WhoDat!656

Somewhere, in the darkness of the night, a plane moved across the sky from San Francisco to New Orleans. I can imagine Drew Brees staring into the darkness that enveloped the plane, mulling over the plays he wish he had back against the 49ers in their playoff tilt. Shortly following that loss, albeit a couple of minutes or a few days, Brees, along with the rest of the Saints, promised themselves and each other not to give up on this team. Through it all, the Saints have shown a tremendous amount of audacity. It feels as though the Saints have lost more this season than the Detroit Lions did in the 80′s. Somehow, the Saints have seen their way through it all and finally have a chance at getting above .500. The San Francisco 49ers come into town on Sunday boasting one of the best defenses in the league. The 49ers are 2nd in the league in yards allowed per game with 277.7 yd/g, with only the Steelers ahead of them. The Niners also lead the league in points allowed per game, only giving up a paltry 13.4 per game. That’s amazing! But wait a minute, let’s delve a little deeper into that number and we’ll see how deceiving that is. In five games this season, the 49ers have held their opponents to 7 points or less. Take a look at the numbers and the stats.

Saints vs 49ers: What They’re Not Telling You | NEW ORLEANS RISING

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Danno

Not bad. A lot of selective stats but very interesting.

However I doubt we score 38 on the 49ers without a defensive TD and/or a special teams TD.

I hope the players don't think this will be as easy.

AlaskaSaints

In 48 hours it'll be in the books and we'll be basically IN or OUT.

Consult your doctor before beginning an aspirin regimen. F' DAT. I'm taking a whole bottle to this game!

Alaska

st thomas

I'll take a 3-2 win any time or where in nov.

WhoDat!656

Make it a 7-2 win with a Brees TD pass so his consecutive TD streak continues!

SanDiego49er

Yeah we got a good defense. Good stopping the pass and run and not allowing many points.

pherein

I agree, SF has a good defense, but your DL and Total defense is not better than last year, and thats a defense we put 32 pts on at your stadium. Not the fast track of the Dome.

SF has played off and on all season, so your defense is very beatable, especially with the Saints offense that has remained constantly elite for 6 years. Its not going to be easy, but we have blown out elite defenses before, same as we carved up your defense last year.

IF you don't believe me here are your rankings

2011 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS #3
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2011 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS

2012 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS #6
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2012 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS

2011 DEFENSIVE LINES #4
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2011 DEFENSIVE LINES

2012 DEFENSIVE LINES #14
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2012 DEFENSIVE LINES

Im really not understanding why SF fans think their defense is better than last year, because its simply not. Im sure its just the Bears game that makes them think that, and thats just silly vs the #32 pass protection OL in the NFL.

Buy the way your OL is #31 in pass protection That should be fun.

Saints proved that pigs could fly in 2009.
Now its time for another miracle SuperBowl and go where no pig has gone before.

Rugby Saint II

How sweet of you to come here and share your ignorance.

UK_WhoDat

I reckon we do not get 38 either.
If we can hold them to 20, we stand a very good chance.

To the game.

halloween 65

Good read, but our D still has to show up period!! Someone on the D has to catch fire and set the tone for the others to feed off of, Denver made the D look like school kids and thats the D I'm scared of that could show up at any time. If we win it has to be a great effort on both sides of the ball, not just 1.