Unprecedented. The
New Orleans Saints hosted the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles
in the Mercedes Benz Superdome and put a mammoth whipping on them, an
unprecedented 48 – 7 trampling.
Let’s start with this.
With 25 touchdown passes and 1 interception, Drew Brees is on track to
have the greatest quarterback season of all time. He has been flawless. Sunday he was 22-30 for 360 yards with 4 touchdowns. A routine day at the office.
The Saints take a 9 game winning streak into a Thanksgiving
night matchup with the struggling Atlanta Falcons.
The Who Dat nation finally has the attention of the national media and all the NFL.
The Saints offense is marching at an unmatched level. They are threatening the all-time NFL scoring
record. The running back tandem of Mark
Ingram and Alvin Kamara are chewing up scrimmage yardage. For the first half of the season, Michael Thomas carried the
receiving corps, but Sunday, the rookie 3rd round draft pick Tre’quan
Smith had a breakout game with 157 yards receiving. The Saints have been dabbling in the free
agent receiver market, first signing Dez Bryant, who immediately got hurt, then veteran Brandon
Marshall. Well, he may never see the
field because the Saints had to bring up Keith Kirkwood from the practice squad
when Dez got hurt, and he has been productive.
So, suddenly the Saints have support for the extraordinary Thomas. Sean Payton has a history of stashing
receivers away until he thinks they’re ready.
First round draft choice Robert Mechem never saw the field his first year. Lance Moore waited years to get his chance.
It now appears that the entire receiver corps is terrific. They’ve got three good tight ends. Yep, the offense is loaded.
It's the offensive line that is setting the pace. They are the best in the NFL. They protect Brees and they blow holes open
for the running game.
And just as suddenly the defense is clicking. In the last 2 games the Bengals and the
Eagles each could only score one touchdown.
So, let me calm myself down.
There’s 6 games to go in the regular season. Then at least 2 playoff games, and possibly a
Super Bowl. So, we are just over halfway
home. The consensus is that if the
Saints get home field advantage, they will be tough to keep out of the Super Bowl. Still remaining are 4 games within the
division plus Pittsburgh in the dome.
I’m trying not to get ahead of myself. Stay calm and keep watching
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