I can't help myself this week either

So this may become a weekly habit; at least for a couple of months!!!! If you read my blog you know I'm a Saints fan; have been one since I was a 10 year old boy. The magical season continues today with a close victory over those pesky Atlanta Falcons. Before I comment on the game let's first talk about this phenomenal season. The victory moves the Saints to 13-0. This is a season victory total we have never seen since the Saints birth in 1966. In any given preseason if you could tell a Saints fan we'll get 13 wins we all would say heck yea!!! The Saints do have a chance at a perfect season but it will be tough. Saints continue to fight through injuries and today, like last week, was an example of our opponents giving their very best.

In today's game I never could figure out where the defense was; especially the front line. They put no pressure on the back-up QB, who played brilliantly today, and this might be the first time all year an opponent put up 14 unanswered points when the Saints are leading. And then the play calling near the end when we had the ball was curious. We took ourselves out of position to milk the clock and make a big score that would have sealed the deal with 2 minutes remaining. And then the fake field goal; what the heck was that? But in the end, Jonathan Vilma made the tackle of the year. And the Saints are 13-0.

This is light years for Saints fans as we get testy over the quality of the win, or how much luck was involved. After years of blowing leads, never catching a break or inventing unique and curious ways to blow a game, we now want it all. We just don't want a win, we want a crisp victory. We want 40 points or more every game. We want to dominate. Well this is indeed new for us. Other teams that consistently win 13 or 14 games don't get lots of inspection of how they do it. Most of us know they just do it. What I am saying is; in the end, whether we win 14, 15 or yes, 16 games, it does not matter how; it just mattters that it happened.

So the Saints continue to motivate and lead a city and a region through our post Katrina realities. It's been wild and it's been fun. And there very well should be more to come. Next week it's Dallas. The Cowboys will probably be another tough test. Or will the Saints put all the pieces together and play like they did against the Patriots? We'll see in 6 days.

So today, geaux Saints. You pulled on out and came up big when it counted most. One game at a time; one game at a time. Let's win so I can blog away about the NFC South championship football New Orleans Saints!