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Plenty of Dallas Cowboys fans are happy to have Dak Prescott throwing bombs from the pocket. And he once again showed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome crowd just how elite of a quarterback he is when he completed an almost impossible pass. It was early in the first quarter when one of the Saints’ defensive linesmen managed […]

The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints are meeting for a competitive Sunday Night game in Week 4. So far, they’ve proven that it’s going to be a dogfight, with the score knotted up at 3-3 early in the second quarter. Teddy Bridgewater has found tough sledding against the Dallas defense. The Cowboys threw the […]

As the New Orleans Saints, led by Teddy Bridgewater, head into Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, reports are emerging that 40-year-old franchise quarterback Drew Brees might be back quicker than expected. Thanks to some new technology, @Saints QB Drew Brees might return from injury quicker than expected. @JayGlazer reports: pic.twitter.com/BT6PgH7aWS — FOX Sports: NFL […]

The New Orleans Saints will be tasked with slowing down Ezekiel Elliott on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys, but they will receive a much-needed boost on their defensive line. According to Ian Rapoport, Sheldon Rankins is expected to make his 2019 debut after tearing his Achilles in last year’s playoffs. Barring a setback in […]

The New Orleans Saints will take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football in Week 4. For the second consecutive week, Alvin Kamara will likely be the focal point of New Orleans’ offense on Sunday night. Last Sunday, the Saints played in their first game this season sans Drew Brees as their starting quarterback. […]

The Dallas Cowboys will take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night in a possible preview of this year’s NFC Championship game. Currently, the Cowboys are slight favorites to defeat the Saints to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Cowboys offense has a new look to it with Kellen Moore as the offensive […]

The Dallas Cowboys seemingly managed to dodge a bullet after it was revealed that the X-Ray done on wide receiver Amari Cooper’s ankle came back negative. It appears the team is now optimistic about his status for Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints. Cooper has been able to log in some time at practice […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 12 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 12 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 12 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan discuss all of their NFL Week 4 predictions […]

DeMarcus Lawrence may have just given the New Orleans Saints some bulletin board material. The Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman is pumped for his team’s matchup against the Saints this Sunday, and he went as far to kind of guarantee a win this week: “Go to New Orleans and hear the whole crowd talk about some […]

Just because the New Orleans Saints are looking at a month or two of no Drew Brees doesn’t mean the team expects to lose. With Teddy Bridgewater under center, the team was able to come away with a big victory over the Seattle Seahawks, and Saints head coach Sean Payton believes Bridgewater is much more […]

The New Orleans Saints offense was noticeably different in Week 3 with Teddy Bridgewater as the starting quarterback. After securing a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Bridgewater sees “more” on the horizon for the offense. “I’m pretty sure, last week as well, given the circumstances we wanted to try to cut back on […]

The New Orleans Saints have so far chugged along just fine without star quarterback Drew Brees. However, they still want their man to return to the pocket as soon as possible. Brees is also itching to return to the field after injuring his thumb in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams. According to the […]

The New Orleans Saints may be without Drew Brees for the foreseeable future, but that does not mean they are going to just lay down and accept defeat. Quite the contrary. After learning Brees would be out for six weeks with a thumb injury, the Saints responded by coming up with a pivotal road win […]

This past weekend, the New Orleans Saints showed they are dangerous even without Drew Brees, as Teddy Bridgewater led the team to a 33-27 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Brees will likely be sidelined until November, so the Saints are going to have to manage without him until then, and this Sunday, New Orleans will […]

When a team loses their starting quarterback, they usually do not have a former Pro Bowl player as a backup. For the New Orleans Saints, that is their reality. When Drew Brees went down with an injury, they handed the job to Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater picked up an impressive win in his first start of […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has had a long road back to starting a game in the NFL. After signing a one-year, $7.25 million dollar contract this offseason to stay with the Saints as Drew Brees’ backup, Bridgewater was able to pull out his first win as the Saints starter in his first opportunity […]

In 2015, the New Orleans Saints drafted Stephone Anthony with the 31st overall pick, but after just a few seasons he was traded away to the Miami Dolphins for a fifth round pick. Today, however, Ian Rapoport reported that Anthony was on his way back to New Orleans after re-signing him due to a multitude […]

The Detroit Lions defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by the score of 27-24 on Sunday afternoon in the “City of Brotherly Love.” While Detroit’s recent surge and Philadelphia’s continued struggles immediately stood out following the Week 3 NFC clash, so did the game’s NFL officiating crew, unfortunately. It has since been uncovered that Sunday’s referees missed […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is currently in the midst of his first season as the primary option for the talented NFC South franchise. Taking things to a whole new level early in 2019-20, Kamara has led the Drew Brees-less Saints to a 2-1 record while destroying the Seattle Seahawks on the road […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is slippery. How slippery, you may ask? So slippery that he leads the NFL in missed tackles forced per touch through three weeks of playing, according to Pro Football Focus’ data. RB leaders in missed tackles forced per touch through three weeks [PFF data]: 1. Alvin Kamara (0.37)2. […]

When Drew Brees left the New Orleans Saints’ Week 2 game early, the city of New Orleans collectively held their breath. Enter Teddy Bridgewater in a primetime game against the Los Angeles Rams in which he did not look prepared. Once the Saints learned that Brees would miss an extended period of time, they handed […]

There has been a lot of talks the last couple of years if someday Sean Payton could take over for Jason Garrett and although the talk has been all over the media, evidently Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hasn’t heard about it. Payton was coaching in the final year of his deal and at one […]

There was a lot of doubt surrounding the New Orleans Saints ahead of their big matchup against the Seattle Seahawks with Drew Brees on the sideline. However, they defied the odds and came out as 27-33 winners. The team was elated after a spirited performance from the team, but Teddy Bridgewater was emotional after the […]

Two weeks ago, Teddy Bridgewater thought he’d be the backup quarterback for the New Orleans Saints for all of 2019, barring injury. Then, Drew Brees sustained a thumb injury, and he was pressed into the starting job with a week to prepare for the Seahawks in Seattle. Bridgewater’s performance that helped the Saints win, 33-27, […]

The New Orleans Saints got it done in all aspects of the game in their 33-27 Week 3 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The Saints scored on offense, defense, and special teams. In their 52-year history, they’ve only done so twice before, according to Amie Just of Nola News.  The previous three times they’ve done […]

There was plenty of speculation regarding the state of the New Orleans Saints’ offense without Drew Brees heading into Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks. Punt returner Deonte Harris managed to prolong their debut by striking first on special teams. Harris was able to get the Saints on the board with a 53-yard punt return […]

Many New Orleans Saints fans are anxious about the team’s upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks for two reasons. Not only are they playing a team that has managed to squeak through close games against decent competition, but they are also playing without franchise talisman Drew Brees. The question of who will be the team’s […]

The New Orleans Saints will have to manage without Drew Brees for the next six weeks, and while Teddy Bridgewater is a perfectly capable replacement in the meantime, people are wondering how the Saints will use Taysom Hill. While Hill is a quarterback by position, New Orleans has utilized him as a versatile, do-it-all weapon, […]

The New Orlean Saints didn’t think they would have to battle the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field without Drew Brees, but, that is the position in which they find themselves heading into Week 3. Brees will be on the shelf for around six weeks, and the Saints will have to find ways to win without […]

The New Orleans Saints will be taking a road trip in Week 3 to take on the Seattle Seahawks in their first game without Drew Brees this season. With Drew Brees nursing a thumb injury, Teddy Bridgewater is expected to get the majority of the snaps as the starting quarterback. Last week, Bridgewater replaced Brees […]

The Seattle Seahawks will be welcoming the Drew Brees-less New Orleans Saints to town in Week 3. After having two straight productive weeks, D.K. Metcalf is destined to have another huge game against the Saints. The Seahawks selected Metcalf with the 64th overall pick in this year’s draft out of Ole Miss. During the draft […]

The New Orleans will be taking a road trip to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. This will be the first game that New Orleans will play in without Drew Brees under center, following the injury to his thumb. The Saints are coming off a 27-9 loss to the […]

Russell Wilson won’t get to face Drew Brees when the Saints roll into Seattle on Sunday. Following a thumb surgery, New Orleans will play both Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill at quarterback. Wilson, the Seahawks starter, must be saddened by that news, considering Brees is his “favorite player to ever play the game.” Said Wilson […]

The Los Angeles Rams don’t want Antonio Brown; the Seattle Seahawks don’t want him either; the New England Patriots, well, no; what about the New Orleans Saints? That’s a no. Saints coach Sean Payton essentially shut down the possibility of adding him during Friday media availability. Via ESPN’s Dian Russini: “Right now where we are…I […]

Week 2 saw a massive loss for the New Orleans Saints. They took one on the chin against the Los Angeles Rams, but more importantly Drew Brees went down with an injury. The Hall of Fame quarterback had to get surgery on his throwing hand and is now expected to be out at least six […]

The New Orleans Saints were dealt a crucial blow to their offense with the injury to quarterback Drew Brees. Regardless, the Saints are not ready to press the panic button so long as Sean Payton is their head coach. The onus has now fallen on Payton to ensure that the offense continues to meet the […]

The New Orleans Saints were dealt a devastating blow with the thumb injury to quarterback Drew Brees. Regardless, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is not looking to be taken by surprise in Week 3 of the 2019 NFL season. Head coach Sean Payton has indicated that he may utilize both of his backup quarterbacks […]

All signs point towards Teddy Bridgewater starting for the New Orleans Saints, but the team hasn’t publicly announced it. The Seattle Seahawks also expect it will be Bridgewater, but no matter who it is the Seahawks are going to be ready. Linebacker Bobby Wagner knows the offense will change without Drew Brees but he doesn’t […]

The New Orleans Saints had optimism entering their Week 2 game against the Los Angeles Rams, but a thumb injury to Drew Brees has caused some to become skeptical on the outlook of the season. According to Ian Rapoport, Brees successfully underwent thumb surgery and his timetable to return is still set at six weeks. […]