New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was back at practice as a limited participant Friday after missing two days with a knee injury.
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January 13, 2012
This year’s divisional round has the potential to be one for the history books. Often times, the conference championships tend to be the most exciting round of the NFL playoffs, and it has the potential to be again this year. However, this season’s elite eight comes with a host of exciting story lines and half a dozen teams that have a legitimate shot at the championship...
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January 14, 2012
50) Count "Wow, I'm glad the Fox 3-man team with Tony Siragusa is doing this game" as another sentence that has never been heard in English49) The hit on Pierre Thomas and subsequent fumble more of less changed the entire game and season48) It's only helmet to helmet if the offensive player is a QB or WR47) That's the Vernon Davis that I overpaid for in fantasy...
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January 14, 2012
A stark contrast of styles kicks of the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs later this afternoon when Drew Brees and the high-octane Saints travel to the Bay Area to face Jim Harbaugh’s physical, feisty 49ers.
The early discourse on this game seemed to favor the Saints, but as the week has gone on more and more of the highly-paid and exposed mainstream media types have been...
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January 13, 2012
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore has been ruled out for Saturday's NFC Divisional Round matchup against the 49ers.
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January 15, 2012
Since both the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers kept battling back and forth throughout the whole game, several plays could have been turning points in the game, until the other team came back with a great play of their own. This article examines several of the big plays that took place during this exciting playoff matchup.
The first potential turning point play came...
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January 13, 2012
Last Week 3-0 (+9 Units)Season 42-37-4 (+ 11.5 Units)Last Season 53-47-2 (+21.5 Units)New Orleans (-4) at San FranNew Orleans finished the season 13-3, averaged almost 40 points per game at home, Drew Brees set the record for most yards in a season and they destroyed a good Detroit team last week. Thing is, they have to play the Niners in San Fran. Not the same as the Superdome....
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January 14, 2012
Saints Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham left Saturday's divisional round game against San Francisco with an apparent head injury.
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January 12, 2012
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 6:00:00 CST
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January 14, 2012
The Saints and 49ers kickoff the Divisional Round with the battle of offense versus defense.
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January 14, 2012
Alex Smith completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left just after Drew Brees had put the high-powered Saints ahead, and the resurgent San Francisco 49ers capitalized on five New Orleans turnovers for a thrilling 36-32 playoff victory Saturday.
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