Brees’ first touchdown of the night was a 10-yard pass to TE Benjamin Watson. “Battling back from that, I compensated for it. That worked for a time, but you get away from the good habits and consistency of your mechanics”.
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While the players seemed to enjoy the more temperate August weather (temperatures have been near the 100’s in New Orleans recently), many said they were looking forward to getting home to their families.
Later, Brady fired a pass into the gut of Harper as he raced across the end zone with cornerback Kyle Wilson close behind and reaching desperately to swat at the ball. In three series, Brady was 2 of 5 for 13 yards.
Garoppolo finished 28 of 33 for 269 yards and one touchdown.
And just like that he called it a night after one quarter with a 15-0 lead over New England. Coleman’s praises have been sung from the mountaintops all offseason, but he let a sure TD slip out of his hands in the first half. New Orleans led 21-7 at halftime and had the Pats outgained 251 yards to 152 at the time. Manning gets his first chance to showcase a new look where he’ll mostly be lining up under center or in the pistol instead of working from the shotgun, where he’s taken snaps for almost the entire time he’s been in Denver.
“Deflategate” has been to many, the centerpiece of New England’s off-season; however, that is not the case. The Ravens first team clearly had their way with the Saints starters. Saints coach Sean Payton is trying to evaluate three potential backups, including rookie third-round draft choice Garrett Grayson. He was also intercepted by Pierre Warren, who returned the ball 33 yards to the Patriots 15. Garoppolo then returned to drive New England for a pair of field goals, starting with Stephen Gostkowsi’s 36-yarder, followed by his victor from 35 yards with 14 seconds left.
The Saints offense had 428 total yards.
Veteran WR Marques Colston started after sitting out of last week’s game against Baltimore. Cornerbacks Keenan Lewis, Brandon Browner and Delvin Breaux and safeties Kenny Vaccaro and Jairus Byrd did not practice this week. It was an injury the Saints deemed minor, and he never missed a regular-season game. We are going to bet the New Orleans Saints to cover the spread, and win this game fairly easily.
Since signing with the Patriots, he has made some noise in both training camp and in the preseason opener.
The Saints had maybe the best practice since the team has been at the Greenbrier. In those days, in their leafy mountain retreat, the Saints often appeared to get outplayed.
Bears at Colts, 6:30 p.m. Players for the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins brawled during a joint practice.
In 2012, an NFL probe concluded that the Saints had operated improper cash pools rewarding big and even injurious hits.
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Wide receiver Brandin Cooks added, “I see a team that’s actually playing for each other, that’s sticking together and you don’t have those egos out there going on”.
