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Saints Defeat the Colts
February 9th, 2010 
Nathan Nau The underdog New Orleans Saints rallied from an early 10-0 deficit to defeat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday. The Saints championship came 41/2 years after Katrina ravaged New Orleans , making the Saints homeless for the entire 2005 season and the adopted favorites in front a screaming crowd of 74,059. There [...]
The Saints Tame Manning
February 8th, 2010 Hiland The New Orleans Saints gave President Barack Obama what he wanted, a win for New Orleans. After 43 years of mediocrity or worse, the proud Saints rode the arm of a Purdue Boilermaker to resurrect the city just in time for what shapes up to be an even more fun-filled Mardi Gras. In the land [...]
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Tags: Drew Brees, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Payton, Pierre Thomas, Wayne Howard 
1 Comment »Five Elected into the Hall of Fame
February 8th, 2010 Nathan Nau Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Ricky Jackson, Russ Grimm and John Randle have been announced as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010. Rice and Smith were first-ballot locks and Jackson is the first player in New Orleans Saints history to be elected. Former Broncos RB Floyd Little and former Lions CB and current [...]
Favre to Retire?
January 25th, 2010 Nathan Nau FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that “every player” in the Minnesota Vikings locker room believes that Brett Favre will retire this offseason. At this point, Favre hasn’t indicated if he will return next season. It is worth noting that Favre told ESPN last week that his mind is already made up about the future. Favre [...]
Posted in NFL 2010 News Tags: Brett Favre, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints 1 Comment »Manning Leads Colts Past Ravens
January 18th, 2010 Nathan Nau Colts QB Peyton completed 30-of-44 passes for 246 yards, two touchdowns and one interception to lead the Indianapolis Colts over the Ravens in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, 20-3. Manning averaged just 5.6 yards per attempt against a tough Ravens defense, but he was able to lead the offense on multiple scoring drives with [...]
Saturday’s NFL Playoff Preview
January 16th, 2010 Nathan Nau Arizona (11-6) at New Orleans (13-3) After coming out on top in the highest-scoring postseason game in NFL history, the Arizona Cardinals are preparing for another offensive shootout when they invade New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. The key matchup of the game will be the Cardinals inconsistent defense versus the Saints high-powered and rested offense. [...]
Week 17 Predictions
January 2nd, 2010 Nathan Nau Each week I will fearlessly predict the outcomes of all the NFL games on the schedule. To date, I hold a record of 73-36 (9-6 in week 16) and I’m a shade behind the ESPN leader (Hodge) at a winning percentage of 66% to 68%. Indianapolis @ Buffalo Prediction: Buffalo 21, Indianapolis 9. The Indianapolis Colts [...]
Will there be an NFL Season in 2011?
December 28th, 2009 Nathan Nau NBC’s Peter King reports that CBA negotiations between the NFL owners and players are going “poorly.” Some players that had been optimistic about an agreement reportedly now believe there will be a lockout in 2011. The tentative deadline for a new CBA to be constructed is March of 2010. While an uncapped year remains likely [...]
Posted in NFL 2009 News Tags: Arizona Cardinal, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco No Comments »Anthony Gonzalez out for the Year
December 25th, 2009 Nathan Nau The Colts have placed WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee) on injured reserve, ending his season. Gonzalez was expected to be a game-time decision for this week’s game against the Jets, so it appears that he had a setback during practice. Pierre Garcon is now a full-time starter in Indianapolis Colts. Elsewhere around the NFL: Seattle: Seattle [...]
Week 13 Predictions
December 6th, 2009 Nathan Nau Each week I will fearlessly predict the outcomes of all the NFL games on the schedule. To date, I hold a record of 63-32 (10-5 in week 12) and I’m a shade behind the ESPN leader (Hodge) at a winning percentage of 66% to 69%. Jets @ Bills Prediction: Jets 28, Bills 9. The Jets [...]
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