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Pats Sink Bills 49-21, Clinch Top AFC Seed

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:01:36 CST

The New England Patriots overcame a 21-point deficit today with 49 unanswered points to rock the Buffalo Bills 49-21, the AP reports. The win earned the Pats home-field advantage and the AFC's top seed. Tom Brady threw for 338 yards and finished with the second-most passing yards in NFL history,...

Brees Breaks Marino Passing Record

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:00:00 CST

Drew Brees tossed for 307 yards and four touchdowns last night, securing his New Orleans Saints' place in the playoffs and his own in NFL history by shattering a 27-year-old season passing record held by Dan Marino. On his final pass of the game, Brees threw a nine-yard TD pass...

Drew Brees, New Orleans Revel in Bacchus Parade

Harry Kimball — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:52:00 CST

Drew Brees could probably be called king of New Orleans any day of the week, but yesterday was special: he reigned as King of the Bacchus Parade, the traditional pre-Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras celebration. Locals tell the Times-Picayune the crowds were bigger than usual this year on account of the...

New Orleans Fetes Saints

Will McCahill — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:41:06 CST

A week ahead of Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints celebrated "Dat Tuesday." Carnival floats carrying players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of members of "Who Dat" nation in a victory parade. The Mardi Gras-flavored parade includes 12...

Records Tied or Broken at Super Bowl XLIV

Harry Kimball — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:12:00 CST

Last night's Super Bowl didn't just net the Saints a win, but added some names to the record books as well. At 82.1%, QB Drew Brees now has the highest Super Bowl career completion percentage. The New Orleans Times-Picayune takes a look at other new records: Most completions: The...

Saints Stun Colts, 31-17

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:00:43 CST

The New Orleans Saints stymied Peyton Manning, then intercepted him to seal the Super Bowl, rallying to beat the Indianapolis Colts tonight in Miami, 31-17. Tracy Porter intercepted a pass from Manning and sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown and a 31-17 lead with 3:12 left. Playing in the...

Why Saints LB Scott Fujita Makes the Ladies Swoon

Will McCahill — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:01:52 CST

We all know the big names playing in tomorrow’s Super Bowl—Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Reggie Bush—but Irin Carmon has an enormous crush on Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, and thinks you should, too. Some reasons why, per Jezebel : Though he was given up for adoption by a teen mom...

Schaub Leads AFC Past NFC, 41-34

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:23:57 CST

In its new role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl became a series of wind sprints. Long gains were the rule and hard hitting the exception as the AFC beat the NFC tonight in Miami, 41-34. Light showers fell but uniforms remained mostly spotless, with more...

Saints Work OT, Earn 1st Super Bowl Berth

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:11:17 CST

The New Orleans Saints are heading to their first Super Bowl after battering Brett Favre and beating the Minnesota Vikings in overtime tonight, 31-28, on unheralded Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal. Favre threw away Minnesota's best chance to win, tossing an interception to Tracy Porter deep in New Orleans territory...