Drew Brees

Michael DeMocker/The Times-PicayuneDrew Brees is closing in on Dan Marino's NFL passing record. This week's First-and-10 column First take ... Drew Brees is still on pace to break Dan Marino's NFL passing record. With 3,870 passing yards, Brees needs 1,214...  

Brees is typically hit only a handful of times each game but the Bucs know how to pressure him and make, as Derrick Brooks said, "an uncomfortable pocket. ...  

Drew Brees threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints tied a franchise record for points in a game while throttling the Green Bay Packers, 51-29, at the Superdome.  

Because all sports are star-driven, the general impression of a particular team can be at odds with its reality. For instance, Kurt Warner and Drew Brees are leading MVP contenders because they’re both quarterbacks who throw the ball a lot, the most glamorous thing you can do in sports. But...  

Three of the four teams left on the Saints’ schedule have winning records and all three most likely will still be vying for a playoff spot when they face ...  

The Saints have never won under Sean Payton when losing after three quarters - a stat quarterback Drew Brees says is misleading.  

The Saints placed starting safety Kevin Kaesviharn on the injured reserve list Thursday, ending his season after he suffered his second stinger in four weeks. With defensive end Charles Grant's move this week from the injured reserve to the suspended...  

by Tom MantzouranisFiled under: AZ Cardinals, Saints, NFL Real Talk (Getty Images) The 2008 NFL season is inching closer to its end, while each passing week sees Drew Brees and Kurt Warner inch closer to Dan Marino's single-season record of 5,084 passing yards, set in 1984. We chronicle their...  

TAMPA, Fla. - New Orleans put the game in Drew Brees' hands, and Tampa Bay took it right away.  

Saints fullback Mike Karney and tailback Reggie Bush both fully participated in Wednesday's practice, a good sign for the team's running game this week. The only player who missed practice was safety Kevin Kaesviharn, who is doubtful for Sunday's game...  

Relentless all day long, Tampa Bay's defense finally shut down Drew Brees when it mattered most. Jermaine Phillips and Phillip Buchanon intercepted the NFL's leading passer in the closing minutes and Matt Bryant kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining Sunday to help the Buccaneers stay...  

TAMPA, FL (AP) -- Moments after playing down reports that his days as an NFL assistant may be numbered, Monte Kiffin's voice rose a few octaves while praising another stellar performance by the Tampa Bay defense. The Buccaneers frustrated Drew Brees ...  

Based on Drew Brees' growing approval rating, the voters who select the NFL's Most Valuable Player seem ready and willing to pay restitution to the Saints quarterback for the crime they committed against Brees two seasons ago, when they heisted...  

OK, I finally finished the first installment of this week's mailbag -- about eight hours late. If we had officials in the blogosphere, I'd be penalized 15 yards for Delay of Blog. I promise to get Friday's installment up first...  

The New Orleans Saints have...