Teddy Bridgewater will start at quarterback for the Saints on Sunday against the Panthers, despite Drew only needing eight more passing yards to eclipse 4,000 yards for a 13th consecutive season. The future Hall of Famer is not worried about individual awards.
Brees is thought to be in a tight MVP race with Kansas City QB Pat Mahomes, who’s on pace to be the first quarterback since Payton Manning in 2013 to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns.
Teddy joined the Saints in pre-season after an impressive off-season in New York. He previously started in Minnesota before a career threatening 2016 practice injury.
A win would also set a franchise record for wins in a season at 14-2 on the year.
LSU sophomore running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is with the Tigers in Arizona one week after he and walk-on linebacker Jared Small were involved in a fatal shooting in Baton Rouge, and will be joined in the locker room by Defensive back Kary Vincent Junior is also with the team despite recently losing his father to a month’s long battle with pneumonia. Head Coach Ed O says he’s proud of his team, and their character in the face of tragedy.
The Tigers basketball team takes on ULM tonight in Baton Rouge. The Warhawks are 7-4 on the year, and have won their last four games. Southern takes on Marquette at 7pm. Southeastern and UL-Lafayette go at it 4pm tomorrow.
Duke trashed Temple 56-27 at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport yesterday, and at the game Chef John Folse served up the now official biggest bowl of gumbo ever made, at 6,800 pounds