Very Bad- New Orleans Saints blow out Oakland Raiders 45-7
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Bill Jempty | Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
I can’t ever recall an exhibition game won by 38 points. From AP-
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints offense looked to be in midseason form. Unfortunately for the fans in Oakland, the Raiders appear to be as well.
Brees completed 14 of 17 passes for 179 yards and drove the Saints to touchdowns on all three drives he played, leading New Orleans to a 45-7 exhibition victory over the Raiders on Saturday.
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Brees completed his first eight passes, as he had receivers open all over the field. The return of last year’s leading receiver, Lance Moore, from offseason shoulder surgery helped Brees’ cause. He had four catches for 29 yards, including a 5-yarder in the back of the end zone on Brees’ final pass.
That touchdown gave the Saints a 21-0 lead with 13:53 left in the half and brought an early end to Brees’ day and loud boos from a Raiders crowd that has seen plenty of bad football during a six-year stretch when Oakland has lost an NFL-worst 72 games.
The Saints were able to move the ball with ease even without top running backs Pierre Thomas (knee) and Reggie Bush (calf). Mike Bell started, but Lynell Hamilton got the bulk of the work with 16 carries for 95 yards. P.J. Hill added 89 yards and two touchdown runs.
Brees drove the Saints 80 yards on the opening drive, culminating in Heath Evans’ 4-yard run. Brees capped the next drive when he stepped up in the pocket and hit Devery Henderson on a 40-yard pass behind safety Hiram Eugene.
New Orleans added two more scores before halftime behind backup Mark Brunell, taking a 31-0 lead when Hill scored on a 1-yard run with 1:21 left in the half. That was set up by a 71-yard pass from Brunell to Robert Meacham.
The Saints outgained Oakland 344-60 in the first half, posting 19 first downs to three for the Raiders. New Orleans finished with 536 yards of total offense.
Oakland went 5-11 last year. From the looks of this game, the Raiders may need a great deal of luck to win more than two games in 2009.
- The Saints keep marching in- New Orleans beats Carolina 30-20
- New Orleans Saints sign veteran QB Joey Harrington
- Leinart Impressive, Grossman Not in 3rd Preseason Game
- NFL Draft 2006 – Round 1 #2 – New Orleans – RB Reggie Bush
- Reports: Brees Headed to Saints
- Blown away by the Brees- New Orleans beats Miami 46-34
- Cowboys Defeat Seahawks (in Meaningless Exhibition Game)
- Stupid Charger Fumble Ruled Illegal Forward Pass
- Testaverde Returning for 21st Season
- Vikings Kicker Throws TD Pass, Kicks Winning Field Goal
- Backup power- Miami Dolphins beat Carolina Panthers 24-17
- Steve Elling of CBS Sports is jealous
- Detroit Lions put two defensive backs on Injured Reserve
- The Dirty Dozen- Milwaukee Bucks beat New Jersey 99-85
- Outdueled- Florida Panthers beat Buffalo 6-2
- Collision Course: LPGA and Champions Tour in Oregon on Same Week
- Cleveland Brown QB Brady Quinn fined by NFL
- Cyprus soccer fans will need IDs for tickets
- The 2010 LPGA Schedule is out
- Rolling Thunder- Oklahoma City beats Miami 100-87
Generally Oakland Raiders football team play very well in all games and give very nice and exciting performance. People really enjoy its game.
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