Brees throws for three touchdowns in Saints' victory

Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten Sunday with a 38-7 rout of the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers and young quarterback Josh Freeman.

NFL PerfectWatch Heats Up as Season Begins for 1972 Dolphins

...Brees McFarlane's Sports Picks figure Have preemptive "Hope Your Knee Gets Better" flowers delivered to Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell Get Tony Dungy impersonator to call Jim Caldwell, tell him he's nothing...

Saints leave Bush, Ellis at home

...of a knee injury and the Saints should be able to get by the Bucs with Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell anchoring the ground game. Ellis is a bit of a different story. He...

Watching Brady, Eli, McCoy and Marshall

I wrote in Thursday's flex rankings blog how fantasy football owners really should have plenty of depth at this point of the bye-free season, enough t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Week 11 inactives

Tristan H. Cockcroft provides "live" reports and analysis on Week 11 inactives.

FBO: Bye-bye, bye week season

Football Outsiders analyzes the 32 players with the most favorable matchups in Week 11 fantasy. Among them: Rashard Mendenhall, Pierre Thomas, Kurt Warner, Nate Washington and more. With bye week season over, you'd better be ready to get value.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Called Out: Ranking Chris Johnson

Tristan H. Cockcroft calls out our experts for where they placed Chris Johnson, Pierre Thomas and Randy Moss this week.

ST. LOUIS - NOVEMBER 15: Pierre Thomas #23 of the New Orleans Saints rushes against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones...

Week 11 flex rankings: Plenty of depth

...Thomas Jones, RB, Jets 8. Andre Johnson, WR, Texans 9. Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Steelers 10. Reggie Wayne, WR, Colts 11. Vincent Jackson, WR, Chargers: Should bounce back to his normal production this week. 12. Pierre...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

With Brown out, Williams' stock moves slightly

The news that Ronnie Brown has been placed on injured reserve with a season-ending foot injury will have a significant impact in fantasy football. Yep...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Chatting, strategy ... and sitting Randy Moss?

...the New Orleans Saints in his current role as occasional ball handler as opposed to what Pierre Thomas does? Absolutely again. I don't see how Bush can be a safe RB2 with fewer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias

Conventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

MJD, Chris Johnson top Week 11 RBs

Fantasy football running back rankings for Week 11.

Wouldn't it be great if ...

Matthew Berry sifts through the carnage of Week 10 and ranks his proposed replacement pickups for this week and beyond.

How I See It: NFC South Stock Watch

...to last year's form if they're going to have any chance at the playoffs. Pierre Thomas, running back, Saints. Thomas had established himself as New Orleans' featured back early in the season...