Pierson Prioleau News

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton decided the risk of injury outweighed heading into the playoffs on a positive note.

Reporting from New Orleans and Atlanta - After the clock ticked off the game's final seconds, a Saints fan named Charlie Brown used his flat palm to beat out a rhythm on a wall of the Georgia Dome.

Pity the quarterback who has to face the defense of the unbeaten New Orleans Saints at FedEx Field.

New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is headed back to Washington this weekend, and Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell is on high alert.

He chuckled when he said it, but he wasn't exaggerating. The Saints have overhauled their defensive backfield with a group of veterans that easily could have been dismissed as over the hill.

It's time to get on board the bandwagon, and there's still plenty of room! Your invitation requires only one thing...be positive.

Was sitting down to watch the Monday Night Football game tonight as Atlanta Falcons were visiting the New Orleans Saints.

What did you do during the bye week? Went back and watched my young son play. He's a pretty good young player, top 10 recruit in the country.

Wendy Phillips of Radford sent along these photos of Pierson Prioleau, an 11-year NFL veteran and former Virginia Tech star, hanging out with the Radford Mite League football team on Thursday.

You might have noticed something in the air last week along with the welcomed drop in humidity.

Drew Brees was probably the first quarterback taken in your fantasy draft. Brian Moorman surely went undrafted.

It's not often New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith finds himself with a football in his hands, but there he was, leaping higher than he has since the NFL Combine to snare an interception of a deflected third-quarter pass.

Though time apparently has healed old wounds, Gregg Williams' split with the Buffalo Bills nearly six years ago remains a moving experience.

Even a 48-22 demolition Sunday at the hands of the New Orleans Saints and the myriad problems on defense and special teams it revealed did not obscure the one true subtext of the Philadelphia Eagles ' season: the return of Michael Vick .

Our second mailbag focuses on injuries, special teams and tight ends. Hopefully we'll be back Friday with another mailbag.

The New Orleans Saints have never been undefeated in preseason play, but have a chance to do so Thursday night with a win over the Miami Dolphins.

A 30-year-old quarterback or a 22-year-old linebacker. These are the kind of apples-vs.-oranges decisions that NFL teams around the league will face as they pare their roster down to 53 players before Saturday's deadline.

Gregg Williams was standing in front of a framed picture of former New Orleans Saints linebacker Sam Mills just around the corner from the team meeting rooms.

New Orleans Saints safety Roman Harper breaks up a long pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on Friday night at the Superdome.

A fan's guide to the four quarters of tonight's exhibition game between the Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints: Jennifer Zdon/The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant will be suspended the first four games of the season, so keep an eye on the defensive line rotation during tonight's game.