Oct 14, 2008 - 1:02 PM
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Before heading across the Atlantic Ocean, Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints will visit the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in a crucial NFC South matchup.
The Panthers currently are in a three-way tie atop the division standings with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Saints are one game back in last place.
This will be the last game for New Orleans before heading to London to play the San Diego Chargers on October 26.
Brees completed 26-of-30 passes for 320 yards and three second-half touchdowns as the Saints cruised to a 34-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders last Sunday.
It could be a record-setting season for Brees, who is on pace to surpass Hall of Famer Dan Marino's mark of 5,084 passing yards in 1984.
The 29-year-old Brees is completing 71 percent of his passes for 1,993 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions this season. He is on pace to pass for 5,315 yards.
Reggie Bush set an NFL record during last Sunday's win, becoming the quickest running back to record 200 receptions. Reaching the milestone in 34 games, Bush also tied Arizona's Anquan Boldin for the fastest player to obtain the mark.
Carolina will not be riding a wave of momentum after suffering its worst loss of the season last week. Jake Delhomme was intercepted three times as the Panthers lost to the Buccaneers, 27-3, last Sunday.
"I can't really say this was a wake-up call," Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers said. "We just didn't play well. This can happen every week.
"If you don't play well, you're going to get beat period. Like I said, I expected to play better. We expected to play better, but we didn't."
Delhomme has passed for 1,338 and five scores with five interceptions this season.
From the Bleachers
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NEW ORLEANS: 7
CAROLINA: 30
Final
Oct 19 3:58 PM -
NFL
FG CAR
JOHN KASAY 28 YD
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 30 1:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 19 3:52 PM -
NEW ORLEANS: 7
CAROLINA: 27
End of 3rd
Oct 19 3:21 PM -
NFL
TD CAR
DEANGELO WILLIAMS 4 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME
(JOHN KASAY KICK)
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 27 3:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 19 3:09 PM -
NFL
TD CAR
STEVE SMITH 39 YD PASS FROM JAKE DELHOMME
(JOHN KASAY KICK)
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 20 12:39 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 19 2:43 PM -
NEW ORLEANS: 7
CAROLINA: 13
Halftime
Oct 19 2:22 PM -
NFL
FG CAR
JOHN KASAY 48 YD
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 13 3:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 19 2:09 PM -
NFL
TD CAR
JONATHAN STEWART 18 YD RUN
(JOHN KASAY KICK)
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 10 9:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 19 1:54 PM -
NFL
TD NOR
MIKE KARNEY 1 YD RUN
(TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK)
NEW ORLEANS 7
CAROLINA 3 14:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 19 1:39 PM -
NEW ORLEANS: 0
CAROLINA: 3
End of 1st
Oct 19 1:35 PM -
NFL
FG CAR
JOHN KASAY 39 YD
NEW ORLEANS 0
CAROLINA 3 9:11 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 19 1:11 PM
