"We put up a lot of points, " Brees said Tuesday afternoon. "That's the most points we've put up since we've been here, and I know we tied a franchise record. I'd say it just felt like anything we did worked. Rarely do you get in a game and you just feel like whatever you're calling is working.

"What's amazing is we only ran (54) plays. I got done watching the film, and you look at the count at the bottom -- (54) plays, you say, 'Wow, I felt like we ran about 80 plays.' Just because you score 51 points, you figure you had the ball for a long time. But we really didn't have that many third downs because we were getting chunks. We made some big plays, and the points just added up."