Defense steps up, takes pressure off offense

andersen · 11-25-2007, 04:55 PM

Finally, we are catching the ball on defense. The Saint's three interceptions and Smith's strip kept the Saints offense on the field in good field position. Payton's new "I will run the ball between the tackles" game plan let Drew hit open receivers and they caught it more times than not.
Key defensive stats: 11 first downs, 3-13 on 3rd down, 0-2 on fourth, 43 rushing yards, 152 passing, 0 TD's. Ok, it was not New England, but at least the Saint's D showed up and made some big plays that ignited the offense. Mike McKensie was tough and Jason David was not exposed as much. Charles Grant was solid against the run with Antwan Lake had a great sack and ball bat on 3rd down in the redzone.
We dominated in time of possesion, 2-1. Stecker ran hard on his 13 carries for 42, while PT came in the 4th quarter and finally ran 12 timess for only 32 yeards, with the two-back combining for 25 carries and 74 yards. Have you noticed that Reggie's name has not come up? Bush had only 12 touches, for 62 total yards, his longest for 15 yds.
Drew started shaky, but turned it up in the 2nd half, finishing 24/36, 260 yards, 3 TD's and had a rushing TD on a questionable play call (injure Drew and we're toast). His one interception was a tremendous play by Rice.
It was a game that the defense made plays and the offense took advantage of oppurtunities. Bring on 'da Bucs!

11-25-2007, 04:55 PM	#1
andersen With an "E" Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madisonville, LA Posts: 429	Defense steps up, takes pressure off offense Finally, we are catching the ball on defense. The Saint's three interceptions and Smith's strip kept the Saints offense on the field in good field position. Payton's new "I will run the ball between the tackles" game plan let Drew hit open receivers and they caught it more times than not. Key defensive stats: 11 first downs, 3-13 on 3rd down, 0-2 on fourth, 43 rushing yards, 152 passing, 0 TD's. Ok, it was not New England, but at least the Saint's D showed up and made some big plays that ignited the offense. Mike McKensie was tough and Jason David was not exposed as much. Charles Grant was solid against the run with Antwan Lake had a great sack and ball bat on 3rd down in the redzone. We dominated in time of possesion, 2-1. Stecker ran hard on his 13 carries for 42, while PT came in the 4th quarter and finally ran 12 timess for only 32 yeards, with the two-back combining for 25 carries and 74 yards. Have you noticed that Reggie's name has not come up? Bush had only 12 touches, for 62 total yards, his longest for 15 yds. Drew started shaky, but turned it up in the 2nd half, finishing 24/36, 260 yards, 3 TD's and had a rushing TD on a questionable play call (injure Drew and we're toast). His one interception was a tremendous play by Rice. It was a game that the defense made plays and the offense took advantage of oppurtunities. Bring on 'da Bucs!
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