Monthly Archives: October 2011

Frustrations boil over for Saints in loss

ST. LOUIS – An afternoon of frustration reached a climax in the final minutes of Sunday’s game with the St. Louis Rams for Saints Pro Bowl guard Carl Nicks. Nicks and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer exchanged words on the … Continue reading

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Saints-Rams: Three Things to Know

THREE THINGS TO KNOW 1. SCORING DROUGHT: After allowing just seven points to the Colts last week, the Saints face another offensively challenged team as the Rams have just five touchdowns in six games and average just 9.3 points a … Continue reading

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Strief, David Thomas among inactives

ST. LOUIS – There were no major surprises that came out of the inactive list that Saints coach Sean Payton turned in about 90 minutes before Sunday’s game with the St. Louis Rams. Tackle Zach Strief, who returned to practice … Continue reading

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Saints activate Ivory from PUP list

ST. LOUIS – The Saints on Saturday added running back Chris Ivory to the active roster and waived tight end Tory Humphrey. Ivory missed the first seven games while on the physically-unable-to-perform list as he continued to rehab from surgery … Continue reading

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Bruised heel to sideline Ingram against Rams

Saints rookie running back Mark Ingram will not be available for Sunday’s game with the St. Louis Rams because of a bruised right heel, coach Sean Payton said Friday. Ingram, who injured his heel in Sunday night’s game with the … Continue reading

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Saints wary of struggling Rams

On paper, the Saints’ meeting with the winless St. Louis Rams on Sunday looks like a mismatch if there ever was one. Of course, you can never take anything for granted in the NFL – which the current Saints who … Continue reading

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Strief practices for first time in a month

METAIRIE — Saints starting tackle Zach Strief practiced on Wednesday for the first time since spraining the medial collateral ligament in his right knee on Sept. 25. Strief, who has been sidelined for the past four games, worked on a … Continue reading

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Brees, Forte, Ingram up for weekly awards

Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte, a former Tulane star, are among the finalists for the FedEx NFL Air & Ground Players of the Week awards. The NFL announced Tuesday that Brees is one of … Continue reading

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Saints lead NFL in scoring after ripping Colts

With their record-smashing blowout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night, the Saints moved up several spots in the NFL rankings that were released Tuesday morning. The Saints, who return to practice on Wednesday to begin preparing for Sunday’s game … Continue reading

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Saints post most lopsided win in NBC SNF history

NEW YORK – The Saints 62-7 win over the winless Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night was the most lopsided result in the six-year history of SNF on NBC. The Saints led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter, 34-7 … Continue reading

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