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Garrett Hartley doesn't try to spin his two-week benching as some sort of lesson that might help him in the long run."No, that was just something that ... was out of my control and whatever was on the plate I had to, I guess eat it," Hartley said. "That was what the coaches decided and so at that point, all I know is, hey, how can I get better? How can I prevent things like that from happening again? So you just do everything you possibly can do in practice, prepare yourself mentally like you're playing in the game in Sunday's warmup and just trust your swing."Like a golfer who suddenly develops a bad hook, Hartley was having a little trouble with his leg swing earlier this season. He missed three of his first seven kicks, all of them hooks wide left, and the third miss came from only 29-yards out and cost the Saints an overtime win over Atlanta in Week 3.After that, the Saints added 46-year-old John Carney to their roster and activated him for the past two games. Carney made his first...
Garrett Hartley kicked a 20-yard field in overtime, and the New Orleans Saints damaged Dallas' playoff hopes with a 34-31 victory against the Cowboys on Sunday.Drew ...
Robert Griffin III was limited with a knee brace but still threw two touchdown passes, and the Washington Redskins held on against the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-20, to...
DeAngelo Williams ran for a Panthers-record 210 yards with a pair of scores, as Carolina wrapped up a solid finish to the season with a 44-38 victory over the New Or...
The New Orleans Saints seemed resigned to their fate after losing their third straight game: the possibility of missing the playoffs this season for a franchise that...
Rookie David Wilson was given a simple piece of advice by special teams coach Tom Quinn before the New York Giants' game against the New Orleans Saints: "Run fast."T...
Eli Manning threw for a season-high four touchdowns as the New York Giants maintained their grasp on first place in the NFC East with a 52-27 pasting of the New Orle...
Drew Brees led two time-consuming field-goal drives before throwing his third interception to set up an Atlanta field goal that gave the Falcons a 20-13 lead early i...
The Atlanta Falcons raced to a 17-0 lead and the defense made it stand up, picking off five of Drew Brees' passes and ending his NFL-record touchdown streak with a 2...
Drew Brees said the Saints played winning football against the Falcons in every category but turnovers."Unfortunately, the turnovers far outshadow the rest," Brees s...
The Atlanta Falcons made a statement Thursday night, picking off New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees a career-high five times and ending his remarkable consecutive ga...
Boy, did Drew Brees lay an egg against the Atlanta Falcons.Five interceptions for the first time in his career.The end of his NFL-record touchdown streak.And a timin...
The last time the New Orleans Saints finished a season 8-8, they followed up with their first Super Bowl title in franchise history.Nobody knows what the 2013 season...
Garrett Hartley drilled a 20-yard field goal in overtime as the New Orleans Saints recovered from a late rally by the Dallas Cowboys to take a 34-31 victory at Cowbo...
John Carney applies the language of golf to kicking in the NFL.When the 46-year-old kicker talks about how he envisions his role in what is now his 23rd NFL season, ...
The New Orleans Saints are a missed chip-shot field goal away from being 3-0 and having a two-game lead on NFC South rival Atlanta.Instead, they are tied with the Fa...
With the NFC East title on the line, rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III had a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Washington Redskins a 14-10 lead over the Dallas C...
Andrew Luck's 7-yard TD pass to Reggie Wayne with 4:08 remaining lifted Indianapolis over the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-13, and the Colts locked up the AFC's fifth seed...
With one more win, Robert Griffin III can be called a playoff quarterback.Now that's an adjective he won't mind.Griffin threw a pair of touchdown passes in his first...
Washington Redskins kicker Kai Forbath set the NFL record for consecutive field goals to begin a career with 17 straight.Forbath kicked field goals of 45 and 42 yard...