SAINTS LOOK TO BUILD ON HALL OF FAME GAME WIN WITH PATRIOTS JOINT PRACTICES, MATCHUP Looking to build on the momentum of a 17-10 win over the After Brees left the game, QB Chase Daniel maintained Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game, the New Or- the tempo for the New Orleans offense as he played into the leans Saints (1-0) will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxbor- third quarter and completed 15 of 20 passes for 203 yards ough, Mass to face the New England Patriots on Thursday. with one touchdown and a passer rating of 102.7. Rookie RB Thursday night’s matchup will feature two of the NFL’s Travaris Cadet led the team in all receiving categories with most dominant teams over the last three seasons. The Saints eight receptions for 80 yards with one touchdown, including have won 41 games over the last three seasons, while New a four-yard scoring grab from Daniel. England is coming off their fifth Super Bowl appearance in a Defensively New Orleans, surrendered only ten points to decade. The clubs will hold joint practices on Tuesday and Arizona, including only 48 yards on the ground, allowing them Wednesday before facing off on Thursday evening. to score a touchdown only once in three trips inside the ten- The Saints captured their preseason opener based on yard line in a performance that featured several big plays. S solid play on offense, defense and special teams. Malcolm Jenkins got the New Orleans defense started im- The New Orleans starting offense opened the contest mediately on Arizona’s first drive, when he picked off a pass and QB Drew Brees was crisp, where he drove New Or- by QB Kevin Kolb. Martez Wilson recorded two tackles leans to a touchdown, ending with a one-yard run by RB (one solo) and led the team with 1.5 sacks. Late in the fourth Mark Ingram. Brees completed four-of-five passes for 41 quarter LB Lawrence Wilson preserved the victory with an yards with a 100.8 passer rating. interception at the Saints one-yard line. SAINTS SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAMEDAY AT A GLANCE PRESEASON • DATE: Thursday, Aug. 9 • TIME: 6:30 CT Date Opponent Result • SITE: Gillette Stadium Aug. 5 Arizona Cardinals (Canton, Oh.) W, 17-10 • WORTH NOTING:Thursday’s game will be New Orleans’ tenth preseason meeting with New Eng- Aug. 9 @ New England Patriots 6:30/CST/FOX 8 land...The last three preseason meetings have Aug. 17 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 7:00/CST/FOX 8 taken place in Foxborough...New England leads Aug. 25 HOUSTON TEXANS 7:00/CBS the overall preseason series 5-4. In 2010, the two Aug. 30 @ Tennessee Titans 6:00/CST/FOX 8 clubs also held joint practices and then played an REGULAR SEASON exhibition at Gillette Stadium, a 27-24 win for the Sept. 9 WASHINGTON REDSKINS Noon/FOX Patriots on August 12, 2010. The two clubs last @ Sept. 16 Carolina Panthers Noon/FOX played in the regular season on Monday, Novem- Sept. 23 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Noon/CBS ber 30, 2009 at the Superdome, with the Saints Sept. 30 @ Green Bay Packers 3:25/FOX capturing a 38-17 win to improve to 11-0. The Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 7:20/NBC teams have played 12 times in the regular season Oct. 14 BYE and New England leads the series 8-4. Thursday’s Oct. 21 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Noon/FOX preseason contest will be regionally televised on Oct. 28 @ Denver Broncos 7:20/NBC Cox Sports Television with Tim Brando handling Nov. 5 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 7:30/ESPN play-by-play, Solomon Wilcots serving as color Nov. 11 ATLANTA FALCONS Noon/FOX analyst and Mike Nabors patrolling the Saints side- Nov. 18 @ Oakland Raiders 3:05/FOX lines...It can also be seen on WVUE-FOX 8 in the Nov. 25 SAN FRANCISCO 49ers 3:25/FOX New Orleans market...The game can be heard re- Nov. 29 @ Atlanta Falcons 7:20/NFLN gionally on the New Orleans Saints Radio Network Dec. 9 @ New York Giants 3:25/FOX (870 AM and 105.3 FM serve as the flagship sta- Dec. 16 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Noon/FOX tions locally in the New Orleans metropolitan area) Dec. 23 @ Dallas Cowboys Noon/FOX with Jim Henderson handling play-by-play duties, Hokie Gajan serving as color analyst and Kristian Dec. 30 CAROLINA PANTHERS Noon/FOX Garic reporting from the Saints sidelines. NEW ORLEANS-NEW ENGLAND GAME PREVIEW SAINTS-PATRIOTS SPECIFICS land for his first three NFL seasons until being acquired SERIES HISTORY by the Saints prior to the start of the 2009 regular sea- The Saints and the Patriots have met nine times son...Wide receivers coach Henry Ellard played for the during the preseason with New England leading the se- Patriots in 1998...New England area scout Tim Hef- ries 5-4. This will be the first exhibition between the felfinger served in the same position with New Orleans clubs since New England defeated New Orleans 27-24 from 1998-2005...New Orleans Assistant special teams at Gillette Stadium on August 12, 2010. coach Mike Mallory coached the linebackers and During the regular season, New England holds an served as defensive coordinator at the University of 8-4 advantage over New Orleans after 12 meetings. Rhode Island from 1993-95...Saints Tight ends coach After losing three straight contests, the Saints defeated Terry Malone attended the College of the Holy Cross the Patriots for the first time since 1995 on Monday, No- and was a four-year starter at tight end for the Cru- vember 30, 2009, when QB Drew Brees posted a per- saders. Malone coached the Crusaders tight ends in fect 158.3 passer rating in a 38-17 win. 1985 and served as offensive line coach at Boston Col- lege in 2006...DT Remi Ayodele was originally signed SAINTS-PATRIOTS PRESEASON RESULTS by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and spent part of the offseason in New England...New Eng- Date Result Site Att. land DE/LB Rob Ninkovich was a fifth round draft 8/10/68 W, 19-0 Tulane Stadium 57,152 choice of the Saints in 2006 and spent the 2006 cam- 8/29/70 W,26-20 Jackson Mem. Stad. 32,000 paign and part of the 2008 season with the club...New 8/25/73 L, 6-31 Tulane Stadium 64,131 Orleans WR Marques Colston and Patriots DB Kyle 8/18/74 L, 3-7 Schaefer Stadium 20,456 Arrington were teammates at Hofstra...New England 8/10/85 W, 32-20 Sullivan Stadium 27,014 P Stephen Gostkowski is a Baton Rouge native who 8/16/86 L, 34-38 Superdome 54,364 prepped at Madison (Miss.) Central High School...John- 8/5/94 L, 6-24 Foxboro Stadium 37,800 son and New England special teams coach Scott 8/18/05 W, 37-27 Gillette Stadium 68,736 O’Brien served on the same staff in Denver from 2007- 8/12/10 L, 24-27 Gillette Stadium 68,756 08. Secondary coach Ken Flajole and O’Brien also served on the same staff in Carolina from 2003-04. SAINTS-PATRIOTS CONNECTIONS O’Brien also tutored K John Kasay with the Panthers Offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael prepped from 2002-04...New England wide receivers coach at Medway (Mass.) High School in football and base- Chad O’Shea served as special teams/recruiting coor- ball and went on to a collegiate baseball career at dinator at the University of Southern Mississippi from Boston College where he was a four-year letterman and 2000-02. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt and O’Shea team captain in 1994. Carmichael started his coaching served on the same Kansas City staff in 2003...Patriots career as an assistant at the University of New Hamp- director of college scouting Jonathan Robinson shire in 1994...Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo served as an assistant coach at Nicholls State from is a Whitinsville, Mass. native who is a member of the 1999-2001...S Jerico Nelson and Patriots QB Ryan Grafton (Mass.) High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He Mallett were college teammates at Arkansas...New earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from England WR Donte’ Stallworth was a first round draft Springfield college and a master’s degree in sports pick of New Orleans in 2002 and played four seasons management from the University of Massachusetts, for the Saints, accumulating 195 receptions for 2,791 while serving as a graduate assistant with the Minute- yards with 23 touchdowns, ranking tenth in franchise men. He was at the University of Connecticut as de- history in receiving yardage...Director of football ad- fensive backs coach from 1987-89, before adding ministration Khai Harley earned a master’s degree in defensive coordinator duties from 1990-91. He served sports management from Springfield College in as defensive backs coach at the University of Maine in 2001...Area scout Josh Lucas played S at Harvard 1993 and served defensive coordinator/linebackers from 1997-98...S Jose Gumbs prepped at Hebron coach for the Black Bears in 1994. C/G Matt Tennant (Maine) Academy...LB Lawrence Wilson ended his played at Boston College from 2006-09, where he was college career as the University of Connecticut’s sec- an all-Atlantic Coast conference selection as a senior ond leading tackler with 449 stops, 9.5 sacks, six forced an Eagles teammate with Patriots DL Ron Brace...New fumbles, six fumble recoveries, five interceptions with Orleans TE David Thomas was a third round draft a school-record three returns for touchdowns and ten choice of the Patriots in 2006 and played for New Eng- pass defenses.