Special teams lift Saints, snapping a three-game skid
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Coach Jim Haslett gathered his special-teams players together and told the Saints they were about to line up for one of their most important kickoffs of the season.
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Reggie Bush ties the franchise record by scoring all four of the Saints' touchdowns and gains 168 total yards as New Orleans beats San Francisco, 34-10.
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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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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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The New Orleans Saints have gotten off to fast starts before. They're hoping their latest one is followed by a strong middle and stellar end to the season.
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Saints 26, Falcons 13: Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and New Orleans kept its postseason hopes alive with a victory against visiting Atlanta yesterday.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- For the third straight game, No. 5 Miami&#39;s special teams were magical against Louisiana Tech. Redshirt sophomore Devin Hester returned two punts for touchdowns to highlight the Hurricanes&#39; 48-0 thrashing of the Bulldogs.
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They played most of Sunday's game with a special teams player at linebacker, a tight end at fullback, an undrafted former backup at nose tackle and, yes, that rookie quarterback who wasn't supposed to play this season.
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The New Orleans Saints&#39;s nightmare  start to the season got worse on Tuesday when running back  Deuce McAllister was ruled out for the rest of the campaign  with a knee injury.
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The strong hearts behind the NFL's toughest players provide their own kind of 'special teams' support.
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Deuce McAllister ran for 128 yards on 29 carries for the Saints (7-8), who posted their third straight victory to remain in the NFC playoff race.
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MILTON -- It was a game of impersonations. The special teams units from both teams looked like Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, whiffing every time they tried to kick the ball. Westwood quarterback Jeff White ran like scrambling Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons, and the Archbishop Williams offense attempted an imitation of their Super Bowl foes. In ...
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It took New Orleans nearly a half to get a first down. Once the Saints finally found a little success, they practically did whatever they wanted.
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The record books do not lend any perspective because there are no such known records. What Boston College's special teams accomplished in last Saturday's 36-17 victory at No. 13 West Virginia was simply off the charts: 24 points, 230 net return yards, 3 field goals, 3 extra points, touchdowns on punt returns of 41 and 71 yards, and kickoff returns ...
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NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints have fallen behind early and often this season. And they have seldom come back.
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It was not the best way to start off the night. With three first-half fumbles and several early scoring opportunities gone to waste, there were a lot more glamorous games going on in the area.
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If USC was going to have an off day in special teams play, fans would be quick to predict it would be their third-year kicker as the culprit.