Joe Horn

WE LIKE THE MATCHUP

Led by first-year coach Sean Payton and a host of new players--from a no-name linebacking trio to flashy rookie Reggie Bush-- the Saints are 5--1 and sitting pretty in the Crescent City

Laura Heyboer

For the second time in four years, the worst of catastrophes brought out the best in athletes, most notably NFL players

With a lump in the throat and a chip on the shoulder, New Orleans's displaced NFL team won a hard-fought season opener in tribute to hurricane-battered Louisianans