Saints have never won after bye week under Payton
 

With an impressive 4-0 record, the New Orleans Saints are one of only five remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL — and they’re going to remain that way for at least one more week.



Thanks to their 24-10 triumph over the New York Jets on Sunday, the high-flying Saints headed into their bye week with a lot of confidence after that victory came on the heels of wins over Detroit, Philadelphia and Buffalo.

On Tuesday, the Saints got another dose of good news when coach Sean Payton rewarded them for their strong start. Payton, who had planned to have his team practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, gave them an extra recovery day following meetings on Tuesday.

That gave them a much-appreciated five-day respite from Wednesday to Sunday before they return to work Monday to begin preparing for their next game — an Oct. 18 meeting in the Superdome with the Giants, who are also 4-0 going into this week’s game with Oakland.

So while a 4-0 record doesn’t guarantee anything when it comes to the postseason, it did earn them an extra day off.

The Saints have never won a game after a bye in the regular season since Payton arrived in 2006 although they did win an NFC Divisional Playoff game after earning a first-round playoff bye that season.

“I’m sure you guys are going to bring up next week that our record has not been very good the week after a bye,” a smiling Drew Brees said in looking ahead to the days off. “So we figured we would try something new. If you want to change the results, you’ve got to change the process a little bit.”

Brees noted it’s unusual to have bonus days off under Payton, who even worked his team last year after they returned from a 10-day road trip to Charlotte, N.C., and London.

Of course, they were 4-4 then.

Record Output

The Saints, who have the most yards from scrimmage in the NFL since Sean Payton became their coach in 2006, surpassed the 20,000-yard mark for the Payton era in a 24-10 win against the New York Jets on Sunday. With 343 total yards against the Jets, the Saints now have 20,272 yards from scrimmage in 52 regular-season games with Payton calling the plays. That’s an average of 389.8 yards a game.

Sharper Honored

Saints free safety Darren Sharper was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the victory over the Jets. Sharper, 33, intercepted a pair of passes and added a team-high eight tackles.
The 13-year veteran returned his first interception a club-record 99 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter.
The two picks moved Sharper into ninth place on the league’s all-time list with 59.

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Re: Saints have never won after bye week under Payton
 

this is not true.....we got a bye week in the playoffs in '06 and won our first game back

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yep that is very true but I think they were referring to the regular season
but I don’t thin that will happen this year this team is going to hit the ground running

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We're 1-3.

We lost to Baltimore (Brees runs for his life), Carolina (Mare missed a 20 yarder and a 54 yarder), and @Atlanta (Brees 3 ints for 127 yards, after the London Game).

Re: Saints have never won after bye week under Payton
 

Things will change !!!

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I'm a tad bit scared but I beleive in the saints!

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So we're over due.

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I think were getting the Giants at the right time.

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It will be both teams' toughest game, but i believe we can win it. Not just because i'm a fan but because how how we match up with Giants. Their D line is their strength. If we can get the ball past the first level consistently, then I say we win.

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Time for a change in that trend though. I too think this is the right time to get the Giants. Payton needs to make sure we come out fast and show no bye week hangover.

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Way to put thing into perspective Danno! This is a better Saints team.

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Things are different this year. The Giants are walking into a firestorm. Saints will win by a double digit margin.

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pipe dream
sorry not being rude

I agree with you that we have a good chance at wining but I don't see double digits coming into play unless we score first then on the Giants drive we get an early pick 6

unless I'm overlooking something or you have some insider info that the rest of us don't have

lol if you do please share ;)

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So true.

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Saints have lost after the bye 5 years in a row. The first loss came at the hands of Drew Brees when with the Chargers. I say he ends it this week.

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lets make it happen ! Geaux Saints!! Wish i could be there for this one

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LOL I thought it said Im a tit bad scared. Damn shes hot in that photo!!!

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outstanding point!

I was disturbed by that stat, and your post perked me back up.
(could be the wooden dingy, though. )

Joker, who is your avatar? not that I was gonna rush out to buy her magazine, then lock myself up in a room, or anything. A friend of mine wants to know. good thing I'm not 13 anymore.

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I wouldnt rule it out. Didnt expect to score on Philly either. You just never know. Besides, we are Super Fans, and the answer is always: Da Saints

somebody photoshop this!

http://atdetroit.net/forum/messages/5843/178783.jpg

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I think Drew not coming off the AMAZING games and pace of the last couple of years is a good thing. In years past we have been for the most part one dimensional.

Having a defense creating a ton of turnovers, and actually being able to run the ball now will make a big difference.

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no doubt
the things this team has been able to do in the absence of the passing game so far has been very impressive

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…and as far as the D is concerned…
man that is AWESOME to see them gang tackle again, get pressure on the QB, picking off the QB, and stopping the inside run far batter then they have in quite some time

I understand that when you have momentum it sucks getting the bye but I truly think they will come out of the gate on this one and play hard

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The gang tackling is going to come in handy this week; neither Jacobs or Bradshaw go down with arm tackles. The new look defense will get its chance this week to show what they are made of. The bye week stat now swings in our favor...odds are we are now due for a post bye-week win. This Saints team is a different beast. If we win, it will be our ability to get the job done on both sides of the ball against one of the elite teams in the league. I WON'T EVEN GO DOWN THAT OTHER ROAD.