Matthew Stafford near ideal as Lions beat Saints on Monday Night Football

Brees suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Monday night game against Detroit. According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, Brees has a torn plantar fascia in his right foot.

Brees had his foot taped up during the game after limping off the field and was in a walking boot during his post-game press conference.

They’ve been competitive even in their two losses during that stretch, falling once on a last-second touchdown heave by Green Bay and losing by a touchdown against St. Louis.

Golden Tate caught two touchdown passes for Detroit.

“Like I always say, anybody that’s on our list, if he’s on the list, there’s certainly a chance of that”, Caldwell said. A 36-year-old future Hall of Fame quarterback such as Brees could generate some possible trade value in the offseason for teams looking for a quarterback such as the Houston Texans or San Francisco 49ers. “Each day we’ll gather more information and have a better idea of where he’s going to be as it pertains to playing in this game or not”. Coach Jim Caldwell said a couple weeks ago that Walker spending his time elsewhere matters little. “He was huge for us and spread it around quite a bit”. The confidence was so high that in 2012, even without Head Coach Sean Payton, many felt that the team would overcome the odds and succeed. Since then, the Lions have been much more effective and efficient in moving the ball up and down the field behind quarterback Matthew Stafford (career-best 66.1 percent completion percentage, 27 touchdowns). Do you try to put Brees out there, knowing that he won’t be 100%, or do you shut him down for the remainder of the season with no shot at the playoffs?

On the flip side, the New Orleans defense allowed 396 total net yards with 150 on the ground.

But the visitors held off the late rally and made sure they got over the line with a one-yard Joique Bell touchdown run at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Cornerbacks Darius Slay and Quandre Diggs had really strong games for the Lions.

The most troubling part is what has happened to the defence, the supposed strength of Ryan, which dropped from leading the league in sacks in 2014 (54 sacks) to finishing 30th in the NFL with just 20 sacks.

Brees passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns Monday night, eclipsing 4,000 yards for a 10th straight season. Brees ranks behind only Peyton Manning (71,871), Brett Favre (71,838) and Dan Marino (61,361) in career yards passing.

There’s no need for Drew Brees to play in the last two games of 2015 season.

“We’ve been able to run it well out of the shotgun, from the pistol, from under center”. Former Saints tight end Jimmy Graham played all 16 games in 2013 despite dealing with the injury. Flynn finished that season 1,146 yards and seven TDs passing.

New Orleans went 7-9 in 2014 to match Payton’s worst showing since joining the team following a 3-13 finish in 2005. He has caught 74 passes this season. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.