Archives for October 28, 2013

Drew Brees tosses five touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints knock off Buffalo Bills (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints neutralize Buffalo Bills pass rush (New Orleans Times Picayune)

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham plays through pain, scores twice (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Did You See? (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Jeff Duncan’s Four-point Stance (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Game balls for the New Orleans Saints’ 35-17 win over the Buffalo Bills (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Grades (New Orleans Times Picayune)

The opposing team’s view (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Photo gallery (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Saints’ victory over the Bills leaves them wanting more (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Saints put Bills’ Lewis in pressure cooker (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Brees mixes his matchups to blister Bills with five TD passes (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Graham plays through pain; Moore makes return (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Actually, there’s plenty to like about this Saints win (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Three and out (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Thumbs up, thumbs down (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Photo gallery (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Saints get defensive against Bills (Biloxi Sun Herald)

Saints’ defense throttle Bills QB (Biloxi Sun Herald)

Another great victory (Thibodaux Daily Comet)

Rookie receiver Stills comes up big vs. Bills (Thibodaux Daily Comet)

Saints’ big-play guy (Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

Photo gallery (Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

Saints scary good, but without swagger (Alexandria Town Talk)

Best is still yet to come for swagger-less 6-1 Saints (USA Today)

Saints improve to 6-1 with 35-17 win over Bills (WWL-TV)

Saints win but aren’t happy with how they played (WWL-TV)

Graham proves to Payton before game he could play with injury (WWL-TV)

Brees once again comes up big in Saints win (WWL-TV)

New Orleans Saints roll past Buffalo Bills 35-17 (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Saints’ 35-17 win over Bills not a clean performance (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Notebook (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Drew Brees’ day by the numbers (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Sean Payton discusses the win over the Buffalo Bills (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Drew Brees, Saints players talk about win over Buffalo Bills (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Doug Marrone, Bills players talk loss to New Orleans Saints (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Photo gallery (NewOrleansSaints.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

‘Bills quarterback Thad Lewis was sacked four times, intercepted once, lost two fumbles and appeared shaken up at times, but stayed in the game, finishing with 234 yards passing and one touchdown. Buffalo’s Fred Jackson scored on a 1-yard run.’

‘The Bills have scratched running back C.J. Spiller because of his sprained left ankle and starting linebacker Manny Lawson because of a hamstring pull.’

‘Buffalo quarterback Thad Lewis was under pressure from the get-go. He fumbled three times, losing two, and threw an interception while completing 22-of-39 passes for 234 yards with one touchdown pass to wideout Stevie Johnson.’

‘Last week against Miami, he managed only 11 yards on six carries and had three catches for minus-four yards in the 23-21 victory.’

‘Lewis was under siege in the first half — he had three fumbles, two of which the Saints recovered inside the Bills’ 25-yard line.’

‘Although it wasn’t good enough, the Bills hung with the high-powered Saints’ offense for about 25 minutes. The defense turned away the Saints with no points after Thad Lewis fumbled on the game’s first play and New Orleans had a first down at the Buffalo 22. But after taking a 10-7 lead, the Bills got caught napping on defense when safety Jairus Byrd was caught going to other way, allowing Kenny Stills an unimpeded 69-yard TD catch down the left sidelines.’

‘Buffalo struggled with turnovers throughout the first half.’

‘Today’s loss did nothing to change my opinion. I’m still very optimistic that this organization is headed in the right direction. Of course they aren’t there yet, but finally we’re seeing some good football players being developed. I think Doug Whaley is very capable of bringing in more good players.’

‘Manuel is still a few weeks away for returning so all we’ve really got is their record. I sure hope they find a way to beat Kansas City. If they can’t, the rest of these games before the bye are going to feel at least a little bit like a waste of time assuming Manuel still can’t play.’

‘was left with the same thought I had after the Miami game, even though the Bills found a way to leave South Florida with a victory. I miss EJ Manuel. The Bills probably would have lost to the Saints even with Manuel at quarterback but I think he’s a better quarterback than Thad Lewis and at the very least, does a better job of getting the ball out on time and avoiding big hits and possible turnovers.’

‘The Bills certainly lacked in some key areas which ultimately led to their collective demise, but offered a few bright spots along the way.’

‘You have to give Thad Lewis this. He’s a fighter. But you won’t win many games when your quarterback turns the ball over three times.’

‘And although tough-as-nails quarterback Thad Lewis has played fairly well in relief, I can’t help but wonder how much further along this team would be if rookie starter EJ Manuel had not been sidelined twice with knee injuries. But the silver lining is that Lewis looks like he may be a competent backup, despite the three-turnover performance against the Saints.’

‘Lewis was pressured so much in the first quarter, it wouldn’t have seem that out-of-place if he simply imploded. POP! Where’d Thad go?’