RETURN TO THUNDERDOME

SIR SAINT WILL LEAD US TO VICTORY
OVER THE EVIL NFL FRONT OFFICE
OFFICIAL 2012 REGULAR SEASON NEWSLETTER #31
RETURN TO THUNDERDOME
After the loss to the New York Giants a week earlier and back-to-back road games, the SAINTS took out their
frustrations on a division rival and make them pay for that embarrassing setback that allowed the G-men to score the
most points in their teams’ history since 1985.
The Saints 41- 0 beat-down of the Bucs was the Saints team that Who-Dats everywhere thought would show up all
season long as, both, the ‘Aerial Assault’ and the new Spags Defense played their best game of the year.
The huge win kept the Saints (6-8) in the playoff picture for at least one more week going into Sunday's game with
the Dallas Cowboys (8-6) at ‘The Arlington Death Star’.
A dominating performance on both sides of the ball, a rarity for the Saints this season, was simply a matter of them
putting it all together for the first time…which would’ve happened sooner if our coach wasn’t in exile.
"That was guys just loving the game of football," said defensive end Will Smith. "Knowing that we really don't have
anything to play for as far as the playoffs are concerned, we wanted to play for each other and the fans and put on a
good show."
Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns passes, and, more important, had no interceptions after being picked
nine times in the previous three games. Meanwhile the 32nd-ranked defense did its part in forcing five turnovers -including four interceptions -- to secure the win.
"Obviously, there was a renewed focus ... maybe a new set of goals for these last three weeks the way we want to
close out the season," said Brees. "Certainly, there was a sense of urgency."
Jabari Greer made a leaping, twisting interception of Josh Freeman’s short pass to the right flat, stalling a firstquarter drive deep into New Orleans Saints territory. In the fourth quarter, Greer outran receiver Tiquan Underwood
along the sideline to pick off Freeman's deep pass to the end zone.
In between, the rest of New Orleans' defense did about everything right to secure the franchise's first shutout in 17
years, while Drew Brees & the ‘Aerial Assault’ made their share of big plays in a 41-0 rout of the Tampa Bay on
Sunday, eliminating the Buccaneers from playoff contention.
Yet, for Greer, playoff possibilities were beside the point. ''We are accountable to one another and no matter what
situation we're in, we're going to band together,'' Greer said. ''We were going to play for the men in our locker room
and the fleur-de-lis on our helmet, and that's what we did.''
New Orleans' defense produced five turnovers in all, four on interceptions of Freeman and one on defensive end
Cameron Jordan's strip and recovery on his sack of Freeman, and with that effort, DC, Spags was given the game
ball….and rightfully so.
The fans who stayed in the Superdome until the end got an additional moment to celebrate as the Saints stopped
Tampa Bay one last time at the New Orleans 10, preserving the club's first shutout since a 12-0 win in the 1995
season finale against the Jets in New York.
The shutout meant a lot to a unit that came in ranked last in the league, in large part because of high yardage totals
allowed early in the season while adjusting to the scheme of new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
“'We've come a long way. Our defense the first four or five games was on pace to be one of the worst defenses
ever,'' Saints linebacker Jonathan Casillas said. ''It's just good to finally get a game to where we can be like, 'All
right, defense. This is us. This is what we're really all about.”
NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE:
DIVISION LEADER
Atlanta
12-2
San Francisco
10-3-1
Green Bay
10-4
Washington
8-6
WILD CARD
Seattle
Minnesota
9-5
8-6
IN THE HUNT
Dallas
8-6
New York
8-6
Chicago
8-6
St. Louis
6-7-1
New Orleans
6-8
Tampa Bay ------------ (eliminated)
The Saints must win both of their remaining games with ‘Jerry’s Kids’ and the “Kitty Cats” and hope for lots
of help to have a shot at making the Playoffs. The following scenarios need to occur next week in order for
the Saints’ to stay alive in the Playoff Hunt:
Philadelphia needs to beat Washington. Arizona needs to beat Chicago. Tampa Bay needs to beat St. Louis.
Houston needs to beat Minnesota and Baltimore needs to beat the New York Giants.
DID YOU KNOW THIS: Five was the turnover differential for the Saints, who had four interceptions and a
fumble recovery, in their 41-0 win over the Tampa Bay Bucs on Sunday. The Saints had not been plus-five in a
game in nearly a decade as they last did it on Nov. 2, 2003 against the Bucs in Tampa.
AND WHAT ABOUT THIS: By putting up 307 passing yards; Drew Brees only needs 665 more yards to
reach 5,000 with two more games left to play. By reaching the 5,000 yard mark again he’ll set an NFL record for
being the only quarterback with multiple 5,000 yard passing seasons at 3!
“I want him to set the record and get to 5000 this season!”
“I hope Vilma wins his lawsuit against the evil Commissioner!”
“What do you want for Christmas this year?” - Waldorf
“With a 6-8 record I didn’t think you were taking request! Ahhhahahahaha!!” - Stadler
FAN-OF-THE-WEEK
This WHO-DAT was our first Double-Prize Winner in 7 weeks!! You have to go
back to Week 9, when one fan got the Colston jersey and the Brees Fat-Head sticker
to see who accomplished that feat last. For his efforts he’ll get a free-shot during his
next visit to The Quarter for Gameday on Dec. 23rd!!
“I thought it would be me for buying so many tickets….” – Taylor the Fan
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
And Don’t Forget….
Everybody that visits The Quarter for SAINTS Football will receive an
‘Attendance Ticket’ when they arrive. Each ticket will be placed into a raffle
drawing to be held at the end of the season during the NFC Championship
Game. If your ticket is pulled you will win a $500 Gift Card (non-transferable) and
a VIP table for 10 people during the Super Bowl Party!! Remember to ask
your server for the ticket and please fill out and return. It’s one ticket per
person. However, you can increase your odds of winning by purchasing one
of our four “New Drink Specials” indicated below to receive a second ticket.
(Limit 2 tickets per-person)
“Please remember to fill out your ticket before leaving!!” - The Bev
2012 Game Day Specials will include….
$15 Miller Lite, Coors Light and MGD64 buckets
$5 Pat O’Brien’s Hurricanes
$3 wells ALL day on Sunday’s until the Season ends
OTHER MENU ITEMS – Char-grilled Oysters (are BETTER than Drago’s), Oysters on the
Half-shell, Oysters Rockefeller, fried crabclaws, sloppy roast beef po-boy, soft shell crab
po-boy and crab cakes…*
NEW DRINK SPECIALS:
$4 Fireball Cinnamon Whiskeys
$4 FireFly Vodka’s (All Flavors)
$4 Buffalo Trace or 1792 Bourbon
Coupon is good for any visit to The Quarter. Limit One per person (per visit)
For only food purchases of $20 or more. Expires 12/23/2012
20 % OFF
JUST PRINT IT OUT AND BRING IT WITH YOU!
SMACK-TALK FROM THE STAFF:
“Looks like another BIG win for the Black & Gold this week!” - ‘CYN’
“Now it’s time to attack the Evil Empire at The Death Star!” – ‘SCOOTER GIRL’
“Who-Dat???” - ‘JENNI’
“EXACLTY!!!!” - ‘AUTUMN’
WWW.DALLASDOMEWHODATS.COM
“I always go to the website to see all the new pics & club stats!” – John the Fan
That’s because you’re a great fan, but for those of you that
haven’t see the current pics, as well as, other photos taken over previous years so
you can see what you missed out on and learn about the history of the club and
other cool stuff on our website, please check it out now! And remember, I’m
constantly updating the web-pages!!
If any of you have ANY suggestions or questions just send an email back to this address
([email protected]) and I’ll get back with you ASAP! If you haven’t recently; check out these links below,
including the one I use for Trivia Information so you can have the edge to win!
www.thequarter.biz
www.neworleanssaints.com
www.footballdb.com
“DON’T WORRY BOYZ. DADDY WILL BE HOME SOON.” -Coach
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