NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints now have two things in common with the Indianapolis Colts. Both teams are 11-and-0, with one victory coming against the New England Patriots in November.
The Saints closed out the month by blasting the Pats 38-17 Monday night. Drew Brees was the difference on offense, throwing for a season-high 371 yards and five touchdowns. Pierre Thomas, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem, Darnell Dinkins and Marques Colston all caught scoring passes from Breese, who completed 18 of his 23 passes without an interception.
Tom Brady was hounded by the New Orleans defense all night while throwing for 237 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. The yeardage allowed Brady to become New England's all-time passing leader but failed to stop the Patriots from falling to 7-and-4.
The outcome gives the NFL a pair of 11-and-0 teams in the same season for the first time in league history.
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UNDATED - The New York Giants have lost a key piece of their defense for the season.
Linebacker Antonio Pierce has been placed on injured reserve with a bulging disk in his neck. Pierce has missed two games after being ruled out indefinitely followig an MRI exam Nov. 20. The 31-year-old Pierce has 55 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in nine games this season.
Meanwhile, Eli Manning says a stress reaction in his right foot is not affecting the way he plays and is something he's not "overly concerned with." The Giants quarterback developed the problem while dealing with another injury along the bottom of the foot from the Oct. 4 game against the Chiefs.
- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will miss this week's game against Philadelphia after injuring his right big toe in Sunday's win over Tampa Bay.
- Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson's status is uncertain after he sustained a concusion in Sunday's 27-24 win over Washington. Meanwhile, running back Brian Westbrook will be re-examined this week after missing the last two games with his second concussion of the season.
- Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner says he plans to see an ophthalmologist about lingering post-concussion symptoms that kept him out of Sunday's 20-17 loss at Tennessee.
- Browns Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers is done for the season after suffering a lower leg injury during Sunday's game.
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ST. LOUIS - The NFL has pushed back the start time for the Rams-Titans Week 14 game at Tennessee from a noon start to 3:00.
