MICKLES: Saints miss opportunity in South
 

TAMPA, Fla. - For a team that had won four consecutive games and were on a decent roll going into their matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the fortunes of the New Orleans Saints changed rather quickly Sunday.

And almost as suddenly as Sean Payton had his left leg snapped by three players in an unfortunate sideline collision, the fortunes of the Bucs turned as well.

After limping all the way home from the West Coast six days earlier with a 48-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers sticking in the back of their minds, the Bucs looked more like the Saints.

And, unfortunately for New Orleans, the Saints looked more like the Bucs.

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MICKLES: Saints miss opportunity in South | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA

Yep. Big missed opportunity, but all is certainly not lost. I still like our chances.

i guarantee a playoff berth, i'm not scared of sh--t, our boys will get by this loss and probably another down the road, sh-t happens

You know, three on the road is hard; but the schedule makers didn't do us any favors scheduling a division rival and prime challenger to the division on the third leg of a three-week straight road trip...

Those guys have all got to be from Long Island, NY and work for ESPN

;)

Not to mention the next time we play Tampa, they have a bye week to prepare for us.

Thanks NFL. We're gonna kick their ass anyway.

The NFL has a finger in the outcome of a season. Who gets to do this scheduling anyway? The Patriots front office???:doh: