FLASH RECAP:
Drew Brees throws for 320 yards and three touchdowns as New Orleans (3-3) pummels Oakland (1-4) before an announced crowd of 70,068 at the Louisiana Superdome on Oct. 12, 2008.
The Raiders have only 226 total yards and surrender 34 unanswered points in Tom Cable's debut as head coach.
Sebastian Janikowski's gives Oakland a 3-0 lead with a 24-yard field goal 5:16 into the first quarter.
Leading 10-3, New Orleans pulls away in the third quarter when Brees throws touchdown passes to Aaron Stecker (for 8 yards) and Reggie Bush (15 yards). Bush also scores on a 3-yard run late in the first half.
The Raiders' JaMarcus Russell is 13-of-35 passing for 159 yards with one interception. Three of Russell's incompletions are dropped by Saints defenders.
Bush's 21-yard catch in the first quarter gives him 200 receptions through his first 34 NFL games, tying Bush with Arizona Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin as the quickest NFL players to reach 200 receptions.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Drew Brees — Is 26-of-30 passing for 320 yards, three TDs and a whopping 144.4 efficiency rating.
RB Reggie Bush — Has two touchdowns (1 rush & 1 catch) and 67 combined yards. His 3-yard TD run with 3:45 left in the first half erases a 3-0 Raiders lead.
DE Bobby McCray — Has two sacks on JaMarcus Russell and a forced fumble.
TE Zach Miller — Has three catches for 46 yards.
RB Justin Vargas — Contributes a team-high 35 rushing yards on 10 carries after missing the previous two games because of a groin injury.
DT Tommy Kelly — Has Oakland's only sack on Drew Brees.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders surrender 34 unanswered points after taking a 3-0 lead on Sebastian Janikowski's 24-yard field goal in the first quarter.
The Saints' Drew Brees completes his first 16 passes for 171 yards.
Oakland has the ball for only 23:48 compared to 36:12 for New Orleans.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders coach Tom Cable
"The game came down to really a terrific quarterback who really never got bothered. That's something we've got to fix."
“We looked like the team that had the bye (week), not them. We looked like the team that was healthy, not them. … On both sides of the ball and the kicking game, we outplayed them. We deserved the win."
Saints coach Sean Payton
“We got our (butts) kicked. Simple as that."
Raiders G Cooper Carlisle
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Oakland points in the game's final 50:16.
0-1: Tom Cable's record as Raiders coach.
74: Combined rushing yards for Oakland's Justin Fargas (35 yards), Darren McFadden (30 yards) and Michael Bush (9 yards).
DID YOU KNOW?:
Since joining the Saints in 2006, Drew Brees has thrown for an NFL-high 10,834 passing yards.
Drew Brees improves to 7-2 as a starter against the Raiders. He was 6-2 against Oakland as a San Diego starter.
Raiders WR Ronald Curry (89) makes a catch
before being stopped by Saints CB Randall Gay (20).
