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Being a placekicker in the NFL is a strange job. Youa re pretty much either a hero, or a goat.

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling. Brees threw for three touchdowns and the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten Sunday with a 38-7 rout of the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers and young quarterback Josh Freeman.

Talk of the town Five topics suitable for inane debate on talk radio. 1. A new low: That was officially the most lopsided loss ever for the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium.

This is what usually happens when you cast your lot with a rookie quarterback. After a promising start that saw first-year quarterback Josh Freeman drive the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 95 yards for the game's first score, three Freeman turnovers produced scoring opportunities for the unbeaten New Orleans Saints as they opened up a 38-7 lead in the fourth ...

We're officially in the stretch run for the playoffs and the goal now is not to win the championship.

Living to tell about it? Absolutely. What matters, above all else, is the New Orleans Saints are 9-0 for the first time in franchise history.

This story's getting awfully familiar, isn't it? Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush celebrates after soaring into the end zone from 3 yards during the second quarter for the first of his two touchdowns in Sunday's 28-23 victory over the St.

In a perfect world, which arguably the undefeated New Orleans Saints have toyed with through the first eight games, the play of their special teams would be on par with the team's offensive and defensive units.

"Marques always tells me, 'Today, it's time for you to be a star,'" said the modest Meachem, who's had his ups and downs since the Saints made him their first-round draft pick in 2007.

Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER CAR NOR TD 14:00 7 0 TD 06:53 14 0 SECOND QUARTER CAR NOR FG 13:41 John Carney 23 Yd 14 3 FG 05:30 John Kasay 32 Yd 17 3 FG 00:04 John Carney 25 Yd 17 6 THIRD QUARTER CAR NOR TD 13:14 17 13 FG 03:27 John Kasay 25 Yd 20 13 TD 00:00 20 20 FOURTH QUARTER CAR NOR FG 04:36 John Carney 40 Yd 20 23 TD 02:00 20 30 Carolina ...

They both trailed for a time on Sunday, but both the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts showed their respective character as both rallied to maintain their 100 per cent records.

Running back Pierre Thomas #23 of the New Orleans Saints runs the ball against Jon Beason #52 of the Carolina Panthers at Louisiana Superdome on November 8, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees and the Saints' prolific offense never had to play from behind in their first five games.

Joseph Addai punched his way into the end zone from two yards in the fourth quarter as Indianapolis sneaked past Houston 20-17, extending their win streak to 17-straight games on Sunday.

Tyrell Sutton News: With Brad Hoover and Tony Fiammetta out, Sutton will get a look at fullback Sunday against the Panthers, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Watching video of the Carolina Panthers got several New Orleans Saints players thinking: Something didn't match.

The New Orleans Saints are the NFL's highest-scoring team. Not only do they average 39 points, they're in a hurry to get there.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton stopped short Thursday of saying he's concerned with 44-year-old kicker John Carney , who has missed two extra points and three field goals - two between 30 and 39 yards - this season.

Here's today's New Orleans Saints mailbag file. It had a heavy emphasis on strategy and aspects of the New Orleans Saints team like pass blocking, special teams, etc.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas NEW ORLEANS -- Looks like it's going to go down to the wire in the Superdome.