After heading out on the road for more than a month, the New
Orleans Saints were unstoppable at home.
The Saints spent 43 days away from the Louisiana Superdome for a trip to London,
a bye and three road games, then returned to New Orleans and put on one of the
more memorable performances in franchise history.
Drew Brees threw for four scores, Deuce McAllister set a Saints record with his
54th career touchdown and New Orleans rolled to a 51-29 victory over the Green
Bay Packers on Monday night.
“I mean, 40-something days on the road. It was great to get back in the dome,”
Brees said. “You look at this game, so many things. Deuce getting the record, us
just really feeling like we had our stride going the whole game.
“We’re kind of in the middle of pack, just like a lot of other teams,” Brees
continued. “This is the time where a few of those teams start to separate
themselves and we want to be one of those teams.”...more
Video: Drew Brees and the Saints rang up 51 on the Packers on
Monday Night Football
Scoring Summary
GB - NO
1st Quarter
8:39
GB
TD
John Kuhn rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Mason
Crosby made PAT)
7 - 0
8:17
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Lance Moore to the right for 70
yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
7 - 7
4:44
NO
TD
Pierre Thomas rushed to the left for 4 yard gain
(Garrett Hartley made PAT)
7 - 14
2nd Quarter
13:43
GB
TD
Aaron Rodgers passed to Greg Jennings to the right for 7
yard gain (Mason Crosby made PAT)
14 - 14
8:19
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Lance Moore down the middle for 14
yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
14 - 21
1:44
GB
TD
Aaron Rodgers rushed to the right for 10 yard gain
(Mason Crosby made PAT)
21 - 21
0:02
NO
FG
Garrett Hartley kicked a 30-yard field goal
21 - 24
3rd Quarter
8:34
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Billy Miller to the right for 16
yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
21 - 31
7:32
NO
TD
Deuce McAllister rushed to the left for 3 yard gain
(Garrett Hartley made PAT)
21 - 38
2:26
NO
TD
Drew Brees passed to Marques Colston to the left for 70
yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)
21 - 45
4th Quarter
11:45
GB
TD
Aaron Rodgers passed to Ruvell Martin to the left for 4
yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Aaron Rodgers pass to Ruvell Martin)
29 - 45
8:47
NO
TD
Pierre Thomas rushed to the right for 31 yard gain (2pt
attempt failed, Deuce McAllister run to the left)
29 - 51
Team Statistics
GB
NO
First Downs
22
21
Passing
11
11
Rushing
11
9
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
10-17
3-8
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-2
2-2
TOTAL NET YARDS
343
416
Total Plays
74
54
Average Gain Per Play
4.6
7.7
NET YARDS RUSHING
109
98
Rushes
31
26
Average Per Rush
3.5
3.8
NET YARDS PASSING
234
318
Completions-Attempts
23-41
20-27
Yards Per Pass Play
5.4
11.4
Times Sacked
2
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
14
5
Had Intercepted
3
1
PUNTS
4
3
Average Punt
33.5
44.0
PENALTIES
3
2
Penalty Yards
20
10
FUMBLES
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
32:04
27:56
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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Preview:
The Green Bay Packers and
the New Orleans posted victories
last weekend that helped
strengthen their playoff
chances. They'll need to keep
that momentum going if they want
to reach the postseason. The
Packers and Saints each seek to
make it two in a row on Monday
night as they meet at the
Superdome for the first time in
over six years. Green Bay and
New Orleans enter with identical
5-5 records, but are in vastly
different positions within their
divisions...
Prediction: Two of the top
five in quarterback ratings take to the carpet in Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers.
The Packers owns an athletic pass defence (third overall) but the Saints (26th)
are not so good. Green Bay also has the sudden appearance of a running game with
Ryan Grant magically reappearing Packers 27 - Saints 24
Video Preview: The Packers
and Saints each seek to make it two in a row on Monday night as they meet at the
Superdome. Jason Horowitz and Charley Casserly go inside the numbers to preview
the Monday night matchup
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