The best team in the NFL routs Giants
The New Orleans Saints are the best team in the NFL. Not just the NFC, but in the entire league. And if you disagree, then make sure you watch the highlights of the Saints’ beat down of the Giants on Sunday.
In what was supposed to be a battle of the two best teams in the NFC, the Saints absolutely guerrilla-smacked the Giants 48-27 at the Superdome. Soon-to-be MVP winner Drew Brees was brilliant, completing 23 of his 30 passing attempts for 369 yards and four touchdowns. He finished with a QB rating of 156.8.
The Giants turned the ball over twice and had nine penalties that totaled 110 yards, but this wasn’t a matter of New York shooting itself in the foot. New Orleans was just flat out better in all facets of the game. The stepped on the Giants’ throats and kept it there for four quarters.
For years, the one thing that had been missing for this Saints team was a stellar defense to go along with their explosive offense. Now now they have one under new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and we’re finally seeing what this team is capable of. New Orleans limited the Giants to only 84 rushing yards, 241 passing and as previously noted, they also caused two turnovers and sacked Eli Manning twice.
Speaking of sacks, the Giants’ explosive pass-rush was limited to just one today. ONE. The Saints have one of the more underrated offensive lines in the league, which is something that is often overlooked when pundits gush about Brees and Sean Payton’s offense. One of the keys for the Giants today was being able to generate pressure on Brees and they couldn’t. New Orleans’ offensive line was that good and it doesn’t even have Pro Bowl left tackle Jammal Brown, who was placed on injured reserve in late September after he had to have sports hernia surgery.
As for the Giants, they saw today just how behind they are to the best team in the league. They certainly don’t have to go back to the drawing board, but they tried to match wits with another elite team and got their asses handed to them. They better get healthy defensively and figure out how to wake up Brandon Jacobs or else they won’t last in the postseason. Today was certainly a wake up call for the G-Men.
I don’t think any NFC team can beat the Saints in the Superdome. If they earn the top seed in the NFC, they will be on the fast track to the Super Bowl.
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Nice article. Overly enthusiastic, even sensationalist, and totally lacking analysis. This game deserves better coverage.
Let’s not get excited here. I’ve been saying for a couple weeks that the Saints are far and above everyone else. Quite honestly, they’re far and above the second best team in the league, whoever that is. And they have been. For weeks. This game taught us nothing.
Anyone who expected the Giants to go out there and beat the Saints was taking LSD. The Giants played an even game. They scored a bunch of points–27 points is a lot in any NFL game–and made no stops on D. That’s the story of the Giants. One of the great offenses in the league with nothing special on D.
If you’re going to bump the Saints up a notch or bump the Giants down a notch because of this game, you failed to see the inevitable looming weeks and weeks in advance. Sure, anybody can say after this game “WHOOO, ALRIGHT! WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE LEAGUE! WE JUST DID AWESOME!” Are you kidding me?
Let’s not get too excited here.
Dr. Ebola strikes again.
Nice comment. Overly condescending, even douchebaggish, and totally based on 20/20 hindsight.
You’ve “been saying for weeks” that the Saints are far and above everyone else? Your last comment was a few days ago and in it you defended the Giants’ schedule, pumping the G-Men up in the process. Sure, you picked the Saints to win, but that’s not really going out on a limb considering the game was in New Orleans and the Giants are pretty banged up on defense.
Prior to that, your last comment on TSR was back in June, so the only confirmation that you’ve “been saying for weeks” how good the Saints are is you.
Let’s get excited!
Dr. Bitter,
JP echoed my sentiments, so I have little to say in response.
I will note, however, that I have actually “been saying for weeks” (and I’m actually on record, unlike yourself) that the Giants are the best team in the NFL. You disagree (apparently), so obviously you’re going to look at the result of yesterday’s result differently than I did.
I usually leave blowouts out of my recaps; I should have done the same yesterday.
I think the Saints just scored again…
Oh c’mon guys, you know I love you.
I’m afraid that I *am* on record. Here’s my blog: catbaby.tumblr.com
Two weeks ago I had the Saints ranked #1 and the Giants ranked #8 on my power rankings.
Anyway, Anthony, it’s nothing personal. Ask John, I used to pick on him something awful. But it doesn’t stop me from reading your blog every week.
Dr. Ebola – no hard feelings. We apperciate your opinions and your comments are always welcome. (We reserve the right to blast you for them though, you goofy S.O.B.)
This here is a difference of opinion and nothing more. I saw the Giants as the best team coming into the game and was surprised (although not completely shocked given how good the Saints are) that it wasn’t a closer game yesterday. You thought there was a potential for what happened yesterday, so my article looks more over-the-top in your eyes.
Now, if you would stop bother me…I have some LSD to hit.
If you were rooting for the Giants, or had any kinda dog in the fight, it was a revelatory game. You saw the potential for the Giants to finally prove themselves and they fell way short.
But a non-partisan perspective, which I don’t think too many people share with me, is that the Giants don’t deserve to be bumped down (unless you had them at the top spot) and the Saints don’t deserve to be bumped up. Although the Giants let the Saints score ~12 more points than their previous games’ average, they scored ~10 more than the Saints were used to giving up. Net-net, the Giants’ performance was par for the course against the Saints.
I had the Giants No. 1 and the Saints No. 3 behind the Colts, so I was one of the many looking at yesterday as a “show me” game for the G-Men.
I thought they could generate enough pressure to knock Brees off his game and steal a close win. But the Giants’ game plan was to not get beat deep and at times, their defenders freaking stood up instead of rushing.
Obviously I was wrong for having the Giants ranked first. For somebody like yourself, you weren’t surprised and I’m sure many others weren’t either.
OK, so you have a blog that you can edit. Good for you. You are on record here saying that people should stop criticizing the Giants’ schedule, effectively pumping them up before the big game this week. Though you have them ranked first on your blog, I don’t see where you say that the Saints are “far and above everyone else.” Then you come in here and criticize Anthony’s (lack of) analysis. You say that the game deserves better coverage and then you say you love our blog. You’re all over the place, man. When someone takes every position, it makes it easy to say “I told you so” when the dust settles.
>so you have a blog that you can edit.
John, let’s not be insanely cynical here. I don’t know anyone who would go through that kind of trouble to win an internet argument.
Sorry for being harsh with my comments, you know that’s just my style. :]
I think your latest blog post says all we need to know about you.
It’s okay to be critical, but people in glass houses should not throw stones. You criticize Anthony’s analysis, yet your “analysis” consists only of listing the point totals and margins. You don’t mention a single player until you scroll all the way down to “WEEK FIVE TOP TEN.” What kind of analysis doesn’t even mention a single player’s name?
And I’m still looking for where you have been “saying for weeks” that the Saints are “far and above everyone else.”
This is a waste of my time.
It’s true, my “contribution” doesn’t go far beyond strictly #s. I have a rating system based on various metrics. Numbers are what I’m good at. The emotional factors, keeping track of injuries, specific player performance (beyond #s, of course), I’m not good at.
For the past 4 weeks, according to my “calculations”, the Saints have been almost 50% higher than #2 (whoever that is… the Colts, the Broncos, the Vikings). Consistently. Now, two weeks ago, I happened to write a blog post about it, so I have at least something to show for my claim about it being not totally hindsight.
I don’t know why you’re so butthurt, John. I give dissenting opinions to add value to your blog, not to bring it down. I think a lively discussion is good. You know I’ve been reading TSR since the NCAA tournament. I think Anthony seems to be taking my comments better than you. You seem way more annoyed than he is.
If you honestly think I’m spending minutes on a hoax to convince some blogger that I regarded the Saints very highly from Day 2, you’re out of your mind paranoid. Personally, I’d rather talk about football than myself. I’m sure you would too.
P.S. I value your criticism and will post more about individual players in my next writeup. I think that’s a good idea. Thanks.
I don’t know why you keep talking about a hoax.
I’m all for lively discussion. But there is a difference between rude –
“Nice article. Overly enthusiastic, even sensationalist, and totally lacking analysis. This game deserves better coverage.”
– and respectful.
This is all I have to say on this matter.
So you’re saying I shouldn’t punctuate all my comments with, “Suck it, Paulsen”?