The Red Zone Report - New Orleans Saints

Saints top Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV

Posted By Matt Gentile On Sunday, February 7th 2010. Under Featured, NFL Tags: Dallas Clark, Drew Brees, Dwight Freeney, Garrett Hartley, Indianapolis Colts, jeremy shockey, Joseph Addai, Lance Moore, Matt Stover, Miami, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Pierre Thomas, Sean Payton, Super Bowl XLIV, Tracy Porter

Even though Mardi Gras is nine days away, the party in New Orleans starts now. Drew Brees tied an NFL record with 32 completions to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, giving the franchise its first Super Bowl championship. Brees' record tying completions went along ... Continue Reading

Super Bowl XLIV: Why the Colts Will Win it All

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, February 5th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Austin Collie, Dallas Clark, Drew Brees, Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Super Bowl

Forget about trends and rankings. They don't do a whole lot of good in helping us predict Super Bowl winners. Just look back to Super Bowl XXIV, when Joe Montana and Jerry Rice dominated the league's top scoring defense, the Denver Broncos, in the most lop-sided Super Bowl in NFL History, ... Continue Reading

Super Bowl XLIV: Picking an Unlikely MVP

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, February 4th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Austin Collie, Dallas Clark, Deion Branch, Desmond Howard, Drew Brees, Dwight Freeney, Eli Manning, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Montana, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Pierre Garcon, Reggie Bush, Super Bowl

If you're a big "props bet" guy/gal, this may be an article you take into serious consideration. The days of Joe Montana winning three Super Bowl MVP's are long gone. Just look at the 1997 Super Bowl, where Brett Favre played a heck of a game (three total touchdowns), only to ... Continue Reading

Brett Favre Mulling Retirement (Again): Should He Stay or Go?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, January 26th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Brett Favre, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFC Championship, NFC North, NFL playoffs, Pat Williams, Super Bowl

Let's face it, Brett Favre's "interception heard round the world" has been ridiculed and dissected from every angle. It need not be done so in this article as well. Rather than regurgitate everything that took place in Sunday night's exciting, albeit somewhat controversial NFC Championship, perhaps we should look to the ... Continue Reading

NFL Championship Week: Picking the Super Bowl

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, January 18th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, Darrelle Revis, Darren Sharper, Drew Brees, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts, Jared Allen, mark sanchez, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Percy Harvin, Reggie Bush, Shonn Greene

This is what it comes down to. We have the top two teams that pulled at our heart-strings almost all season, even flat-out telling us they'd try for 16-0 (Thank you, New Orleans), and still delivering themselves into the playoffs with the top seed in their respective conferences. Yes, you know ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 15th): Saints sign Deuce McCallister, Marion Barber still questionable, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, January 15th 2010. Under NFL Tags: 1998 NFL Draft, Anquan Boldin, Chicago, Deuce McAllister, Donovan McNabb, Early Doucet, Felix Jones, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lovie Smith, Marion Barber, Michael Vick, Mike Bell, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, New York, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Pierre Thomas, San Diego, St. Louis Rams, Steve Breaston

Saints Reportedly Sign Deuce McCallister New Orleans has reportedly agreed to terms with former running back, Deuce McCallister. McCallister isn't guaranteed to have a role for the playoffs, but with Pierre Thomas dealing with an injury and Mike Bell's play dropping off in the second half of the season, the Saints were ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 13th): Jim Haslett to coach Washington defense, Jack Del Rio officially staying in Jacksonville, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, January 13th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Anquan Boldin, Denver Broncos, Gary Kubiak, Green Bay Packers, Houston, Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville, Jim Haslett, Lane Kiffin, Matt Hasselbeck, Mike Shanahan, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Pete Carroll, Seattle, St. Louis, USC, Washington Redskins

Washington Names Jim Haslett Defensive Coordinator The Washington Redskins have reportedly named former New Orleans and St. Louis head coach Jim Haslett their new defensive coordinator. Washington has decided to make the permanent switch to the 3-4 defensive scheme, and with extensive experience with the scheme in Pittsburgh, Haslett could potentially be ... Continue Reading

2010 NFL Divisional Round Predictions

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, January 12th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Brett Favre, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Darrelle Revis, Indianapolis Colts, mark sanchez, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, NFL playoffs, NFL predictions, Peyton Manning, San Diego Chargers, Shonn Greene, Thomas Jones, Tony Romo

We picked three of the four Wild Card games correctly, although our overall postseason predictions (found here) were slightly challenged with New York upsetting Cincinnati. However, we decided to stick with our gut and not stray from our winners this week. After all, hype is hype for a reason, and the ... Continue Reading

2010 NFL Playoff Predictions: Calling the Super Bowl

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, January 8th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Arizona, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Brett Favre, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Eric Weddle, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFL playoffs, Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, San Diego, San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl

If you missed our Wild Card preview (which has yet to be determined), go here. The outcome of those four games leads into this article, which dissects the eventual match-ups, and leads to a Super Bowl winner. We didn't really take the time to make a pick for the Super Bowl ... Continue Reading

Kevin Roberts’ NFL Post-Season Power Rankings

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, January 7th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Al Davis, Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Eric Mangini, Gary Kubiak, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jake Delhomme, Jamaal Charles, Jay Cutler, Jim Zorn, John Fox, Josh McDaniels, Kansas City Chiefs, Ken Whisenhunt, mark sanchez, Matt Hasselbeck, Matthew Stafford, Miami Dolphins, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, nfl power rankings, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Raheem Morris, San Diego Chargers, San Francicsco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tom Coughlin, Vince Young, Washington Redskins, Wes Welker

You can never learn anything if you don't re-trace your steps. That's why, instead of merely assessing each team's standing in the rankings for the final Power Rankings of the season, this writer is looking back to Week One, both to judge the teams that failed us, as well as the ... Continue Reading

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