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The New Orleans Saints have tied their best start to a season.
Drew Brees had 308 passing yards, Pierre Thomas scored two touchdowns, and Jabari Greer returned an interception for a score to help the host Saints improve to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Only the 1991 Saints began a season with as many wins.
Greer's touchdown was the Saints' fifth score on an interception this season, tying a single-season franchise mark set in 1998. Tracy Porter also had an interception on the Saints' 1-yard line on a pass tipped by Jonathan Vilma in the fourth quarter, preserving a 28-24 lead.
Darren Sharper sealed the win with his seventh interception of the season in the final seconds, the third interception of the game thrown by Matt Ryan.
BILLS: Second-year wide receiver James Hardy is expected to be promoted to the team's active roster because he has shown he has fully recovered 10 months after having left knee surgery.
BRONCOS: Coach Josh McDaniels said right tackle Ryan Harris won't play against Pittsburgh next week after suffering a toe injury in the Broncos' loss at the Ravens.
BROWNS: George Kokinis, the hand-picked general manager of first-year coach Eric Mangini who was rarely seen or heard in Cleveland, left the team under unexplained circumstances after less than one year on the job. After reports surfaced that Kokinis was fired, the team issued an awkwardly worded statement saying Kokinis "is no longer actively involved with the organization." The Browns also denied reports that Kokinis was escorted from team headquarters. Kokinis' apparent ouster came one day after Browns owner Randy Lerner said he wanted to hire a "strong, credible, serious" football adviser to help run his struggling 1-7 team. Kokinis was hired on Jan. 23, two weeks after the Browns named Mangini as their fourth coach since 1999.
CARDINALS: Wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he hopes to play at Chicago this week despite aggravating a right ankle sprain in the third quarter of a 34-21 loss to Carolina on Sunday.
CHARGERS: Wide receiver Chris Chambers was released a day after he had a key catch in a 24-16 win over the Raiders. Coach Norv Turner said the Chargers released Chambers because of the emergence of Malcom Floyd and the need to sign a linebacker to replace because of an injury to Tim Dobbins, who was hurt on Sunday.
CHIEFS: Kansas City reached a settlement with running back Larry Johnson and agreed Monday to withhold only one week's pay for making gay slurs instead of two. The settlement saved the two-time Pro Bowl running back about $315,000.
49ERS: Cornerback Nate Clements underwent a CT scan on his broken right shoulder blade, and left tackle Joe Staley had magnetic resonance imaging on his sprained right knee to further determine the damage.
JETS: Rex Ryan says he and his New York Jets are "sick" over being 4-4 after opening the season with three wins. The rookie head coach insists his confidence has not wavered despite the poor stretch, and believes the Jets should have been "at least 6-2" with the way the second-ranked defense and top-ranked running game have performed. The problem has been a lack of a combined effort from all three phases, and the 30-25 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday was another example. The Jets' special teams unit, solid all year, allowed Ted Ginn Jr. to return two kickoffs for touchdowns. Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff said it left a bitter taste that would go away "when they're lowering me in the grave."
PACKERS: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers came out of Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a sprain on one foot and sprained toe on the other. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers could miss time in practice this week but is expected to play Sunday at Tampa Bay without hurting his mobility.
RAIDERS: Coach Tom Cable said he believes his future includes coaching the Raiders despite allegations that he assaulted his former wife and his girlfriend. Cable declined to respond to any specific questions Monday about whether he has an anger-management issue after the allegations from his first wife and former girlfriend on ESPN that he physically abused them at various times during their relationships. Cable says he has not talked about the allegations with owner Al Davis or NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
RAMS: Wide receiver Danny Amendola suffered a concussion in Sunday's victory over the Lions. Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Monday that doctors would give Amendola an extra day before administering tests Wednesday. The Rams also said guard Jacob Bell will undergo concussion tests today.
TEXANS: Tight end Owen Daniels has a torn knee ligament and will have season-ending surgery to repair the injury. Daniels, who injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, was hurt on Houston's second possession in Sunday's win at Buffalo when he caught his foot in the turf. Coach Gary Kubiak said he'll have surgery in about two weeks after swelling in the knee has gone down. He'll be replaced by Joel Dreessen when the Texans play at Indianapolis on Sunday.
Drew Brees had 308 passing yards, Pierre Thomas scored two touchdowns, and Jabari Greer returned an interception for a score to help the host Saints improve to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Only the 1991 Saints began a season with as many wins.
Greer's touchdown was the Saints' fifth score on an interception this season, tying a single-season franchise mark set in 1998. Tracy Porter also had an interception on the Saints' 1-yard line on a pass tipped by Jonathan Vilma in the fourth quarter, preserving a 28-24 lead.
Darren Sharper sealed the win with his seventh interception of the season in the final seconds, the third interception of the game thrown by Matt Ryan.
BILLS: Second-year wide receiver James Hardy is expected to be promoted to the team's active roster because he has shown he has fully recovered 10 months after having left knee surgery.
BRONCOS: Coach Josh McDaniels said right tackle Ryan Harris won't play against Pittsburgh next week after suffering a toe injury in the Broncos' loss at the Ravens.
BROWNS: George Kokinis, the hand-picked general manager of first-year coach Eric Mangini who was rarely seen or heard in Cleveland, left the team under unexplained circumstances after less than one year on the job. After reports surfaced that Kokinis was fired, the team issued an awkwardly worded statement saying Kokinis "is no longer actively involved with the organization." The Browns also denied reports that Kokinis was escorted from team headquarters. Kokinis' apparent ouster came one day after Browns owner Randy Lerner said he wanted to hire a "strong, credible, serious" football adviser to help run his struggling 1-7 team. Kokinis was hired on Jan. 23, two weeks after the Browns named Mangini as their fourth coach since 1999.
CARDINALS: Wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he hopes to play at Chicago this week despite aggravating a right ankle sprain in the third quarter of a 34-21 loss to Carolina on Sunday.
CHARGERS: Wide receiver Chris Chambers was released a day after he had a key catch in a 24-16 win over the Raiders. Coach Norv Turner said the Chargers released Chambers because of the emergence of Malcom Floyd and the need to sign a linebacker to replace because of an injury to Tim Dobbins, who was hurt on Sunday.
CHIEFS: Kansas City reached a settlement with running back Larry Johnson and agreed Monday to withhold only one week's pay for making gay slurs instead of two. The settlement saved the two-time Pro Bowl running back about $315,000.
49ERS: Cornerback Nate Clements underwent a CT scan on his broken right shoulder blade, and left tackle Joe Staley had magnetic resonance imaging on his sprained right knee to further determine the damage.
JETS: Rex Ryan says he and his New York Jets are "sick" over being 4-4 after opening the season with three wins. The rookie head coach insists his confidence has not wavered despite the poor stretch, and believes the Jets should have been "at least 6-2" with the way the second-ranked defense and top-ranked running game have performed. The problem has been a lack of a combined effort from all three phases, and the 30-25 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday was another example. The Jets' special teams unit, solid all year, allowed Ted Ginn Jr. to return two kickoffs for touchdowns. Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff said it left a bitter taste that would go away "when they're lowering me in the grave."
PACKERS: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers came out of Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a sprain on one foot and sprained toe on the other. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers could miss time in practice this week but is expected to play Sunday at Tampa Bay without hurting his mobility.
RAIDERS: Coach Tom Cable said he believes his future includes coaching the Raiders despite allegations that he assaulted his former wife and his girlfriend. Cable declined to respond to any specific questions Monday about whether he has an anger-management issue after the allegations from his first wife and former girlfriend on ESPN that he physically abused them at various times during their relationships. Cable says he has not talked about the allegations with owner Al Davis or NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
RAMS: Wide receiver Danny Amendola suffered a concussion in Sunday's victory over the Lions. Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Monday that doctors would give Amendola an extra day before administering tests Wednesday. The Rams also said guard Jacob Bell will undergo concussion tests today.
TEXANS: Tight end Owen Daniels has a torn knee ligament and will have season-ending surgery to repair the injury. Daniels, who injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, was hurt on Houston's second possession in Sunday's win at Buffalo when he caught his foot in the turf. Coach Gary Kubiak said he'll have surgery in about two weeks after swelling in the knee has gone down. He'll be replaced by Joel Dreessen when the Texans play at Indianapolis on Sunday.
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