The Saints continue to do the unexpected. Lose games when you expect them to win, but win games when you think they’ll get beat. New Orleans went into Pittsburgh yesterday and beat the Steelers 35-32. Quarterback Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers, Mark Ingram rushed for 122 yards and the defense forced two turnovers. Coach Sean Payton says it feels good to beat a good team on the road…

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The Saints remain tied for first in the NFC South with Atlanta, who upset the Arizona Cardinals yesterday 29-18. Also in the division, Cincinnati defeated Tampa Bay 14-13 and Carolina fell to Minnesota 31-13.

In college basketball action yesterday, Southeastern Louisiana bested Langston 92-80, UNO fell to Denver 79-60, and Tulane has now won five out of its first six as they defeated Tennessee Tech 73-68.

Louisiana Tech will play this Saturday in the Conference USA Championship game against Marshall after routing Rice 76-31 on Saturday at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Bulldogs amassed 677 total yards as quarterback Cody Sokol threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns. Head Coach Skip Holtz on his explosive offense

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Tech will take on the Thundering Herd in the league title game this Saturday at 11 AM in Huntington, West Virginia and it can be seen on ESPN2.

In other college football action from the weekend, UL-Lafayette finished their regular season at 8-4 with a 42-23 win over Troy. It was Georgia Southern over ULM 22-16, Southeastern Louisiana fell to Sam Houston State in the first round of the FCS Playoffs 21-17, and Southern defeating Grambling in the Bayou Classic 52-45, and will take on Alcorn State for the SWAC Championship this Saturday.