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Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury, and Brandon Weeden, in his encore start this season, are the wild cards in this matchup. Payton said Brees has responded to treatment and his rehab has gone well.

And that’s where it all went wrong. Philly’s mad scientist for a coach has been trying to get his $8.5 million a year running back to run east and west in an attempt to get around defenses. The fact he was so easily replaced last week or that he managed only two yards...

The Saints will have their leader Drew Brees back but so far this season that has not been enough. But the Boys should bounce back tonight against a Saints’ offense that has looked directionless without Jimmy Graham.

“You’ve got no choice [but to bounce back]”, cornerback Morris Claiborne said.

Brees, who was coming off a shoulder injury, was pressured consistently in the first three quarters and connected mostly on short routes. Brees sealed the Cowboys fate with an 80-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Spiller on the first possession in over-time.

The Cowboys were reportedly looking into other quarterback options including Christian Ponder in late September.

The Cowboys come into the matchup with a 2-1 record, which is good for first place in the NFC East division.

In a few respects, the squad that will face the Cowboys on Sunday night is the same Saints team that we have seen ever since Sean Payton was hired away from the Cowboys in 2006 and, in one of his first moves, brought Drew Brees in to be his quarterback.

Minus those two plays, their next biggest play was a 30-yard reception by Brandin Cooks. You have to pay them for what they will do on the field right now. “So we just finished talking about it. It’s up to each player to get up and be ready to play and execute the...

The New Orleans Saints are struggling and a little banged up, so they re-worked injured quarterback Drew Brees’ contract in order to give them a little financial flexibility this season.

If Brees has his way, he’ll be able to play for real on Sunday night when the Saints (0-3) face the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The move allows the team to prorate the signing bonus over the final two years of his contract. “I’m as...

Drew Brees joined Bobby Hebert on Sports Talk for his weekly “QB To QB” segment Wednesday night, and the Saints’ quarterback talked about the progress he has made in rehabbing the bruised rotator cuff that caused him to miss a game due to injury for the first...

When New Orleans got the ball back a minute later, that meant their only option was to drive for a TD, and that was the direction they were headed. The Saints attempted to pack the box defensively against the Panthers, leaving Olsen open repeatedly on crossing routes.