The undefeated New Orleans Saints face a tough task tonight facing the always dangerous New England Patriots.

The Saints will have face perhaps their tallest task of the year going against the always dangerous Tom Brady with his usual cast of characters. Wide receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker are his two top weapons and will be a tough out for the Saints defense.

Running back Kevin Faulk is always one to watch out for on offense because of his running and catching ability. Fellow running backs Laurence Maroney and the return of Fred Taylor may take a little pressure off of Brady and the Pats offense.

Saints safety Darren Sharper will have to bring his A game tonight against arguably the most dangerous offense in the AFC. The good news for the Saints is that they have arguably the most dangerous offense in the NFC led by MVP candidate quarterback Drew Brees and the Saints version of the greatest show on turf. His weapons include running backs Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell and Reggie Bush in the backfield and receivers Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Lance Moore, Robert Meachem and Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey.

Tonight’s game should be a great one. Especially since it showcases two of the best quarterbacks and offenses in the NFL ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

Saints Injuries

Lance Moore WR Doubtful
Tracy Porter CB Doubtful
Reggie Bush RB Questionable
Randall Gay CB Questionable
Jonathan Goodwin C Questionable
Jabari Greer CB Questionable
Bobby McCray DE Questionable
Jonathan Vilma LB Questionable

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8:41 EST- Saints get the ball to being the half.

8:42 EST- Drew Brees hits Devery Henderson for 33 yards.

8:45 EST- Saints continuing to drive down the field.

8:46 EST- John Carney bounces the field goal try off the goal post and in.

Saints 7, Patriots 0

8:50 EST- Laurence Maroney runs for 22 yards and a first down.

8:57 EST- Kevin Faulk catches and runs for 19 yards.

9:00 EST- Laurence Maroney gets a 4-yard TD run.

Patriots 7, Saints 3

9:06 EST- Jeremy Shockey catches a 15 yard pass and takes a hard hit from fellow former Miami Hurricane, Brandon Meriweather.

9:07 EST- Saints forced to punt.

9:08 EST- Wes Welker returns for 41 yards.

9:11 EST- Tom Brady throws an interception to Mike McKenzie.

9:13 EST- Pierre Thomas with a 26 yard run.

9:20 EST- Brees throws a screen pass to Pierre Thomas for a 20 yard TD.

Saints 10, Patriots 7

9:29 EST- Wes Welker catches and runs for 14 yards and a first down.

9:33 EST- Patriots forced to punt.

9:37 EST- Brees throws a 75 yard TD to Devery Henderson.

Saints 17, Patriots 7

9:40 EST- Saints safety Roman Harper gets posterized by Laurence Maroney for 11 yards.

9:42 EST- Brady completes a 33 yard pass to Sam Aiken for a first down.

9:47 EST- Gostowski out to kick a field goal for the Patriots, its good.

Saints 17, Patriots 10

9:48 EST- Brees passes to Devery Henderson for 11 yards for a first down.

9:50 EST- Brees passes to David Thomas for 25 yards and another first down.

9:54 EST- Brees throws a 38 yard TD to Robert Meachem.

Saints 24, Patriots 10

10:04 EST- Gostowski tries a 50 yard field goal and misses.

HALFTIME STATISTICS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 11/13 229 3 0

Receiving REC YDS TD LG
D. Henderson 3 116 1 75
R. Meachem 2 44 1 38
D. Thomas 1 25 0 25
P. Thomas 3 23 1 18
J. Shockey 1 15 0 15
M. Colston 1 6 0 6

Start of the 2nd half

10:20 EST- Patriots get the ball coming out of halftime.

10:30 EST- Brady hits Randy Moss with a 47 yard pass to set up first and goal.

10:31 EST- Laurence Maroney runs for a 2 yard TD.

Saints 24, Patriots 17

10:35 EST- Brees hits Marques Colston for 68 yards to set up first and goal.

10:36 EST- Brees throws a 2 yard TD pass to tight end Darnell Dinkins.

Saints 31, Patriots 17

10:41 EST- Patriots driving down the field.

10:49 EST- Saints hold Patriots out of the end zone. Stopped on 4th and 4.

10:57 EST- Saints forced to punt after an incomplete pass.

11:00 EST- Patriots go 3 and out.

11:04 EST- Brees hits Colston for 27 yards and a first down.

11:10 EST- Saints continuing to drive, now in the red zone.

11:11 EST- Brees hits Colston for a 20 yard TD pass.

Saints 38, Patriots 17

11:17 EST- Brady throws an interception to Darren Sharper.

11:20 EST- John Carney misses a field goal for the Saints.

11:24 EST- Patriots insert rookie quarterback Brian Hoyer and he goes 3 and out.

FINAL SCORE

Saints 38, Patriots 17

FINAL GAME STATS

Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 18/23 371 5 0