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Brees threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns with a torn plantar fascia ligament. Coach Sean Payton had additionally decided in that C.J. Spiller had still to regain the shape he possesses before preseason knee surgery, so he was held out, replaced by newly re-acquired running back Travaris Cadet, who’d been claimed off of waivers this past week. But Brees hardly looked fazed. Hightower rushed for more than 100 yards for the first time since December 12, 2010, when he played for the Arizona Cardinals. Brees said all week that he would play today, however, and it appears as though he’s on track to do so. “We’re continuing to build what is going to be a great team for years to come”.

The Jacksonville Jaguars only have one more game left in the 2015 regular season after losing to the Saints in New Orleans 38-27 on Sunday.

His contact, meaning his cap numbers, may preclude his return in 2016.

Bortles answered with a 90-yard touchdown pass to Allen Robinson. Even though San Francisco hasn’t played well, Blaine Gabbert has become a decent quarterback under Tomsula, and the 49ers have been competitive for much of the season. Bradley said. “Then we have to find out what we are asking out of positions”. “It didn’t seem to hamper him at all”. Brandin Cooks was wide open for a 23-yard catch when safety Josh Evans thought the Jaguars were in man coverage and cornerbacks Aaron Colvin and Nick Marshall thought they were in zone coverage. Cooks caught five passes for 123 yards and the touchdown, while Willie Snead caught four balls for 75 yards with a long of 36.

“Maybe the only thing you could draw a parallel to, or compare it to, is when you have one of your senses taken away, your other senses are heightened”, Brees said. He was 27-of-35 for 368 yards with four touchdowns.

Against Jacksonville, Brees reached 31 touchdown passes for the season, his National Football League record eighth straight with at least 30.

Allen, who was signed to the practice squad in early November, is a Southern product who spent most of his first two seasons in Seattle, playing in one game for the Seahawks.

Fowler and Marks should help bolster a pass rush that has accounted for 34 sacks through 15 games. Hightower also caught three passes for 47 yards, giving him 169 yards from scrimmage.

“What I am told is do not simply assume he will be back”, Rapoport said on the NFL Network on Sunday.

That latest entry into the Library of Congress that is the Saints’ record of bad defensive performances under Sean Payton isn’t a result of Drew Brees’ contract.

“When you play against a high-powered offense like this, they set the bar for how you need to operate and when you don’t operate with the same precision that they have, this is the result you get”, Jacksonville linebacker Paul Posluszny said. “I’m confident with the character, the leadership, the talent we have”.