Last night, the NFL season kicked off with the defending champions New Orleans Saints going up against the Brett Favre-led Minnesota Vikings at the New Orleans Superdome. The game displayed many things: the Saints' offensive prowess, the Saints' defensive improvement and holes in Favre's game.
Saints' Offense
New Orleans' offense was as fiery as ever last night. The first play of the opening drive was a 28 yard pass to WR Marques Colston. That drive ended with a 29 yd. TD pass to WR Devry Henderson. All the offense wasn't limited to passing either. The Saints played the clock control game in the second half, rushing their way to a Pierre Thomas TD in the process. Overall, their offense threw for 237 yds., 1TD and rushed for 79 yds. with a TD.
Saints' Defense
The Saints' defense played very well last night. The pass rush attacked and flustered Favre. They created a turnover situation, in which they came up with a INT. Their corners did well in keeping the Viking receivers in check. Among the WRs, only Greg Camarillo was able to eclipse the 20 yard receiving mark (29 yds). TE Visanthe Shiancoe was the only receiver to be a thorn against the Saints' defense( Shiancoe had 4 receptions, 71 yds., 1 TD). The Saints' run defense didn't fair too bad either. They kept RB Adrian Peterson out of the end zone and under 100 rushing yds. (87 yds. on 19 carries).
Brett Favre
Before I begin, let it be known that I FUCKING loathe Brett Favre and opinion of his performance might be biased
Ole' gun-slinging Brett. You've had a long and illustrious career. Please retire. I'll admit that Favre still can throw that deep bomb as good as any youngster, but he's too brittle now. If the defense attacks him, he won't be as productive. That is exactly what the Saints defense did. They made him uncomfortable in the pocket. They were able to hit him HARD. Favre's known to throw a couple INTs in his day, so it wasn't a surprise he threw one. Favre did get in synch with TE Shiancoe, hooking up for a TD before the end of the of the first half. But overall, Brett Favre just looked old to me at times throughout the game. I bet it won't be the last time this season either.
I bid you all farewell.
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