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Last Mango Racing, These Saints Go Running

Liz O'Connell | Posted 02.09.2012 | Sports

Liz O'Connell

The Fair Grounds winner's circle in 2012 is a long way from the deck of Jimmy Buffett's boat the Last Mango II where in 2007, Saints' coach Sean Payton, the Saints' director of communications Greg Bensel and Buffett were chilling.

Brees Takes Home Offensive Player Of The Year Award

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 02.04.2012 | Sports

INDIANAPOLIS — Drew Brees' record-setting season has earned the New Orleans quarterback the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Ye...

A Lost Game but Not a Lost Gain

Roberta Brandes Gratz | Posted 01.16.2012 | Sports

Roberta Brandes Gratz

The Saints may have lost, but the city of New Orleans did not. It was never just about coming back but about coming back stronger.

Alex Smith Leads 49ers To Shocking Playoff Win

AP | By JOSH DUBOW | Posted 01.15.2012 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO -- Drew Brees overcame five New Orleans turnovers and a 17-point deficit to put the Saints on the brink of their first road playoff vict...

Saints vs. 49ers Live Updates

Posted 01.14.2012 | Sports

San Francisco 49ers (13-3, 7-1 HOME) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3, 5-3 ROAD) 4:30 PM ET Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA TV: FOX Live Blog: Y...

The Saints Biggest Edge

AP | By JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 01.14.2012 | Sports

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Center Jonathan Goodwin has been going around San Francisco's locker room offering bits of veteran insight here and there. Play...

Keys To NFL Playoffs Success

Posted 01.14.2012 | Sports

By Joe Fortenbaugh, National Football Post Nobody's perfect. The Green Bay Packers certainly came close to posting a 16-0 regular season record...

San Francisco Defense Looks To Stop Drew Brees

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 01.13.2012 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO — Drew Brees piled up points, yards and accolades in a record-setting season for the New Orleans Saints. Much of the time, Alex Sm...

Tebow and the QB Revolution

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 01.12.2012 | Sports

Linda Kenney Baden

Whatever happens in these play-offs will not diminish the success of Tim Tebow. But which coaches recognize the football revolution will determine the successful franchises.

Classic NFL Playoffs Matchup

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 01.13.2012 | Sports

As NFL matchups go, this one is a classic: unstoppable offense against impenetrable defense. The second round of the playoffs begins Saturday in San ...

The Lions' Resurgence Falls Short

Michael Florek | Posted 01.09.2012 | Detroit

Michael Florek

The Lions needed everything to go right for them to win in the Superdome. By the time they hit the locker room at the half, their chances to put some doubt in the foregone conclusion was already missed.

Drew Brees Leads Saints With Another Record-Setting Game

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 01.08.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are pouring on the points, racking up the wins and rewriting the record books nearly every t...

Saints, Texans WIn, Advance

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.08.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints picked up right where they left off in the regular season: piling up points and yards in rec...

Lions Start Strong But Can't Keep Pace With Saints

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 01.08.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — For three quarters, the Detroit Lions performed like playoff veterans. They led Drew Brees and the mighty New Orleans Saints at h...

Saints Go Marching On

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 01.08.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees and the Saints keep pouring on the points, rolling up the wins and rewriting the record books, too. Brees led an unsto...

Lions vs Saints LIVE UPDATES

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.07.2012 | Sports

Elton John sang "Saturday night's alright for fighting" and it's a safe bet that Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh feels the same way headi...

Lions Face Tough Test In Surging Saints

AP | By BRETT MARTEL | Posted 01.07.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS -- Having shed their long-held reputation for losing with bumbling ineptitude, the New Orleans Saints open the playoffs as the Super Bowl ...

Saints, Patriots Enter Postseason On Hot Streaks

AP | By BARRY WILNER | Posted 01.03.2012 | Sports

-- The way the Green Bay Packers blew through the regular season, it would be foolish to pick against them repeating as Super Bowl champions. Yet th...

Drew Brees Racks Up Yards, Touchdowns And NFL Records

AP | Posted 01.01.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints set an NFL record for the most yards of offense in a season on Sunday, while Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning's 2...

Saints Set NFL Record For Offensive Yards

AP | Posted 01.01.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints have set an NFL record for the most yards of offense in a season. The 2000 St. Louis Rams held the previous mar...

Drew Brees, Saints Offense Make MORE History

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 01.02.2012 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees set a merciless tone with relentless, aggressive, pinpoint passing and the New Orleans Saints shrugged off injury risks...

Passing The Torch

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.28.2011 | Sports

Drew Brees made history on Monday night when he connected with running back Darren Sproles for a 9-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the New Orl...

Brees Leads Saints Past Falcons

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 12.27.2011 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — The Atlanta Falcons might have beaten the New Orleans Saints if not for a failed fourth-and-1 in their own territory in overtime w...

WATCH: Drew Brees Cracks Up Teammates After Breaking NFL Record

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.27.2011 | Sports

Not only did Drew Brees break Dan Marino's longstanding record for most passing yards in a single NFL season, but he set the new record on a touchdown...

Saints Beat Falcons To Clinch NFC South

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 12.27.2011 | Sports

NEW ORLEANS — After Drew Brees broke an NFL passing record that stood for nearly three decades, his teammates called on him to make a speech in ...