No Reggie? No Deuce? No sweat for Drew Brees, whose decisions and accuracy are turning role players into menacing threats at a crucial juncture in the season for the New Orleans Saints.

{sidebar id=9}No Reggie? No Deuce? No sweat for Drew Brees, whose decisions and accuracy are turning role players into menacing threats at a crucial juncture in the season for the New Orleans Saints.

Brees connected on 86.7 percent of his throws for 315 yards and two touchdowns, keeping the Saints' playoff hopes alive in a 31-24 triumph over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

"We're really getting the best out of ourselves right now," said Brees, who completed 26 of 30 passes to three receivers, a tight end and three running backs. "This is the time to come together."

 

With a loss severely hurting playoff hopes for either team, the game was a high-anxiety affair. Played indoors, it was no less sloppy than some of the weather-affected contests far to the north.

Fumbles by each team set up opponents' scores. Roman Harper's interception of Kurt Warner's tipped pass set up another Saints touchdown.

The victory guaranteed New Orleans (7-7) would remain no worse than one game out of the wild-card race behind Minnesota (7-6), which plays Monday night against Chicago. Arizona (6-8), meanwhile, has little hope of a postseason berth after its second loss in a row.

"It was just too many mistakes for us today," Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "I really believe that we are on the right track. We're getting players in the right situations (but) we're not making those plays. ... Maybe we could use a little more confidence."

New Orleans is increasingly confident after winning two straight without Deuce McAllister, who went out for the season in Week 3, or Reggie Bush, who missed his second game of the season with a partially torn left knee ligament.

 

 

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This week with the Saints chances of a playoff birth coming down to the final game, the Saints will face the Chicago Bears. This game is a must win for the Saints to keep their chances of making the playoffs alive. In order for the Saints to pull out a victory this week, they will need to play a football game without any turnovers.

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Psycho’s View

First, let me begin this week’s SSW Psycho’s View article by saying that barring some amazing surprise in the final week of the season, the Saints truly are out of the playoff run. That being the case, barring a surprise that allows the Saints to sneak into the playoffs, the SSW is going back to its usual off-season bi-weekly publication. As many of you know, a couple of years ago I began moving the SSW to a publication every other week during the off-season. However, if the Saints do make the playoffs by some twist of luck, then next week’s issue will be published until their season ends. Overall I must say that this was a very disappointing season for the Saints, one that could best be described as a season plagued by injuries. However, the Saints still have several needs that they need to address in the off-season, most on the defensive side on the ball, although the offense could use a bit of fine tooling itself. Most importantly, I am hoping that the Saints are watching closely the performance by their new kicker in the absence of Mare. The kicking game over the past two games has been automatic and perhaps the Saints will make the smart move & keep Gramatica considering his strong performance for the Saints so far this year.