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It might sound rather ridiculous to say records don't matter in a football game when they are as disparate as those of the Bucs and Saints, who play Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

According to a statement from his attorney, Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson was suspensded for four games by the NFL for testing positive for a diuretic.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Power Rankings: Preseason: 18. This week: 1. 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: Pretty much perfect.

Finally, it's Friday. While a lot of our attention has been on the Hornets and the past 24 wild hours, there was still focus on the Saints.

New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith pressured Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as he has opposing quarterbacks all season long.

For the first eight games, the New Orleans Saints ' defense has played like a den of thieves, amassing an NFL-high 24 takeaways and scoring seven touchdowns on five interceptions and two fumble returns.

Jabari Greer takes a cautious view of the dramatic improvements made by the unbeaten Saints in only one season.

But they've never seen this: 8-0. The Saints marched into unprecedented territory Sunday with their 30-20 victory against the Carolina Panthers at the Superdome.

OK, folks, here's the final mailbag of the week. I'm sure you'll have more questions after today's game so send them to Saintsmailbag@timespicayune.com when they pop into your head.

Tom Benson sat in the Sazerac Bar of the Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday night and shared a glass of wine with his wife, Gayle.

"Possessing the ball and protecting the ball is ... paramount," said Delhomme. The Panthers will face the Saints Sunday in New Orleans' Superdome.

New Orleans, despite doing whatever it could the past two weeks to lose, still hasn't lost, moving to 7-0 with a 35-27 win over the Falcons on Monday Night Football.

During the game against the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 7, 2008, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees steps up to elude the rush of defensive end John Abraham.

The Saints have hit the magical 6-0 mark for only the second time in franchise history.

Saints defensive end Bobby McCray is in his sixth NFL season, having spent his first four years in Jacksonville before coming to New Orleans as a free agent in 2008.

T Jon Stinchcomb prepped at Parkview HS and was a four-year starter at Georgia from 1999-2003. DE Charles Grant prepped at Miller County HS and starred for the Bulldogs from 1999-2001. Secondary coach Dennis Allen coaching assistant MIke Cerullo , defensive line coach Bill Johnson and quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi served on the Falcons coaching ...

Matt Ryan usually spends his off days during the season watching film at the Falcons' team headquarters.

Should we offer a moment of silence for fantasy football owners coming to the realization that Saints safety Darren Sharper has scored more touchdowns this season than Steven Jackson, Brandon Jacobs or Anquan Boldin? The Saints are just outside the top 10 in total defense at the moment, which is kind of remarkable when you think about how often ...

Why are the Saints the most complete team in the NFL? It's a combination of big and little things, but clearly, all the parts fit perfectly for the Saints.

Said Will Smith, right, celebrating with fellow defensive end Charles Grant, 'Coach Payton pointed out that statistically all teams coming off a bye week miss a lot of tackles and commit a lot of turnovers.