SBNation.com - NFL Preseason: Saints Brees Bests Chargers, Former Teammate Rivers, 36-21https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46737/sbn-fave.png2010-08-27T23:59:32-04:00http://www.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14187112010-08-27T23:59:32-04:002010-08-27T23:59:32-04:00NFL Preseason: Brees, Saints Offense Look Ready For Season In 36-21 Win Over San Diego
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DZVeAriPWccCRFErxceBxV0sPWY=/0x27:400x294/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/47828145/large_sb_nation_final.0.png" />
</figure>
<p>New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/1998/Drew_Brees">Drew Brees</a> completed 18-of-27 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/teams/new-orleans-saints">New Orleans Saints</a> defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a>, 36-21, in the third preseason outing for each team from the Louisiana Superdome.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/2281/Patrick_Ramsey">Patrick Ramsey</a> connected on 10-of-18 passes for 191 yards, a touchdown, and an interception for the Saints, who improved to 2-1 in the preseason.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/109575/Chris_Ivory">Chris Ivory</a> rushed the ball 11 times for 45 yards and caught a 76-yard TD pass. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/19011/Pierre_Thomas">Pierre Thomas</a> carried the ball seven times for 41 yards.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/2001/Reggie_Bush">Reggie Bush</a> caught seven passes for 70 yards. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/2021/Devery_Henderson">Devery Henderson</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/19006/Robert_Meachem">Robert Meachem</a> each had a receiving touchdown for New Orleans, which got three field goals from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/34971/Garrett_Hartley">Garrett Hartley</a>.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/3028/Philip_Rivers">Philip Rivers</a> connected on 16-of-27 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown for the Chargers, who fell to 1-2 in the preseason. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/3035/Billy_Volek">Billy Volek</a> threw a pair of interceptions and also ran in a touchdown.</p>
<p>Rookie Ryan Mathews rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/34958/Jacob_Hester">Jacob Hester</a> ran for a TD.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/2992/Antonio_Gates">Antonio Gates</a> caught five passes for 66 yards, while Malcom Floyd hauled in four passes for 51 yards and a score.</p>
<p>Trailing 29-21 late in the fourth quarter, Volek led San Diego's offense down to the New Orleans 26. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nfl/players/16859/Leigh_Torrence">Leigh Torrence</a>, though, picked off Volek's pass and returned it 87 yards the other way for a touchdown to seal the win for the Saints.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/27/1655181/nfl-preseason-drew-brees-new-orleans-saints-san-diego-chargers-recapRich Ramus2010-08-27T17:28:56-04:002010-08-27T17:28:56-04:00Chargers-Saints, 8:00 P.M.: Former Teammates Rivers, Brees Meet In New Orleans
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DZVeAriPWccCRFErxceBxV0sPWY=/0x27:400x294/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/47828145/large_sb_nation_final.0.png" />
</figure>
<p>At 8:00 Eastern on Friday night, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/">New Orleans Saints</a> will meet for their third preseason game. The contest, which will be broadcast on CBS, will pit ex-teammates <span>Philip Rivers</span> and <span>Drew Brees</span> against each other, and both quarterbacks figure to be on the field for more snaps than they have so far in the preseason.</p>
<p>Be sure to check out our Chargers blog, <a href="http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com">Bolts From The Blue</a>, and our Saints blog, <a href="http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com">Canal Street Chronicles.</a></p>
<p><i>Preview courtesy of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/events/59322/preview/112641">Sports Network.</a></i></p>
<p>Quarterbacks Drew Brees and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nfl/players/3028/Philip_Rivers">Philip Rivers</a> will be reunited on Friday night, when Brees' <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nfl/teams/new-orleans-saints">Saints</a> meet Rivers' <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> in the third preseason outing for each team from the Louisiana Superdome.</p>
<p>Brees and Rivers were teammates with the Chargers in 2004-05, with Brees' ascendancy after a formerly mediocre run as San Diego starter, coupled with a rookie holdout that diminished Rivers' chance at winning the starting job, defining an interesting two-year era for the Chargers.</p>
<p>Brees was 20-11 with a Pro Bowl appearance in 2004-05, winning NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors when Rivers was a rookie, but an injured shoulder suffered in the final game of the 2005 regular season impacted the Chargers' decision not to give Brees a serious contract offer heading into 2006.</p>
<p>Rivers took over from there, and has gone 46-18 with a pair of Pro Bowl appearances in the four seasons Brees has been in New Orleans.</p>
<p>Brees has an inferior 38-25 record since signing with the Saints in 2006, but leads Rivers in Pro Bowl appearances (3) and Super Bowl victories (1).</p>
<p>Friday will mark the second time Rivers and Brees have squared off since the latter left San Diego, with the other occurring in a regular season game at London's Wembley Stadium during the 2008 season. The Saints won that game, 37-32.</p>
<p>Not surprisingly, both players have looked sharp during the 2010 preseason. Rivers is 15-of-21 passing (71.4 percent) for 187 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Brees is 14-of-23 for 91 yards without a TD or turnover.</p>
<p>The QBs are expected to receive their most extensive time of the tune-up period on Friday.</p>
<p>On the injury front, linebacker <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nfl/players/3015/Shawne_Merriman">Shawne Merriman</a> (Achilles') is among the notable Chargers not expected to be in uniform on Friday, while the Saints' <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nfl/players/3178/Darren_Sharper">Darren Sharper</a> (knee) is also unlikely to appear.</p>
<p>The Chargers hold a 4-1 edge in their all-time preseason series with the Saints, including a 21-20 home victory in the last such meeting, prior to the 1985 campaign.</p>
<p>As mentioned, the teams last met in meaningful play during the 2008 season.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/27/2320039/chargers-saints-8-00-p-m-former-teammates-rivers-brees-meet-in-newJon Bois