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After a season of setting records on offense, the last throw of Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees’ season was an unfortunate first. The Ram’s John Johnson picked off Brees after Dante Fowler pressured him on third down while the Saints were attempting to score on their first, and only, drive in overtime. Via ESPN Stats & Info: That was Drew […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees plans on returning for another season after the team suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The Saints came up short in a 26-23 overtime loss, but of course, the controversial no-call late in the fourth quarter is what has […]

A quick pass from Drew Brees in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game added yet another accomplishment to Taysom Hill’s season resume. Hill has a completed pass, a rushing attempt, a reception, a touchdown reception, a rushing touchdown, a tackle,  a fumble, an interception thrown, a blocked punt, a kickoff return, a punt […]

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angles Rams went to overtime in the NFC Championship Game, and there will be lots of Saints fans blaming the refs for the loss in that overtime period. With the Super Bowl on the line, the entire city of New Orleans screamed for a flag. On third down and […]

During the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass to tight end Garrett Griffin. Not only was it the first touchdown grab of Griffin’s career (and just his second catch overall), but it marked the 14th receiver to which Brees has thrown […]

The New Orleans Saints are currently dominating the high-powered Los Angeles Rams while the NFC South powerhouse has already jumped out to a commanding 13-0 lead after just one-quarter of play. While the score is certainly the most notable aspect of Sunday afternoon’s NFC Championship Game in New Orleans, thus far anyway, Saints quarterback Drew […]

Kurt Warner tweeted out a video on Friday showing how he gave Drew Brees some cookies. These aren’t your average cookies. They’re goat cookies. They are “goats” with a number nine on them, the number Brees wears, as well as mardi gras paraphernalia on the baked good. When sitting down with @drewbrees – I couldn’t […]

It is no secret that there is quite an age difference between the quarterbacks in both of this year’s title games. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady insists that he and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees are well-aware of how time flies. There is no question that a lot has changed since they were […]

The Los Angeles Rams travel to face the New Orleans Saints for the third time this year in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 20. Both teams have changed dramatically since their last meeting in Week 9. With that in mind, the Rams and Saints will provide a much different game than what we’ve […]

If the Los Angeles Rams want to have any chance of beating the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome in the NFC Championship Game this Sunday, they are going to have to slow down Drew Brees. Back on Nov. 4, Brees torched the Rams for 346 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-35 Saints win. […]

The New Orleans Saints have opened up as a -3.5 favorite against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game, per BetOnline.ag. The Rams in the second round of the NFL playoffs defeated the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 30-22. Dak Prescott’s 266 yards and one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdowns weren’t enough […]

With New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sitting out of his team’s season finale against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon, he officially broke the single-season record for the highest completion percentage in NFL history at 74.4 percent. And whose record did he break? His own, of course: With Drew Brees inactive today, he will […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has all but confirmed that backup Teddy Bridgewater will play in the regular-season finale against the Carolina Panthers. “I’m excited for him,” Brees said per Josh Katzenstein of the Times-Picayune. “I think there’s no doubt he’s going to get some playing time. It’s just a matter of how much. […]

Throughout much of the season, the New Orleans Saints have been regardless as one of the favorites to contend for the Super Bowl. However, the Saints have struggled over the last two weeks with their offense not producing at the same level that helped them get off to a strong start to the year. Despite […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees currently holds the NFL record for the best completion percentage in a single season, completing 72 percent of his passes in 2017. Well, Brees seems poised to shatter that mark, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. Through 14 games this season, Brees has completed 74.9 percent of […]

There are just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season. That means playoff seeding and the teams who will play in the playoffs will be decided very shortly. Plenty of teams around the league are playing in must-win games to end the year. In Week 16, we have a couple of marquee matchups to […]

The NFL’s Most Valuable Player race is always one of the most interesting phenomenons in sports. While the NBA generally has a clear winner, the NFL is not so cut and dry. Take this year, for example. There are numerous players who can legitimately win the award, with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Kansas […]

The NFL features several players worthy of being named “Most Valuable Player.” Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leads the pack, followed by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Yet there is one name that should be mentioned as well: Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Most experts expected the Chargers to put together a […]

Even at nearly 40 years old, Drew Brees just keeps on going. Not only does the New Orleans Saints quarterback own the best record in the NFL this season at 12-2, but according to Pro Football Focus he’s currently the highest-graded quarterback in the league. Drew Brees is the highest graded quarterback in the NFL […]

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees have been successful together for a long time, and it shows in the results. After the Saints’ ugly 12-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night, Payton and Brees moved into second place on the all-time coach/quarterback duo wins list with 117 wins, […]

Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson made a huge impact play for his team when he returned a failed New Orleans Saints two-point conversion for two points of his own. The Saints had seemingly flipped the momentum of the game after Alvin Kamara rushed for a 16-yard touchdown with 12:18 left in the fourth quarter, which […]

After the Houston Texans were able to top the New York Jets this Saturday afternoon, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson tied New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for the most fourth-quarter comebacks this season. Per ESPN Stats and Info and the NFL’s Research Media Department: Deshaun Watson recorded his 5th game-winning drive in the 4th quarter […]

Pro Football Focus has shared some rather incredible stats when it comes to the play of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees this season. Brees has once again put together another masterful year in helping lead the Saints to an 11-2 record at this point, which has them in line for home-field advantage in the […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke the all-time passing yards record this season and gave all of his receivers game balls after his accomplishment. The Saints future Hall of Famer took sent former fullback Mike Karney a ball and thanked him for helping him achieve this record. Being the selfless individual he is, here’s […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has officially come out on top in the fan voting for the upcoming 2019 Pro Bowl. Brees has led the Saints to a stellar 11-2 record this season, and once again, he’s been excellent in his ability to lead an efficient offensive attack on a weekly basis. Even in […]

The Kansas City Chiefs grabbed another huge win grabbing a 27-24 win over the Baltimore Ravens that saw second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes add to his already strong resume for the MVP award. This was enough to shift the odds back into his favor by BetOnline.ag as they have placed Mahomes as the clear favorite to […]

There has been plenty of discussion regarding this year’s MVP race. It appears Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre has given the edge to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes over New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Both players have been at the forefront of the debate thus far. However, Favre said he would […]

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints went into their Thursday night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys as major favorites. They have been one of the best teams in the NFL all season long and their offense has been unstoppable. Unfortunately for the Saints, that trend did not continue against Dallas. When everything was said […]

The New Orleans Saints’ usual explosiveness in their offense was seemingly not present Thursday night. In the first half, they’ve been absolutely contained because the Dallas Cowboys’ defense stepped up. What is more bizarre about the game is that Drew Brees doesn’t seem to have his motor running. The 18-season veteran only passed for a […]

Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees accomplished something he had never done before. Brees went 0-for-4 in passing attempts to start the game, per ESPN. Doing so for the first time in his career, the veteran certainly did not look like himself at the outset of the game. For […]

There’s arguably a three-player race for the NFL’s MVP award at the end of 2018, but the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees should be the recipient. At some point in the not-so-distant future, fans are going to look back at the Saints quarterback and consider the eventual Hall of Famer one of the greatest and […]

The NFL MVP race is on. You have names like Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes being mentioned. You even have a defensive player in Aaron Donald garnering some attention. Another name has been thrown in the hat as well and that’s Los Angles Rams running back Todd Gurley. The versatile running back out of the […]

The 2018 season has seen plenty of strong play across the leagues. Several star players are putting together impressive campaigns, headlined by Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes. This was evidenced by the first batch of voting for the 2019 Pro Bowl. A familiar face in Brees sits at the top of the list while second-year […]

The New Orleans Saints are on a roll. Drew Brees and company have been on fire as of late winning nine straight games after losing their season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Along with the Saints looking like the best team in the NFL at this point in the season, Brees is having a […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees didn’t get the chance to play with Dez Bryant, who sadly went down with a torn Achilles. However, he will get the chance to play with another big former Pro Bowl veteran receiver in Brandon Marshall. Brees says he’s been a fan of Marshall’s for a while now and […]

Through the first 10 weeks of the season, there have been several players putting together standout seasons that have elevated them squarely into the picture to earn the NLF MVP award. For the vast majority, it has seen Kansas City Chiefs second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the top betting favorite to earn the honor. However, […]

Drew Brees has been one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history and has done it the right way. Very few players in the history of the game have had the kind of respect from around the league that the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback does. That has made the records he has broken that much […]

The New Orleans Saints made a splash with the signing of wide receiver Dez Bryant. It appears quarterback Drew Brees may have played a major role in his decision. Bryant was noticeably patient in picking his next landing spot. According to Herbie Teope of NFL.com, he says Brees and the supporting cast made it a […]

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have been one of the best teams in the NFL all season long and are coming off of a huge victory over the previously undefeated Los Angeles Rams last week. Even though the Saints were one of the top teams in the league, they still wanted to add […]