Thursday Night Football in Week 7 is not a "pretty" matchup. The New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos are both banged up, somewhat limping into play this week.
Here's how the Broncos' rookie quarterback stacks up to Brees' first few games playing under the same head coach.
The New Orleans Saints are suffering injuries faster than the medical team can make an updated IR list. That is very unfortunate ahead of a visit from former coach Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos.
Following another big win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team has made a move for free agent wide receiver Marquez Callaway ahead of their Week 7 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.
Week 7's Thursday Night Football tilt is bound to be an emotional one as the Sean Payton-led Denver Broncos return to the city he and Drew Brees rebuilt, facing the New Orleans Saints .
Thursday should be a special night for the New Orleans Saints. During the primetime telecast of Thursday Night Football, the team will induct former quarterback Drew Brees into the Saints team Hall of Fame.
How did it all start for these two NFC South teams? For Week 6, the New Orleans Saints (2-3) are back home in the dome to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) in Caesars Superdome.
The Alabama Crimson Tide enjoyed a legendary 17-year dynasty under Nick Saban. He won 87.7 percent of his 235 games with the Tide, winning 16 bowl games and six national championships.
Every now and then there’s a hit in football that you never forget. Reggie Bush certainly would prefer if he wasn’t involved in one of them. The former USC and New Orleans Saints star was just a rookie when he experienced his ‘Welcome to the NFL’ moment.
Brock Purdy wasn't supposed to do the things he's doing in the NFL. When the San Francisco 49ers selected the former Iowa State quarterback with the last
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has established himself as a quarterback guru. While with the New Orleans Saints, he molded Drew Brees into a Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback.
The Los Angeles Rams pulled off an improbable comeback to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 27-24, and earn their first win of the 2024 season. The Rams trailed by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, but a pair of rushing touchdowns by Kyren Williams helped the team even the score.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix was frequently compared to Drew Brees leading up to the 2024 NFL draft this spring. Nix boasted a high completion percentage, a quick release and accurate passes in college, much like Brees did in the NFL.
When Drew Brees enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his first year on the ballot in 2026, one of the men he’ll surely thank in his induction speech is former New Orleans Saints, and current Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton.
Strike 3: Before Drew Brees was drafted by the then San Diego Chargers back in April of 2001, the scouting report on him from Mel Kiper Jr. read something like this: “In the NFL Brees will be looking to overcome his lack of ideal size and top arm strength.
Drew Brees is looking forward to the New Orleans Saints this season. The former longtime Saints quarterback and Super Bowl champion is “excited” to watch this current iteration after New Orleans came up just short of a playoff berth last season with a 9-8 record.
Not only is former New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees one of the top quarterbacks in NFL history, he may be the best short quarterback of all-time – listed at 6-foot, 209 pounds during his 20-year pro career.
Manning passed up entering the transfer portal to stay at Texas and sit behind Quinn Ewers for one more season.
Drew Brees would welcome a return to broadcasting if such an opportunity arose.
The former quarterback acknowledged that he was serious about coming out of retirement.
Drew Brees played in the NFL for longer than most quarterbacks could ever dream of, and the former New Orleans Saints star says there is one main reason he chose not to keep going.
Drew Brees is making sure that Jason Kelce's spirit lives on in the sport of football.
A recent update on former New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees saddened NFL fans.
Brees opened up on the health of his arm.
Drew Brees last played in the NFL in 2020 and was still hearing from teams as recently as 2021. On Tuesday, the 44-year-old explained why he could no longer make an NFL comeback even if he wanted to.
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