It's a Brees: Saints score 51 to crush Packers

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11/25/2008 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drew Brees threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints tied a franchise record for points in a game while throttling the Green Bay Packers, 51-29, at the Superdome.

Deuce McAllister had a rushing score and set the Saints career record with 54 touchdowns, while Brees connected on 20-of-26 passes.

"Obviously a lot of emotion, and we couldn't be happier for him," said Saints coach Sean Payton of McAllister's record-setting night. "All the fans here had a chance to witness that. It was pretty special."

Lance Moore had five receptions for 115 yards and a pair of TDs for the Saints (6-5), who are two games out of first place in the NFC South. Tampa Bay and Carolina are tied for the top spot, while Atlanta is in third, and the Saints play on the road against the Buccaneers Sunday.

Pierre Thomas ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns for New Orleans, winners of back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Saints also equaled the 51 points set Nov. 2, 1969 in a win at St. Louis, and tied Nov. 21, 1976 in a triumph at Seattle.

Aaron Rodgers completed 23-of-41 passes for 248 yards with a pair of scores, but was picked off three times for the Packers (5-6), who fell a game behind Chicago and Minnesota for the top position in the NFC North. Greg Jennings had eight receptions for 101 yards and a TD for Green Bay, which has dropped three of its last four games.

"It's disappointing," said Packers coach Mike McCarthy. "I don't really have much to say about our defense, they played excellent on offense."

It was long time away from the Superdome for the Saints, who played a true home game for the first time since beating Oakland on Oct. 12. They played San Diego in London the following week, had a bye followed by a pair of road games, but on Monday night Brees and McAllister provided the spark to set the team on the right track into the home stretch of the season.

Ahead by only a 24-21 count at halftime, the Saints pulled away with three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter. Brees culminated a 13-play, 80- yard march to start the second half with a 16-yard TD strike to tight end Billy Miller, who made a twisting catch in the right side of the end zone.

Rodgers was then picked off by Jason David, who rumbled 42 yards to the Green Bay three. Two plays later, McAllister was in the end zone on a three-yard plunge up the middle. That score broke Dalton Hilliard's (1986-93) mark of 53 touchdowns.

"This was so fitting," said Brees. "Deuce has meant so much to this organization for so many years and it could not have happened to a better guy."

Facing a 3rd-and-4, David again intercepted Rodgers, giving the Saints the ball at the Green Bay 29. Two plays later, though, Brees was intercepted by Aaron Rouse. Following a Packers punt, though, the Saints were in the end zone again, courtesy of Brees' 70-yard connection to Marques Colston with 2:26 remaining in the quarter for a 45-21 margin.

"This game is all about third downs, red zone and in the second half of the season limiting your turnovers," said Rodgers. "In the third down we didn't do enough of a good job today. Red zone we did a better job, but three interceptions you're not going to win a lot of games when you do that."

Rodgers found Rovell Martin with a four-yard TD strike early in the fourth, and the two connected again for the two-point conversion.

The Saints came right back with Thomas busting off right guard for a 31-yard score with 8:47 remaining. Oddly, the Saints went for a two-point conversion, but failed.

John Kuhn rushed for a one-yard score with 8:39 left in the opening quarter for the Packers, but the Saints struck back on the ensuing play from scrimmage quickly with Brees hitting Moore for a 70-yard score.

Thomas scored on a four-yard run with 4:44 left in the first, and the offensive showcase continued into the second quarter with the Packers tying the game on a Rodgers seven-yard TD pass to Jennings.

Moore's 14-yard TD grab made it 21-14, but Green Bay tied the game on Rodgers' 10-yard scramble into the end zone with 1:44 remaining in the half.

The Saints went ahead on Garrett Hartley's 30-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half. New Orleans was set up in great field position thanks to a 62-yard kickoff return from Courtney Roby.

Game Notes

New Orleans has won three of the last four meetings...The Packers next host Carolina...It was Brees' 15th straight game with at least 20 completions, an NFL record...The 80 points were the fifth-most combined in Monday Night Football history...Saints running back Reggie Bush was inactive as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery...Ryan Grant had 18 carries for 67 yards for the Packers...With New Orleans' victory, the NFC South is now a staggering 21-2 at home this season.

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New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).

The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.

Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.

Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.

Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.

The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.

Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.

The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.

Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.

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The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.

Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.

In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.

Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.

Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.

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