Power rankings: How the voters voted
Look, I hate to roll on a teammate like this, especially when he’s probably right, but let there be no confusion over why the Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints ranked only second in ESPN.com’s inaugural 2010 regular-season NFL Power Rankings — despite getting No. 1 votes from three of four panelists. Let’s just say an esteemed panelist with the initials J.C. greeted the Saints with a low …
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Clock Ticks Down Toward Saints-Vikings Showdown
Two of the biggest stars in football — Drew Brees and Brett Favre — will lead their teams into a statement game kicking off the 2010 NFL season this Thursday.
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New Orleans Saints injury status remains cloudy
Team is asking him not to talk about his injury
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As Saints make final cuts, Sharper, Ingram, go on PUP list, Casillas on IR
NEW ORLEANS – All-Pro safety Darren Sharper’s goal of helping the Saints compete for a second consecutive championship remains intact, even if it isn’t working out quite as he’d planned.
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Favre knows it’s coming
MINNEAPOLIS — The majority who watched New Orleans beat the Vikings in the NFC title game last January remember the numerous (and sometimes late) hits the Saints put on Brett Favre.
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Brett Favre expects Saints to bring the D
Vikings QB Brett Favre has heard all the talk about the beating the Saints gave him in the NFC title game last season. The Vikings say some of the hits were illegal and should have been penalized. The Saints say they’ll be just as aggressive Thursday.
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Element of surprise key to onside kicks
Published: Monday, September 6, 2010 at 4:41 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 6, 2010 at 4:41 p.m. The Who had barely finished their halftime show, highlighted by their rock anthem “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” when the New Orleans Saints pulled off the best trick in last February’s Super Bowl.
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Some New Orleans Saints starters will take the field against Tennessee
Most of the starters won’t play
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NFL cutdown day: NFC South
Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here’s a team-by-team look from SN’s correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division:
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Backup guys can win and lose a spot on the New Orleans Saints roster Thursday: video
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton discusses the team’s roster and what Thursday’s game means….
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