Scott Shanle News Archives

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.

When the Saints run a two-minute drill during practice, money is riding on the outcome.

The Saints were wise to get former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey involved early.

Scott Shanle recovers an Eli Manning fumble and returns it 11-yds to set up a Saints TD.

Eli Manning returned to his hometown only to see Drew Brees torch the New York Giants' league-leading defense.

Giants right tackle Kareem McKenzie strained his groin and was taken off of the field on a cart late in the first half of New York's game at New Orleans on Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints got some better news on the injury front Thursday as they continued preparing for Sunday's clash against the undefeated New York Giants in the Superdome.

METAIRIE, La. Sometime in the spring, a poster showed up in the Saints locker room, taped to the column closest to where the linebackers dress.

Sophie gets up, gets down, then turns around at a packed Imagination Movers concert Saturday Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Keith Spera My first arena concert? Blondie, LSU Assembly Center, age 14.

Each week during the NFL Season I post my Top 10...who I consider the ten best teams in the NFL.

The NFL will soon crack down on end zone meta-brations. Chad Ochocinco scored a first-quarter touchdown against the Browns last week, then headed toward the infamous Dawg Pound.

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush runs for a twelve yard gain in the first quarter to set up the Saints' first score, a field goal Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints did it again. For the second Sunday in a row, they proved they could win without Drew Brees throwing for a touchdown.

A new start with the New Orleans Saints has put "the shake" back in 33-year-old Darren Sharper.

METAIRIE, La. Call Sean Payton a soothsayer if you'd like, but for now, he'd rather not have been able to correctly predict the future.

It didn't take long to reduce the obvious storyline of Sunday's New Orleans Saints - New York Jets war to capsule form.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan looks to give his former New York Jet teammates a rude welcome when the Jets visit the Superdome on Sunday.