Saints Pre-Season Schedule Released!
by Dave Cariello on Mar 31, 2010 2:06 PM CDT
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The NFL released it's full pre-season schedule for the 2010 season just minutes ago. Here is how it stacks up for the Saints:
Week 1 (Aug12-16) - New Orleans Saints @ New England Patriots
Week 2 (August 19-23) - Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints
Week 3 (August 27, CBS) - San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints
Week 4 (Sept. 2-3) - New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans
Though most dates and times have not been set yet, it was announced that the Saints Week 3 game against the Chargers will kick off at 8pm ET on CBS against the San Diego Chargers. I guess they feel if they can't get the match-up they want in the Super Bowl, they can force it during the pre-season.
Also of note, the Saints will be playing the Houston Texans yet again during the pre-season and will probably practice together the week before, as they have in the past.
Other points of interest across the league:
Two of those clubs -- the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys -- will kick off the preseason in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 8 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET) in Canton, Ohio.
The New Meadowlands Stadium will open in primetime on Monday, Aug. 16 (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET), when the New York Jets host the New York Giants in the first game at the teams' new stadium.
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Nice schedule
I’m glad we finally won’t have to play the Raiders and Bengals during the preseason. It seems like we play the Texans, Dolphins, and these two every August. Not this year.
These four should all be good teams that will give our guys a thorough test. I like how they saved the Chargers game until week three when the starters usually play 2+ quarters. CBS will like this Rivers vs. Super Bowl MVP matchup.
These preseason games will be a good litmus test for the Saints to see how they come out and react to being the “targeted” team during a full season. And we thought that last year’s schedule would be hard since we had to play the NFC and AFC East teams. As Super Bowl Champions, every team will be out to prove themselves against us. It’s gonna be a tougher road.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Mar 31, 2010 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
No Dolphins on our schedule?
Maybe I’m remembering incorrectly, but I thought we played them just about every year in pre-season.
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
Sweet road trip weekend to Canton, if you’re a Cowboys fan. Cowboys vs Bengals and Emmitt’s induction. I was kind of hoping to make that trip with Rickey Jackson going in, though I doubt anyone in attendance will understand what he’s mumbling at the podium. “57 cheeseburger, uh … I am very honor … gold jacket look sharp … I wore gold for all two teams … thank Hugh Grant and everyone here for making this dream a true thing.”
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
It's almost sad
how excited I am to have this information.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." - Vince Lombardi
LMAO! Hang in there, girl!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Mar 31, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
You can almost smell the mini-camps.
Snap, place, kick! And it's good! It's good! It's goo-hoo-hood! Pigs have flown! Hell Has frozen over! The Saints are going to the Superbowl!
by Joseph William Stern on Mar 31, 2010 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
I'm Ready!
Anybody know when the regular season schedule will be issued. I can’t wait to see that!
And are we playing the vikings opening night?
an all AFC slate
"I have all of the love in the world for Darren Sharper. I just don't have all the money in the world for Darren Sharper." Mickey Loomis
Whew, glad you explained.
I first glanced at this and thought “holy hell, we play games that are 4 days long”
Yup, we're doing that scrimmage week thing again
Bob McNair is big on building the local regional rivalries between Houston and New Orleans/Dallas.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Week 1 vs New England Patriots.
Is it too soon to start hatin’? Is it ok to be hatin’ in pre-season?
I feel like a got a new BB gun and my mom put a trigger lock on the damn thing!
Come ooooooooooooooooon!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Apr 2, 2010 6:13 PM CDT reply actions
Mom?
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Apr 3, 2010 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
It is so nice and a relief
to look forward to playing teams, and actually have a REAL shot of winning! No more lip service like in years past about how this is the year…blah, blah, blah. Although, I will miss the bygone schedules……Sister Marie’s School for Wayward Orphans……Johnny T’s Bar and Grill….All Saints Nursing Home……VFW Post 331, WW1 Vets chapter.
Is it August yet?
WHO DAT!!! (sue me No Fun League)
When are they going to release the dates of the Regular Season?
Aren’t the full schedules and dates normally released by now?
If so, I suspect that it’s being delayed for no other reason than to determine if Favre is going to grace the NFL with his presence or not. If he comes back, the first game of the season will be Saints vs Vikings. If he doesn’t come back, the “re-match” loses much of it’s ratings appeal. One more reason for me to dislike the arogant S.O.B.
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