Share this: First quarter, 12:00, Patriots 8-0: Well, that was quick. Jamie Collins picked off Garrett Grayson and returned the interception for a touchdown. Patrick Chung caused the pick by forcing a deflection. Running back James White carried the ball up the middle for a two-point conversion. First quarter, 12:10: The Patriots quickly went three and out and punted back to the Saints. Garoppolo completed a 7-yard pass to tight end Martellus Bennett then was sacked on third down. Left tackle Nate Solder gave up the sack. LeGarrette Blount began the drive with a carry for a 2-yard loss. First quarter, 14:00: Saints QB Drew Brees completed a deep pass to Brandin Cooks over Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman on the first offensive play of the game. The Patriots forced
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Patriots Notes: Jimmy Garoppolo Gets Vote Of Confidence From Saints’ Backup QB
by Zack Cox on Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:48PM 2,163 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots play against one of the best quarterbacks of the last two decades every day in practice. On Tuesday, they got to square off against another — and they did not fare particularly well against him. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 21 of 25 passes in 11-on-11 drills against the Patriots’ defense during the first of the teams’ two scheduled joint practices. After the session, Brees received nothing but praise from Patriots safety Devin McCourty. “One of the best,” McCourty said. “That’s what I really like about this. In preseason, sometimes you get in the game and you don’t know how much you’ll get to see him,
Brees totals 5 TDs as Saints rout Giants (AP)
NEW ORLEANS (AP)—On their own 12-yard line with 1:09 left in the first half, there was no way Drew Brees(notes) and the Saints were simply going to run out the clock. That’s not how their offense works, and the New York Giants weren’t putting up much resistance anyway. Only 34 seconds elapsed before a third touchdown drive of 80-plus yards gave the Saints a 21-3 halftime lead, and they were well on their way to a third-straight win, 49-24 over the slumping Giants. “What it comes down to is we have a lot of confidence and we play very aggressive,” Brees said. “Is there risk involved? Yes. When you do it as much as we do with the mentality we do, you make