Chiefs Game

Jude Walker — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:23:57 +0000

The players won’t say it but surely the fans are thinking it. Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs is a must win for the Black and Gold. A 0-2 start wasn’t exactly envisioned by the team and while disappointing it’s not exactly panic time, “When you start off 0-2, everybody [...]

Gus Kattengell's Saints Report – Redskins Game

Jude Walker — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:00:13 +0000

Sunday at high noon the 2012 New Orleans Saints regular season kicks off. The opener will be a game of first for a few reasons. The Saints will play a game for the first time without head coach Sean Payton patrolling the sidelines and calling the shots. It will also be the debut of the highly anticipated Steve Spagnuolo defense. Washington will be debuting rookie quarterback and 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. Finally, Saints fans will get their first opportunity to show the NFL what they think about the Saints turbulent offseason that saw their team be labeled as dirty cheaters essentially.

New Orleans Saints Lose Nicks & Meachem

Jude Walker — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:04:08 +0000

When the New Orleans Saints signed receiver Marques Colston yesterday to a 5-year contract, things were looking up. But if you’ve been paying attention to the salary cap situation, you probably knew what was coming next. Today All-Pro guard Carl Nicks signed a 5-year, $47.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team also [...]

Saints Re-Sign Marques Colston to 5 Year Deal

Jill McCoy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:45:31 +0000

The New Orleans Saints announced they are keeping wide receiver Marques Colston for five more years. With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, the Saints should be feeling lucky to have re-signed this valuable player. “Since we drafted Marques in 2006, he’s been everything that we are looking for in a New Orleans Saint [...]

Saints to Work Out Randy Moss

Jude Walker — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:08:32 +0000

First, the New Orleans Saints can't sign Drew Brees to a long-term contract. He got franchise tagged for one year.

Second, the whole "bounty" situation where for the last three years the Saints