Those terrible towels are wiping Steelers tears as the Saints 31-28 Sunday win locks the black and gold into the number one seed in the playoffs. Saints QB Drew Brees, says much of the credit goes to the defense in working magic in the fourth quarter.
Brees says while the team does have a bye week in the playoffs, he’s hesitant to call it a week-off.
Cut 14 (20) “…games takes place.”
The victory marked the 117th win of the coach-QB duo of Coach Sean Payton & Drew Brees, making them the second most winning combo in the league’s history, only to Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
An 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting involving two LSU football players in the Scotlandville area of Baton Rouge. The incident happened just after noon on Saturday as the two players went to meet with 18-year-old Kobe Johnson to sell him an electronic item posted for sale online. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says it appears one of the athletes shot Johnson out of self-defense.
Cut 7 (07) “…of their belongings.”
The two student athletes,RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire and LB Jared Small, were detained, but not arrested, and were released upon a deeper investigation of the incident.
The Pelicans season is coming apart at the seams as the team falls to 15-19 after dropping a game against the Kings 122-117. Anthony Davis was brilliant at 26 and 17, while Jrue showed up with 27/6/7. Former Pelican Buddy Hield who was traded for the departed Demarcus Cousins dropped 28 and 6.