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You couldn't write a better early season script.

Drew Brees and the undefeated New Orleans Saints will take on the fellow unbeaten New York Jets on Sunday at the Superdome.

The only battle between two NFL unbeatens on the first Sunday of October.
At the Superdome.

Here come the 3-0 New York Jets -- they're calling them the "Beasts of the East" -- to face the 3-0 New Orleans Saints.

Here comes the "best defense in pro football" -- that's what the Jets are calling themselves -- against a bunch of Who Dats who have won three games by an average of 26 points.

The gumbo is boiling over.

We've only played 12 quarters of football and already the Big Easy is spoiled.
I can already hear the quick take on Sunday's 27-7 victory over Buffalo.

"It was ugly."

That's what happens when Drew Brees doesn't have his way with the Bills like he had with the Lions and the Eagles.

That's what happens when your quarterback throws for nine touchdowns in the first eight quarters of the season.

And then gets shut out.

It's time for a timeout.

Sunday's victory was not ugly.

It was "beautiful."

Here's what the 2009 Saints proved.

They proved they could win by 20 points without Brees throwing a touchdown pass.

They proved a Saints team without Deuce McAllister could rush for 222 yards.
They proved Pierre Thomas, once again, owns two healthy legs.

They proved their defense, which kept the Bills out of the end zone except for a score on a fake field-goal attempt, welcomes the opportunity to see how it stacks up with a defense that did not allow a touchdown pass in its first two victories.

Here's what was impressive about Sunday.

After Brees did what he did on the opening drive of the game, as he did in the first two games, march the Saints to a touchdown, the going got tough in windy Buffalo, and it stayed that way until the Saints, and Thomas, broke it open in the fourth quarter.

Brees was pressured, he was not nailing receivers with pinpoint accuracy, but the offense kept its poise.

The offense did it while the defense was forcing the Bills into punt after punt after punt, into 11 three-and-outs, and sacking the Buffalo quarterback four times.

But here's the question: How does Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards stack up against Mark Sanchez, the rookie quarterback of the Jets who already has found an adoring public that recalls the days of Broadway Joe Namath.
Chew on this.

On Sunday, Sanchez, who passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, became the first rookie quarterback to start and win his first three games.

When he ran 14 yards for a score in Sunday's 24-17 win over the Tennessee Titans, it was the longest touchdown run by a Jets quarterback since Richard Todd, an ex-Saint, ran 31 yards in 1980.
And what about that Jets' defense?

Well, it surrendered its first TD pass of the season to Kerry Collins in the first half. However, after that a harassed Collins went 0-for-13.

All of which presents another storyline to this week's Superdome showdown: How will Brees do against the "Beasts of the East" after going 16-for-29 for 172 yards and no touchdowns against the Bills?

Yes, the Jets' defense, wall to wall, is more talented than Buffalo's.
And, yes, Sanchez, despite his inexperience, is a more talented quarterback than Edwards and, perhaps more important, is surrounded by a better cast up front, at running back and at the receiver position.
So enjoy the week at the water cooler.

It's six days, and counting, before the Who Dats take on the Beasts.

Stage is set for Superdome showdown between New Orleans Saints, New York Jets | New Orleans Saints Central - - NOLA.com

skymike

I saw this coming last week. I'll bet my voice is gone monday morning.

See yall in tha Terrace.

CTSwampDog

Good read...Thanks QBREES9...Should be a great game, with of coarse the Saints marching to 4 - 0.

boonedocksaint

i dont know how to feel about this game. in my gut, i feel like we're gonna kill them, but, is that just wishful thinking? i'm worried, but, i'm worried before EVERY saints game. ok, maybe, i wasnt that scared of the lions.