TulaneTigerFan

Flukes happen. The team probably got over confident at home due to the win streak and media coverage. All teams lose from time to time. How did the Rams destroy the Saints on the road? What does that mean for this game?

They had 11 interceptions over their last three games, which is as many or more than 7 teams had the entire season. The Saints only had 12. That secondary is beastly

If my beloved Broncos can't make the superbowl with this mediocre Chargers team and the walking wounded Pats as the only obstacles then I just don't even know

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1) It's incredibly difficult to beat the Saints twice.

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Meh

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2) Sean Payton is showing he wants to run the ball, finally. The Saints, with a rushing attack, is damn near impossible to stop. The Seahawks are obviously a much better team than the Eagles, but I think the Saints will move the ball well if they stick to the run.

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Meh again, the Hawks have the best secondary in the league. They'll man up NOLA's receivers the same way they did in the first game. They won't have to take desperate tactics like Philly did basically daring NOLA to run:

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Eagles DC Billy Davis confirmed his game plan in Saturday's loss to the Saints centered around stopping the pass.
Even though Drew Brees was struggling to throw the ball effectively in sub-freezing temperatures, the Eagles used five- and six-man boxes for virtually the entire game.

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The crazy thing about Brady is that his greatness doesn't coincide with his Super Bowls. When he was winning Super Bowls he was good, not great. The Patriots D was great.

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And this is proof that winning is more about the entire team than just having the best QB.

It seems like it's difficult for teams with a large percentage of their cap tied up in a QB to win a superbowl. Look at the recent winners and their QB situation:

Flacco
Eli
Rodgers (before a massive contract)
Brees (before a massive contract)
Roth-burger
Eli
Peyton (only one so far with a huge cap hit)

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B

I wouldn't be completely shocked to see all three lose though

I do think it's funny that last season Peyton and the Broncos offense outperformed Brady and the NE offense against Baltimore, but Peyton was ripped to shreds by the media and Brady pretty much went untouched. Double standard sons

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the city is a cultural midget compared to where he grew up, New Orleans

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:lol:

That's one of the stupidest things I've seen in quite a while. Congrats

Probably NOLA's

Indeed is the best site. All of the big boys use it

There won't be any news for a few days, probably not until Wednesday. He has to go through the concussion protocol. I'd imagine he'll play though given how he looked on the sidelines