Drew Brees has a game to forget as Rams beat Saints

10-30-2011, 04:16 PM

Drew Brees had been all but unstoppable for the Saints this season. Who knew the St. Louis Rams would be the team to stop him?

The Rams’ defense got pressure in Brees’s face all day and frustrated him into costly mistakes as St. Louis pulled off one of the most surprising upsets of this NFL season, beating the Saints 31-21.

Brees’s game-clinching mistake was a pass into coverage that Rams defensive back Darian Stewart intercepted and ran back 27 yards for a touchdown, giving the Rams a 31-14 lead with three minutes left in the fourth quarter. That sealed an uncharacteristically lousy game for the Saints’ offense, and it changed the way we’ll think about both teams going forward.

For the Rams, their first win of the season means they’re no longer among the front runners for the first overall pick in the draft — the winless Colts and winless Dolphins will duke it out for that honor.

For the Saints, it’s now clear that this high-powered offense can be stopped, especially when the front four can get pressure on Brees. Rams defensive end Chris Long frustrated Brees all day and sacked him three times, and you can bet every team that plays the Saints the rest of the year will be looking to get the same kind of pressure on Brees.

Drew Brees has a game to forget as Rams beat Saints | ProFootballTalk

Maverick2299 · 10-30-2011, 04:19 PM

Indeed he does

SaintFanQ · 10-30-2011, 04:33 PM

I don't think he is going to forget this game for a long time!

papz · 10-30-2011, 04:39 PM

Chris Long should be arrested after that performance.

Euphoria · 10-30-2011, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanQ

I don't think he is going to forget this game for a long time!

Apparently they already for got it... it was the Seattle game all over again!!!

|Mitch| · 10-30-2011, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanQ

I don't think he is going to forget this game for a long time!

Hopefully that makes him play with a chip on his shoulder from now on...

SaintFanQ · 10-30-2011, 04:44 PM

Lets hope so! If he does then the Bucs should be very worried!!!!!

strato · 10-30-2011, 05:03 PM

But yet its the Ds fault we lost...

pinch · 10-30-2011, 05:16 PM

Someone needs to tell Brees that Graham is good, but not 'throw into quadrupal-coverage good'. We have other playmakers at WR and that is getting old.

saintsfan1976 · 10-30-2011, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by strato

But yet its the Ds fault we lost...

Jackson 160yds rushing didn't help them.

10-30-2011, 04:16 PM	#1
Threaded by WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,036 Rating: (0 votes - average) Drew Brees had been all but unstoppable for the Saints this season. Who knew the St. Louis Rams would be the team to stop him? The Rams’ defense got pressure in Brees’s face all day and frustrated him into costly mistakes as St. Louis pulled off one of the most surprising upsets of this NFL season, beating the Saints 31-21. Brees’s game-clinching mistake was a pass into coverage that Rams defensive back Darian Stewart intercepted and ran back 27 yards for a touchdown, giving the Rams a 31-14 lead with three minutes left in the fourth quarter. That sealed an uncharacteristically lousy game for the Saints’ offense, and it changed the way we’ll think about both teams going forward. For the Rams, their first win of the season means they’re no longer among the front runners for the first overall pick in the draft — the winless Colts and winless Dolphins will duke it out for that honor. For the Saints, it’s now clear that this high-powered offense can be stopped, especially when the front four can get pressure on Brees. Rams defensive end Chris Long frustrated Brees all day and sacked him three times, and you can bet every team that plays the Saints the rest of the year will be looking to get the same kind of pressure on Brees. Drew Brees has a game to forget as Rams beat Saints \| ProFootballTalk Last edited by papz; 10-30-2011 at 04:36 PM..
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10-30-2011, 04:41 PM	#5
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by SaintFanQ I don't think he is going to forget this game for a long time! Apparently they already for got it... it was the Seattle game all over again!!!

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Originally Posted by SaintFanQ I don't think he is going to forget this game for a long time! Hopefully that makes him play with a chip on his shoulder from now on...

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saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,806 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by strato But yet its the Ds fault we lost... Jackson 160yds rushing didn't help them.

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