Mike McKenzie News

And you thought there was something otherworldly about Drew Brees' accuracy Monday night? About the way Mike McKenzie was always hurtling to the right spot in the secondary? Maybe so.

Not long after members of the New Orleans Saints ' coaching staff worked out and signed veteran cornerback Chris McAlister a few weeks ago, Coach Sean Payton returned to his office to find a sticky note on his desk.

Vikings coach Brad Childress snuck a peek at New Orleans in the Saints' 38-17 victory over New England and came away impressed.

Few NFL teams and their cities don't have a strong bond, but the relationship between New Orleans and the Saints is unique and particularly important as the city recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Mark Maske writes .

What a big mistake I made by picking the New England Patriots to win a close game over the New Orleans Saints.

Q: Do you think if Mike McKenzie continues to perform like he did Monday Night that the Saints may want to keep him long-term? Jeff Savelle, Houston.

The only team that can beat the Saints - da Saints! For the last week all we have been hearing down here is how the Saints need to prove themselves by beating a good team.

The New Orleans offense had done the unthinkable - it punted - and Wes Welker's 41-yard return gave New England possession inside Saints territory.

In 1998, as many fans remember, the Minnesota Vikings seemingly came out of nowhere with quarterback in Randall Cunningham, a hot shot rookie wide receiver in Randy Moss, and a swagger that truly hasn't been back since, until season.

Cornerback Mike McKenzie helped stifle the Patriots in a 38-17 win on Monday night.

Facing the challenge of a short week of recovery and preparation following a 38-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints will seek to clinch the NFC South and at least retain their one game lead atop the conference standings when they travel to the nation's capital to face the Washington Redskins at ...

The Patriots didn't get beat Monday night, they got pantsed. The New Orleans Saints pulled the Pats' collective knickers down on national TV and they couldn't do anything about it but blush.

One of the big stories out of last night's debacle in the dome was the play of Saints cornerback Mike McKenzie, who looked like a stud in his first game since being pulled out of unemployment to join his former team.

Tom Brady rarely gets outplayed by the opposing quarterback. Rarely, though, is that quarterback as good as Drew Brees.

Darren Sharper said that the New Orleans Saints had about 50 years of combined experience in their defensive backfield during their much-heralded victory over the New England Patriots.

I thought we played a complementary game. I thought defensively, with the injuries, we did a good job.

Tom Brady didn't lose Monday's game for New England, either, even though he threw a pair of interceptions at the most crippling times.

Quarterback Drew Brees had a perfect 158.3 passer rating and had 5 touchdown passes last night as the Saints smothered the Patriots.

Now Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints can stop talking about emulating Tom Brady and the Patriots .

Opening Statement: From a schedule update, today was our first day of working primarily base, first and second down.