John Carney News

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.

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas flips backward into the end zone for a game-clinching touchdown late in the fourth quarter as the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 35-27 on Monday night at the Superdome.

Saints kicker John Carney with Kenner City Councilwoman Jeannie Black at the city's Prayer Dinner in the Pontchartrain Center Tuesday Twenty-four hours after his team's emotional win against rival Atlanta Falcons in the New Orleans Superdome, Saints kicker John Carney huddled with several hundred people in Kenner to talk more about something more ...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees didn't have to throw all his passes perfectly Monday night.

Aaron Stecker News: With both Jason Snelling and Jerious Norwood inactive on Monday night, Stecker will be the top backup to Michael Turner.

The New Orleans Saints were the highest-scoring team in the NFL last season while scoring a franchise-record 463 points.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton met with the media today. Here is an edited transcript.

Even though Drew Brees turned over the ball four times , this has to go down as one of his best performances as a Saint.