The Saints won their eighth straight yesterday in dramatic fashion, rallying back from a 15-point deficit late in the 4th quarter to beat the Washington Redskins 34-31 in overtime. Will Lutz kicked his fourth field goal to win it in OT. Running back Mark Ingram rushed for 131 yards and a score and Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 385 yards and two touchdowns. Brees on the 8-and-2 Saints….
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The Saints are the first team in the Super Bowl era to start the season 0-2 and then win 8 straight. New Orleans has a one-game lead over Carolina for first place in the NFC South. They are tied with Minnesota with the 2nd best record in the NFC.

LSU has moved up two spots in the AP poll to 19 and three spots to 18 in the coaches poll after its 30-10 win over Tennessee in Knoxville. The game was played in windy conditions and then a cold rain hit Neyland Stadium to begin the second half. But Tigers running back Derius Guice says that’s what football is about….
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Guice rushed for 97 yards and a score. The Tigers finish the regular season this Saturday at home against Texas A-and-M.

Nicholls State is in the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2005. The Colonels will host South Dakota this Saturday at 3 PM. McNeese State did not get in, despite a 9-and-2 record. Northwestern State is now looking for a new head coach as Jay Thomas will not return for a sixth season.