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Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:36 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:36 a.m. TAMPA The bottom line says 1-8, but the Bucs have been a more competitive team over the past four games.

Any time we buy a nice, shiny new car there's always a sense of accomplishment. A sense of pride.

Sporting News Today's correspondents asked 99 NFL players to share their thoughts on the league's hot topics halfway through the season, and the New Orleans Saints clearly are the hot topic.

New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton was able to get his team on track in a 28-23 victory against the Rams on Sunday in St.

Here's today's New Orleans Saints mailbag file with a questions on a wide range of subjects, including the effect this season will have on the Saints' reputation with players and coaches leaguewide, Mike Bell's running style, the secret behind the team's fourth-quarter success and the future of potential free agents on the offensive line.

As a Rams fan these days youa ve got to have a sense of humor and an undying sense of optimism.

NEW ORLEANS The day the world changed in New Orleans' sporting world can now officially be marked as Oct.

Just a few assorted remarks from this couch potato/lover of pigskins: Aikman's been smacked! A perfect example of "being dinged in the head too much" was FOX-TV analyst Troy Aikman's final remark on Sunday after the mighty Vikings' dismemberment of those inferior cheesehead Packers.

BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS -- Jake Delhomme has several reasons to love the Saints.

They are seen as a passing juggernaut, but they score every other way as well. They have so many weapons on the ground and in the secondary.

Drew Brees sounds like a man who's embarrassed, and not because of all the compliments he's getting over the New Orleans Saints' perfect record through seven games.

The last time these teams met, in the 2007 opener, Peyton Manning torched the Saints' secondary and the Colts won 41-10. That wouldn't happen this time, and the lingering sting of that game is part of the reason.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is shown in action against the New York Jets in New Orleans.

The Falcons' defense has their most difficult challenge of this young season waiting for them Monday night.

Saints running back Mike Bell learned a valuable lesson during a two-year stint with the Denver Broncos, a lesson that serves him well this season as he shares the workload with teammates Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush.

We had an unprecented number of questions for this week's New Orleans Saints mailbag.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton met with the media today. Here is an edited transcript.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leaps over the pile into the end zone to bring his team to 24-10 before halftime.

When the Saints run a two-minute drill during practice, money is riding on the outcome.

As a reminder, each Friday teams are required to report injury designations for all players appearing on the injury report in anticipation of player status for the upcoming weekend.