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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.

Each week during the NFL season post my Top 10 best teams in the NFL. Here's my Top 10 as we head into week six.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning a hearing next month on the case of Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams, whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court.

How serious is the ankle injury that Damien Woody suffered yesterday? It's hard to say as of yet, but the fact that he didn't re-enter the game is telling enough.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas We can't call it a midseason analysis because the NFL doesn't always schedule bye weeks to coincide with the middle of the season.

Ten observations and opinions after Week 4 from two NFL scouts, one from an NFC team and one from an AFC team: Going into the season, I would have said the NFC East was the best division.

A lack of defense prevented the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints from post-season play in 2008.

"Obviously it was a good win for us to get against a good team. We talked all week about the type of game we had to play and we had a lot of respect for the team we played today.

A bit of due diligence might have kept Louisiana's effort to become the Hollywood of the South from taking another black eye.

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. They say there's always magic in the air.