The Saints won their 15th straight game in the month of October as they held off Carolina 27-24 to improve to 4-2 yesterday. Quarterback Drew Brees was efficient as he threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a rushing touchdown. Brees’ second TD pass came at the end of the first half to give New Orleans a 21-17 halftime lead
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The Saints were 12 of 14 on third down, however, New Orleans defense had trouble slowing down Carolina’s passing game. But Marcus Davenport had a key sack on the Panthers’ final drive that led to a 65-yard field goal try that came up short.

New Orleans remains in second place in the NFC South. That’s because Tampa Bay beat Oakland 45 to 20 to improve to 5-2. Also, Tom Brady moved past Brees for the most NFL touchdown passes in history. Brady had four TD passes on the day.

LSU freshman quarterback TJ Finley says the Tigers have their swagger back after beating South Carolina 52-24 on Saturday. Finley threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score. Running back John Emery was impressed with Finley’s demeanor in his first collegiate game…
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It helped that the Tigers got their running game going as LSU rushed for 265 yards.

LSU remains out of the AP Top 25. The Ragin Cajuns are receiving votes and they are ranked 29th and they’ll visit Texas State on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech has dropped two straight Conference USA games and they’ll host UAB on Saturday. ULM is still winless and the Warhawks are home to face Appalachian State.