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SAINTS FOOTBALL GALLERIES
FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY
Photos: Saints Celebration Parade New Orleans celebrates the Saints Super Bowl XLIV victory with a Mardi Gras parade through downtown New Orleans. |
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IMAGE GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2010 AP Photos: Saints Celebrate Super Bowl win The Saints celebrated their Super Bowl XLIV victory at home in New Orleans. |
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IMAGE GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2010 AP Photos: Super Bowl XLIII The New Orleans Saints won the NFL Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2010 Photos: Super Bowl XLIV -- Saints 31, Colts 17 MIAMI — Let the celebration begin. After 43 long years, the New Orleans Saints can finally call themselves world champions. Just nine days before Fat Tuesday, the long-suffering franchise touched off a Mardi Gras-style celebration in South Florida when the Saints claimed their first NFL title. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2010 Super Bowl Media Day: Saints The National Football Conference champions took their turns at the podium as they get ready to play in the NFL's championship game for the first time in their franchise's 43-season history. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ FEBRUARY 2010 Super Bowl Media Day: Colts The status of defensive end Dwight Freeney is the biggest storyline surrounding the American Football Conference champions. Freeney is questionable for the Super Bowl as he tries to overcome an ankle injury. |
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INTERACTIVE ~ FEBRUARY 2010 AP Interactive: Super Bowl XLIV Peyton Manning, the Big Easy. Hardly a stretch for a nickname, you know. The NFL's dominant player can claim New Orleans heritage, after all. At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, he's no shrimp. And as the only four-time league MVP, he makes this quarterbacking thing look simple. Yet when Manning leads his Indianapolis Colts onto the field next Sunday against the Saints in as juicy a Super Bowl matchup as anyone could imagine, all of Nawlins ˆ heck, pretty much any place in Bayou Country ˆ will be wishing the worst on a native son. Sorry, Peyton, the Saints take precedence in their quest for a first NFL championship. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2010 Photos: Saints 31, Vikings 28 (OT) It took 43 seasons, but New Orleans finally has a Super Bowl team. The Saints will head to Miami after a victory against Minnesota in the first NFC Championship game played in the Superdome. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2010 Photos: Saints 45, Cardinals 14 New Orleans spotted Arizona a 7-0 lead, then erupted for 35 first-half points in a runaway victory. The victory moved the Saints into the NFC Championship Game. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2010 Photos: Panthers 23, Saints 10 New Orleans closed the regular season with its third consecutive loss after a 13-0 start, falling at Carolina, 23-10. The Saints rested many of their key players, including quarterback Drew Brees, in a game that had no bearing on the playoff race. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2009 Photos: Bucs 20, Saints 17 (OT) After 13 consecutive victories, New Orleans suffered its second loss in a row. The Saints blew a 17-point lead against a Tampa Bay team that entered the game with a 2-12 record. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2009 Photos: Cowboys 24, Saints 17 New Orleans suffered its first loss of the season after a 13-0 start. Dallas ended the Saints' franchise record winning streak while boosting its own playoff hopes. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 26, Falcons 23 New Orleans set a club record for victories in a single season while securing a first-round bye with a victory against its arch-rival. The Saints improved to 13-0 while putting a serious dent in the Falcons' playoff hopes. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 33, Redskins 30 (OT) New Orleans took advantage of Washington miscues to pull off a stunning comeback for an overtime victory. Garrett Hartley's 18-yard field goal lifted the Saints to a 33-30 triumph and kept them unbeaten at 12-0. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 38, Patriots 17 Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints left Tom Brady in the dust, zipping up and down the field in a dominant romp over the New England Patriots. Brees threw for a season-high 371 yards and five touchdowns, carving up coach Bill Belichick's defense like few quarterbacks ever have in New Orleans' 38-17 victory Monday night. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 38, Bucs 7 New Orleans spotted Tampa Bay a 7-0 lead, then roared to its 10th win without a loss this season. The triumph enabled the Saints to set a franchise record for most consecutive victories. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 28, Rams 23 New Orleans stayed unbeaten and tied a team record with its ninth consecutive victory. But the Saints need a last-second incompletion on a Hail Mary pass to the end zone to survive the 1-8 Rams. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 30, Panthers 20 New Orleans rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat division rival Carolina and stay unbeaten at the halfway point of the season. The Saints moved to 8-0 for the first time in the franchise's 43-season history. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 35, Falcons 27 New Orleans claimed its seventh victory without a loss by holding off a late Atlanta charge on a Monday night in the Superdome. The Saints have a three-game lead in the NFC South. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2009 Photos: Saints 46, Dolphins 34 New Orleans rallied from a 24-3 deficit with 36 second-half points to remain unbeaten and post their best start since 1991. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2009 Photos: Saints 48, Giants 27 Seven different New Orleans players scored touchdowns as the Saints easily won a matchup of unbeaten teams in the Superdome. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2009 Photos: Saints 24, Jets 10 The New Orleans defense scored two touchdowns as the Saints improved to 4-0 by winning a matchup of unbeaten teams in the Superdome. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2009 Photos: Saints 27, Bills 7 The offense struggled, but the New Orleans defense kept Buffalo in check in a hard-fought victory. The win moved the Saints to 3-0. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2009 Photos: Saints 48, Eagles 22 New Orleans capitalized on three Philadelphia turnovers to win handily and ruin the Eagles' home opener. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2009 Photos: Saints 45, Lions 27 New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees threw six touchdown passes as the Saints beat Detroit in the season opener at the Superdome. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2009 Photo Gallery: Panthers 33, Saints 31 The Saints' disappointing 2008 season ended with a 33-31 loss to Carolina. New Orleans rallied from a 20-point deficit to take a late lead, only to fall victim to John Kasay's game-winning field goal with one second to go. Drew Brees also fell 16 yards short of Dan Marino's single-season passing yardage record. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ DECEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 29, Falcons 25 With the help of Pierre Thomas, New Orleans rallied in the fourth quarter to rally past arch-rival Atlanta in the Superdome. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 30, Chiefs 20 New Orleans moved back to .500 with a victory against 1-9 Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium. The Saints defense made critical red-zone stops to hold off the Chiefs and notch the team's first official road win of the season. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2008 Photos: Falcons 34, Saints 20 New Orleans returned from its open date by getting blasted in Atlanta. The Saints have not won two games in a row this season. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 37, Chargers 32 New Orleans moved back to .500 by holding off San Diego at Wembley Stadium in London. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 34, Raiders 3 New Orleans shook off a sluggish first half and blew past an Oakland team playing its first game under interim head coach Tom Cable. The Saints evened their record at 3-3 in their last game in Superdome for six weeks. |
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IMAGE GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Vikings 30, Saints 27 The Saints stumbled themselves to a 30-27 loss on Monday night in the Superdome. Though they committed 11 penalties for 102 yards, it was negated with a record-setting night by Reggie Bush and a defensive effort that held Adrian Peterson to 32 yards on 21 carries. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 31, 49ers 17 New Orleans ended a two-game losing streak with a convincing victory against San Francisco in the Superdome. Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes -- two to Lance Moore -- and Deuce McAllister scored his first TD in two years. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Broncos 34, Saints 32 New Orleans came up short in Denver, failing on a two-point conversion and a 43-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter. The Saints suffered their second consecutive loss, both coming by less than a touchdown. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Redskins 29, Saints 24 New Orleans blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter to drop to 1-1. Jason Campbell's 67-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss with less than 3 1/2 minutes to play stood up for Washington, as a Saints turnover on the ensuing drive sealed the defeat. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2008 Photo Gallery: Saints 24, Bucs 20 New Orleans held off a last-minute Tampa Bay drive to win the season opener in the Superdome. Scott Fujita's interception preserved the Saints' victory against the defending NFC South champion. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2007 Saints-Rams Flashbacks Two streaks came to an end in the Saints' 37-29 loss to the Rams in the Superdome. One was the four-game winning ride of New Orleans. The other was the eight-game slide of St. Louis, which won for the first time this season. The Saints missed an opportunity to tie Tampa Bay for the NFC South lead. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ NOVEMBER 2007 Saints-Jaguars Flashbacks The Saints bumped their winning streak to four with a 41-24 rout of Jacksonville in the Superdome. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees rolled up 435 yards as the Saints evened their record to 4-4 and moved to a half-game of the NFC South lead. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2007 Saints-49ers Flashbacks The Saints increased their winning streak to three with a 31-10 rout of the 49ers in San Francisco. New Orleans is just a game out of the NFC South lead after Carolina lost at home to Indianapolis, 31-7. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2007 Saints-Seahawks Flashbacks After four consecutive losses, the Saints found a victory in an unlikely location -- Seattle. New Orleans went into one of the NFL's loudest venues and silenced the Seahawk faithful in a 28-17 victory. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ OCTOBER 2007 Saints-Panthers Flashbacks The Saints found yet another way to lose in dropping to 0-4 with a 16-13 loss to Carolina. New Orleans let a seven-point fourth-quarter slip away and missed opportunities to put the game away as their 2007 nightmare continued. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2007 Saints-Titans Flashbacks Saints fans got their first in-person look at the 2007 team, and they went home unhappy after a 31-14 loss to Tennessee in the New Orleans home opener. It was another rough game for the Saints offense, which had trouble protecting Drew Brees. The New Orleans quarterback was pressured all night and threw four interceptions. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2007 Saints-Bucs Flashbacks 2006 was a dream season for the Saints. So is 2007, though it's quickly becoming a nightmare. New Orleans fell to 0-2 with its second consecutive blowout loss on the road, a 31-14 defeat at Tampa Bay. |
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AUDIO AND PHOTO GALLERY ~ SEPTEMBER 2007 Saints-Colts Flashbacks New Orleans suffered a 41-10 loss to defending NFL champion Indianapolis in the first game of the 2007 season. |
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PHOTO GALLERY ~ JANUARY 2007 NFC Championship Game CHICAGO — Six months after opening training camp in the triple-digit heat and humidity of Jackson, Miss., the New Orleans Saints’ improbable March to Miami ended in snow and frigid temperatures in the NFC Championship Game. |
