Football Gumbo: The Race for the Bye Is On

“But there’s nothing like sampling a little gumbo, a little jambalaya and then diving face-first into a shrimp boil.” - Chris Low, ESPN.com.

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Hello folks and welcome to a tasty mix of news and stories related to the Saints’ upcoming game. Like a good gumbo, it is full of all sorts of awesome ingredients and I will even occasionally add the slightly odd piece of news in the stew. Let’s dive in face-first!

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Crescent City Gumbo

• Brees, Saints Still Seeking Best Performance: Despite scoring 46 points against the Sn Francisco 49ers, Brees and the offense feel they can still improve. By John DeShazier at neworleanssaints.com.

• Porous Defense: The Saints’ defense knows where its holes are. By John DeShazier at neworleanssaints.com.

• Clutch Lutz: The Saints’ placekicker has once again been excellent for New Orleans. By John DeShazier at neworleanssaints.com.

• Remembering Vaughan Johnson: Former Saints’ great is remembered by his former Dome Patrol teammates. via neworleanssaints.com.

• Walking Together Forever, the Story of the 2009 New Orleans Saints: Watch the first trailer of the upcoming piece on the 2009 Super Bowl champions. via neworleanssaints.com.

• From 9 to 9: Watch Drew Brees congratulate LSU quarterback Joe Burrow on winning the Heisman trophy. via neworleanssaints.com.

• I Think His Time is Coming: Drew Brees’ words regarding the struggling Alvin Kamara. By Luke Johnson at NOLA.com.

• Tre’Quan Smith Hoping for Late Season Revival: The oft-injured Saints’ wide receiver is hoping to put injuries behind him as the season nears end. By Luke Johnson at NOLA.com.

• Who Has the Edge? Assessing how the Saints and Colts stack up. By Amie Just at NOLA.com.

• Chasing Records: Both Drew Brees and Michael Thomas are chasing historic records as Saints face the Colts on Monday Night Football. By Grant Gordon at NFL.com.

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A Taste From the Other Side

• T.Y. Hilton Game-Time Decision: The Colts’ number one wide receiver is nursing a calf injury. By Andrew Walker at Colts.com.

• Former Chargers WR Dontrelle Inman Back with Colts: With injuries to their receiving corps, the Colts bring back Inman, who was a standout with the Chargers. By Andrew Walker at Colts.com.

• Adam Vinatieri Out, Chase McLaughlin In: The legendary kicker was put on IR. Chase McLaughlin will be the starter for Saints game. By Andrew Walker at Colts.com.

• Saints-Colts Fantasy Preview: Jake Arthur of Colts.com previews the game from a Fantasy Football angle.

• Colts’ Fighting for Playoffs Life: Indy’s playoffs hopes are fading fast, but an upset of the Saints would keep them alive. By Mike Wells at ESPN.com.

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Wait...What?

• Millionaire For A Day: A bank in Texas erroneously deposited 37 million dollars into a woman’s bank account. via Foxnews.com.