Posts Tagged ‘saints’

Indianapolis Asks Permission to Talk to New Orleans OC Pete Carmichael

The Colts have added another name to the mix for the head coaching interviews, as the tam has requested permission to interview Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Carmichael has been the Saints offensive coordinator for the last three seasons and assumed play-calling duties in the middle of the season after head coach/play-caller Sean Payton suffered [...]

Saints DC Gregg Williams Leaves the Team to Join the Rams

In a move that was expected to happen once the Saints were done with the playoffs, Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is heading to St.Louis to join old pal Jeff Fisher and the Rams as their new DC. Williams and Fisher go way back, as he worked for Fisher with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans in [...]

49ers Win Wild Divisional Matchup Over Saints 36-32 to Advance

The new era of San Francisco football starts with a huge win over the high powered Saints. The 49ers even proved that they could put points up on the board with the best offense in the league. The 49ers defense bent but never broke, and played very physical with the Saints. Vernon Davis came alive [...]

Gridiron Gab NFL Divisional Playoff Preview – New Orleans at San Francisco

The divisional round of the NFL Playoffs is usually the most exciting, and every game on the docket this weekend has plenty of storylines. The first game we will see will see the NFC South Champs, the New Orleans Saints, travel to San Francisco to take on the NFC West Champion 49′ers. It seems that [...]

Video: CBS Sports NFL Divisional Playoff Preview and Picks

NFL.com writer Pat Kirwan joins the Tim Brando Show to share his predictions for this weekend’s divisional round playoff games.

Brees and the Saints Light Up the Superdome in 45-28 Win Over Lions

Drew Brees led a record-setting offense by throwing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and the Saints poured it on in the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Lions on Saturday night. New Orleans broke the postseason mark for total yards with 626, beating the record set 49 years ago. Brees [...]

Gridiron Gab NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview – Detroit at New Orleans

So the Lions have gotten over the first hurdle and earned a playoff berth, but now the real measuring stick is before them.  How good are the Lions?  They struggled against good teams this year, got embarrassed on national television two weeks in a row and saw their most high profile player damage his public [...]

49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh Ticks Off Lions With Comments About Playing Saints

Jim Harbaugh has been known to be outspoken and let’s not forget “handshake-gate” with Lions coach Jim Schwartz. Harbaugh has given the underdog Lions some extra incentive against the Saints according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Radio station 97.1 was playing a sound bite from Harbaugh on Wednesday. With his NFC West champion [...]