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Anthony Hargrove was still a few strides away from the New Orleans locker room when the majesty of the moment caught up with the veteran defensive tackle.

The Rams appear to be making progress. It just depends on how you choose to measure them.

New Orleans Saints starting cornerback Tracy Porter left Sunday's 28-23 win over St.

For the first eight games, the New Orleans Saints ' defense has played like a den of thieves, amassing an NFL-high 24 takeaways and scoring seven touchdowns on five interceptions and two fumble returns.

OK, folks, here's the final mailbag of the week. I'm sure you'll have more questions after today's game so send them to Saintsmailbag@timespicayune.com when they pop into your head.

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

Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner gashed the New Orleans Saints defense for 151 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown Monday night.

One of the most impressive aspects of the New Orleans Saints' 7-0 start is their dominant play in the fourth quarter.

Maybe it was the Madden gods' retribution for Darren Sharper getting a pick-6 when he really fumbled outside the 1-yard-line. Maybe it was the Sports Illustrated cover jinx.

Here's the final New Orleans Saints mailbag file of the week. In case you're counting, that's six mailbags and 85 questions, which I believe is an unofficial Saints Mailbag record for participation.

From a historical perspective, Oct. 25, 2009, will reflect the day the Saints came from 21 points down to beat the Miami Dolphins 46-34 on the road.

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

With one more takeaway, the New Orleans Saints will match their entire season total from 2006.

One of the big differences in the 2008 New Orleans Saints and this season's improved version, which is 6-0 after Sunday's 46-34 victory over the Miami Dolphins, is the thing that has helped keep their record spotless.

Through the first five games of their season, the New Orleans Saints did a lot of things.

Drew Brees had four turnovers, was sacked five times, and his team was down by three touchdowns in the waning moments of the first half.

Not everyone in the NFL is wild about the Wildcat formation. Apparently, it depends on whether you've had success with it - as roughly half of the league's 32 teams have tried it in some shape or form - or been had by it.

Drew Brees emerged from the locker room with a fresh cut under his chin and another between his eyebrows.

It was billed as the battle of unbeatens when New York and Eli Manning invaded the Superdome to face New Orleans.

Last week, I almost felt guilty about the Saints administering a 48-20 whuppin' against the Giants in our Madden simulation.