Saints Fall Short In Game, Record, Season

John Kasay's 42-yard field goal with one second on the clock gave the Carolina Panthers a 33-31 victory. Carolina drove 57 yards on seven plays for the game-winning score. The big play was a 39-yard pass to Steve Smith, yet another jump ball into double coverage that the Pro Bowl receiver came down with for [...]

Saints Continue Lions Losing Ways

The Detroit Lions somberly dressed after another defeat that was different than all the others.This one made NFL history and set the stage for a perfectly imperfect season.Detroit became the first 0-15 team when it was routed 42-7 by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Drew Brees threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns after [...]

Saints Season Put On Ice In Chicago, Again

In a game that had been pretty hard fought throughout, in the end, it came down to a penalty. New Orleans Saints safety Roman Harper was hit with a 38-yard pass interference penalty on third-and-7 to give the Chicago Bears the ball at the 15-yard line. Two plays later, Bears placekicker Robbie Gould hit a [...]

Saints Keep Hearts Pumping For Another Week

Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton pounded his fist into the Louisiana Superdome turf after Pierre Thomas bowled over him for a first down. The game-sealing carry provided the perfect punctuation for the Saints' undrafted, second-year running back following the most important performance of his young career.  Thomas rushed for 102 yards and scored two touchdowns, helping [...]

Saints Move Past Suspensions With Signings

The Saints signed defensive end Rob Ninkovich and safety Terrence Holt to fill the roster spots that were vacated by the suspensions of Deuce McAllister and Will Smith. Ninkovich, 24, began his career with the Saints as a fifth-round draft pick out of Purdue in 2006, but he only appeared in three games before he [...]