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Saints Stun Seattle in First Win of Season
Published on October 14, 2007 at 10:40PM
SEATTLE-Reggie Bush had 141 all-purpose yards and Drew Brees had his best game of the season throwing for 246 yards and two scores as the New Orleans Saints pulled off a shocker with a 28-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field Sunday evening. From the beginning, the Saints had the edge as rookie Pierre Thoams returned a bothced punt by Seahawks punter Ryan Plackemier for a five-yard score to give New Orleans a 7-0 lead. From that point on, the Seahawks had to play from behind and while QB Matt Hasselbeck brought his A game for Seattle (26-43, 362 yards, 2 TD’s, INT), the Saints defense also had a solid game as they sacked him five times and put consistent pressure on the Seahawks’ signal-caller. The Seahawks made a late run, but when trailing 28-17, a 4th down pass from Hasselbeck to Ben Obomanu fell short and the Saints ran out the clock from there. With the win, New Orleans seeks to become the first team to advance to the Super Bowl after an 0-4 start since Buffalo did so in 1992, and only the second team ever. In other NFL action Sunday, Carolina derailed Arizona, 25-10, Baltimore gashed St. Louis, 22-3, Minnesota edged Chicago, 34-31, Kansas City defeated Cincinnati, 27-20, Cleveland handled Miami, 41-31, New England humbled Dallas, 48-27, Green Bay held off Washington, 17-14, Jacksonville smacked Houston, 37-17, Philadelphia outlasted the New York Jets, 16-9, San Diego blew by Oakland, 28-14, and Tampa Bay surged past Tennessee, 13-10. The Monday night game this week features the New York Giants battling the Atlanta Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening.
South Florida Smacks I-4 Rival To Remain Unbeaten
Published on October 14, 2007 at 12:58AM
Updated on October 14, 2007 at 07:12AM
TAMPA-Matt Grothe had 312 yards of total offense and was responsible for four touchdowns as the #5 South Florida Bulls annihilated the Central Florida Knights, 64-12 Saturday afternoon. Just 15 years ago, the South Florida football program had not yet been created and now, in a college football weekend where both of the top two teams fell, the Bulls have a chance to rise even higher in the polls, and perhaps of greater importance may be highly ranked in the first BCS standings which come out in the next couple of days. Additionally, the Bulls’ defense allowed only 145 yards to the Knights who have the potential to be explosive as against nationally-ranked Texas, they amassed 326 yards about a month ago. The tests keep coming for USF as next Thursday they must travel to Piscataway, N.J. to battle Big East foe Rutgers in front of a national television audience. However, little has daunted the Bulls this season as under coach Jim Leavitt, the program ensues in its meteoric rise. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #17 Kentucky stunned #1 LSU, 43-37 in triple overtime, Oregon State astonished #2 California, 31-28, #3 Ohio State smashed Kent State, 48-3, #4 Boston College handled Notre Dame, 27-14 in the Catholic game of the day, #6 Oklahoma got past #11 Missouri, 41-31, #7 South Carolina held on against North Carolina, 21-15, #9 Oregon decimated Washington State, 53-7, #10 USC squeaked past Arizona, 20-13, #12 Virginia Tech blitzed Duke, 43-14, #14 Arizona State hammered Washington, 44-20, Louisville upset #15 Cincinnati, 28-24, Iowa shocked #18 Illinois, 10-6, Penn State obliterated #19 Wisconsin, 38-7, #20 Kansas pounded Baylor, 58-10, #22 Auburn edged Arkansas, 9-7, #23 Texas crushed Iowa State, 56-3, #24 Georgia got by Vanderbilt, 20-17, and #25 Tennessee outgunned Mississippi State, 33-21.