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    That’s our focus.” The Saints, by contrast, are embracing the hype, hoping to capitalize on playing at home by stirring their already ecstatic fans into a frenzy. "There is no bigger game this season as of yet than Monday night football against the Atlanta Falcons at home, in the dome, our first divisional game — all of those things. The game couldn’t be any bigger ... We do have more on the line. ... If you win, you’re up three; if you lose, you’re only up one. That’s a big swing." The Saints are 3-0 at home. Full Article at Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
    There is no bigger game this season as of yet than Monday night football against the Atlanta Falcons at home, in the dome, our first divisional game — all of those things. The game couldn’t be any bigger ... We do have more on the line. ... If you win, you’re up three; if you lose, you’re only up one. That’s a big swing.
    Drew Brees – Drew Brees SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 1 month ago
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Atlanta hopes to knock New Orleans off their winning streak
  1. There was a communication issue that Eli had with the protection and all of a sudden, he’s hurried and there’s an incomplete pass ... The combined effort of 70,000 people can have an effect on a third-and-8 and can have an effect on every third down. ... It’s special and we appreciated that.
    SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 1 month ago
  2. Our focus is just on winning, not trying to find out where we are or anything like that, just trying to win. And at the end of the year, you count them up, find out if you are in the playoffs. That’s our focus.
    SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 1 month ago
  3. The dome advantage for a home team, and specifically the New Orleans Saints and what we get from our fans, is significant ... Especially in a prime-time game, like Monday night will be, we’re getting used to playing in these type of games. We certainly expect it to be as loud as we’ve had in there. I th...
    SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 1 month ago
  4. To me, this is not any different than any other ballgame ... As I told our guys when we started the season, in 2008 we had 16 1 o’clock games. This year we have somewhat of a change in our sequencing. It doesn’t really matter if the game’s kickoff is at 1, 4, 8, 9 or midnight, we have to go out there, p...
    Mike Smith – Mike Smith SOURCE: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 1 month ago

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