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So we thought the Patriots were going to come in here and beat these guys? Neaux way.

If there was any doubt the New Orleans Saints are one of the best teams in the NFL -- if not the best -- it was put to rest at the Superdome on Monday Night Football.

It's Thanksgiving morning and you're about to fill yourself up on stuffing and turkey and cranberry sauce and yada yada yada.

New Orleans Saints cornerback Chris McAlister didn't know any more Wednesday than he did last week with regard to whether he'll play Monday night against the New England Patriots .

Saints rookie punter Thomas Morstead was named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the Saints' 38-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Freeman has yet to have that ugly three-pick game that every young quarterback seems to have at some point.

Safety Craig Dahl's rougher the kicker penalty last week against New Orleans cost the St.

In a perfect world, which arguably the undefeated New Orleans Saints have toyed with through the first eight games, the play of their special teams would be on par with the team's offensive and defensive units.

What might be finest Saints team is off to the best start in club history. New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 comeback victory over Carolina.

Since only two Saints teams have gone 7-0 what would happen if they played? The 2009 Saints clearly have a better shot at the Super Bowl but they also won't have to go through Troy Aikman's Cowboys or Steve Young's 49ers like the 1991 team did.

Hey gang, here is the first of two New Orleans Saints mailbags for today. I'm on my way to Miami and wanted to get these posted before I left.

What Saints players do you want to send packing? To the Pro Bowl that is. The game is not 'til January 31st, but voting started this and we should see plenty of Black and Gold helmets on the field in Miami this year.

Saints coach Sean Payton will turn in his final injury report today, but it's likely that Fujita, who strained his left calf in Sunday's 48-27 victory over the New York Giants, will be no better than questionable for this week.

Even though the Saints are allowing only 3.8 yards per carry, New Orleans' injury-depleted 4-3 defensive scheme shouldn't be too much of a challenge for the Dolphins' physical line, which has helped the offense average 177 rushing yards.

The thunderous chant began midway through the fourth quarter, more than 70,000 deliriously happy fans in unison: 'Who Dat? Who Dat? Who Dat think they gonna beat these Saints? Who dat?' After what transpired here Sunday, the question seems all together pertinent: Who dat, indeed.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley NEW ORLEANS -- The Giants desperately needed someone to make a play after falling behind 14-0 -- and Domenik Hixon was up to the task.

Grading the New Orleans Saints' performance in their 48-27 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday at the Superdome.

Here's today's second mailbag file. I'll have another file on Saturday morning. This edition has updates on the status of Lance Moore, Malcolm Jenkins and Rod Harper.

New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney spent his bye week touring the D-Day museum and fishing for speckled trout in the Louisiana marsh.

The New Orleans Saints waived rookie quarterback Chase Daniel on Monday to make room for kicker Garret Hartley, who returned from a four-game suspension.