The Giants defeated the Cowboys 20-19 last week, while the Saints lost because of a bold two-point conversion called by Raiders’ coach Jack Del Rio.
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Indeed, Beckham caught eight passes for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the Saints’ win over Big Blue a year ago. The Cowboys presented problems but were incomplete, using a rookie quarterback and running back.
The Saints and Giants unusual high scoring games have made National Football League history.
How much does the loss of cornerback Delvin Breaux hurt, and is the Saints’ defense as bad as I think it might be?
New Orleans couldn’t slow down Oakland in part because it didn’t cause a turnover and did not sack Derek Carr.
“Just a bad day overall, bad technique”, Smith said of his performance, which included being burned by Saints receiver Brandin Cooks for a 98-yard catch and run. The Giants defense must be ready to cover the field Sunday, as Drew Brees is coming off a great passing game against the Raiders, where he threw for four touchdowns, completing 28 of 42 passes.
It seemed like it could have been a ideal fit, matching Spiller in Sean Payton’s offense, but it was anything but that in his brief time with the Saints. Once again they can be helped with a pass rush that has not existed for some time now. They just have to play with the hand they’ve dealt for themselves.
Last year, these two teams scored a combined 101 points. That Saints offense set a still-standing record for yards in a season at 7,474.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – There’s no need reminding LeSean McCoy how poorly the Bills’ offense performed in opening the season at Baltimore last weekend. They have playmakers on that defense, especially along the defensive line with Olivier Vernon and Jason Pierre-Paul.
“Not at one time did I feel at any point in the game that we doubted that we were going to win the game”, said Giants linebacker Jonathan Casillas, who was a member of the New Orleans team that won the Super Bowl at the end of the 2009 season. He’s the first Southern Miss player that, as a journalist, I’ve had the pleasure of watching from his freshman year to the beginning his professional career. Payton and the Saints are preparing for the wet weather: “A lot of that you pay attention to the day of the game, but it certainly appears that we are going to have rain”.
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That means they’ve upgraded at five of 11 positions – six if you count nickel cornerback. Period”, said Beckham. “It’s a chance to improve, win games, be 2-0 and like I said, get better on offense. That was a very hot take that I’m going to cool off.
