New Orleans vs. San Francisco, Saturday 1/14 at 4:30 (Fox Sports) – This season has been the year of the passing game where three quarterbacks passed the 5,000 yard mark. Offenses were designed to spread receivers out, try to find the favorable matchups and exploit them to move the ball and score. Three teams scored over 500 points, showing the staggering ways teams were putting up points.
Where was the defense in all of this? Four teams gave up less than 300 points (3 of the 4 will be playing this weekend, the fourth lost last weekend), but the majority were over 300 (20 teams, including 7 playoff teams), while some gave up 400 points (8 teams, including 1 playoff team with a winning record who gave up more than they scored, the NY Giants: 394 for, 400 against). Where have all of the defensive schemes gone and coordinators gone to?
Well this game will show which is the better way to play. The New Orleans Saints and their high powered passing game, fresh off their 45-2...
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PLAYERS:
Drew Brees,
Jimmy Graham,
Marques Colston,
Darren Sproles,
Pierre Thomas,
Lance Moore,
Robert Meachem,
Devery Henderson,
Aldon Smith,
Carlos Rogers,
Roman Harper,
Patrick Robinson,
Jonathan Vilma,
Gregg Williams,
Alex Smith,
Frank Gore
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers
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