Saints Beat Raiders to End Losing Steak
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New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister is upended by Oakland Raiders safety Ray Buchanan (34) in the second quarter Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, in Oakland, Calif.
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Daunte Culpepper passed for 425 yards and five touchdowns Sunday night to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 38-31 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
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Devin Hester scores two touchdowns and the Bears hold on to eliminate the Saints from the playoffs in a 33-25 victory in Chicago on Sunday.
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ATLANTA -- T.J. Duckett set a team record by rushing for four touchdowns and the Atlanta Falcons clinched just the third division title in franchise history, wrapping up the NFC South with a 35-10 rout of the Oakland Raiders yesterday.
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The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of  misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane  Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints  took the field for what turned out to be much more than a  football game.
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The St.Louis Rams beat the Tampa Bay Bucs 28-21 on Monday Night Football in St.Louis. The Rams are now 4-2 while the Bucs drop to 1-5.
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The Rams take advantage of five Oakland turnovers, including two that set up touchdown runs by Steven Jackson, in St. Louis' 20-0 victory over the Raiders.
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TAMPA -- Aaron Brooks threw two touchdown passes in the last four minutes, including a 7-yarder to Donte Stallworth with 32 seconds left, to keep the New Orleans Saints' playoff hopes alive yesterday with a 21-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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A raucous Mardi Gras-like  atmosphere helped the New Orleans Saints crush the Atlanta  Falcons 23-3 on Monday in the first NFL game at the Superdome  since Hurricane Katrina.
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The New Orleans Saints survived it all: Hurricane Ivan, the loss of Deuce McAllister, and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Something about the St. Louis Rams always seems to bring out the best in the New Orleans Saints. It proved true again Sunday as John Carney kicked the last of his 5 field goals in overtime to defeat the Rams 28-25.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 30 -- Hoping to win, hop on a plane and get good news when they arrived back in New Orleans, the Saints instead headed home knowing their season was over.
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Daunte Culpepper completes 26 of 37 passes for 425 yards and five scores to drag the Vikings over the Saints, 38-31, on Sunday night.
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Drew Brees caps a 315-yard day with a clutch, 22-yard completion to Billy Miller that allows the Saints to run out the clock in a 31-24 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
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From the pits to the NFL playoffs. The San Diego Chargers turned it all the way around. LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Gates tied a record with his 12th TD of the season
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Julius Jones broke loose for a career-long 77-yard touchdown run on the Cowboys' second offensive play and Dallas had a 7-0 lead over the New Orleans Saints after the first quarter Sunday night.
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ST. LOUIS -- Even without Deuce McAllister, the New Orleans Saints&#39; running game appears to be in good hands. Perturbed after being described as a journeyman, fill-in Aaron Stecker responded with his first