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Saints' D frustrates Brett Favre as Vikings fall in NFC title rematch
By: espn.comPosted On: 09/10/2010 11:47 A
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For football fans in the Big Easy, "Lombardi Gras" just keeps on rolling.
For football fans in the Big Easy, "Lombardi Gras" just keeps on rolling.
Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and denied Brett Favre a victory in the Louisiana Superdome one more time.Brees completed 27 of 36 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown, and the Saints survived a hard-fought season opener for a 14-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.
It wasn't the most spectacular way to open a title defense, considering it was a rematch of the riveting 2009 NFC title game last January, which the Saints won in overtime to advance to their first Super Bowl.
"We're not used to 14-9 victories, but we're used to winning," said Brees, the reigning Super Bowl MVP. "So we like the W."
It was the lowest-scoring victory of the Sean Payton era, which began in 2006, but the Saints will take it, especially after their defense limited Favre to 171 yards passing and one touchdown.
"I know people are going to say it wasn't the fireworks they expected it to be," Favre said.
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