Three rookie QBs took the helm on Sunday and were all impressive despite failing to lead their teams to victory.

Reggie Bush finally got into the end zone for the first time as an NFL player -- and at a critical time. Matt Leinart didn't waste any time in his first start to throw the first scores of his career. Both former USC stars played big roles Sunday -- Bush in a win, Leinart in a loss. Bush, the New Orleans Saints' rookie running back, scored his first touchdown as a pro on a 65-yard punt return with...

With a few waves, Reggie Bush beckoned the crowd to its feet as he awaited a critical punt. Soon, he would have all of them in ecstasy. Shut out of the end zone in his first four games as a pro, Bush took the punt 65 yards with under five minutes to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 24-21 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Reggie Bush got into the end zone for the first time as an NFL player -- and at a critical time. The New Orleans Saints' rookie running back scored his first touchdown as a pro on a 65-yard punt return with under five minutes remaining to give the Saints a 24-17 lead over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Bush took the ball across the field to his right before turning the corner along the sideline and darting...

In the latest mailbag, readers insist that Albert Haynesworth's five-game suspension wasn't punishment enough.

After dismantling the Seahawks on Sunday, the undefeated Bears are atop the rankings for the first time.

Six days after their emotional return to New Orleans, the Saints were due for a letdown. They still gave Carolina all it could handle -- until Steve Smith got loose late. Jake Delhomme threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter midway through the fourth quarter to put the Panthers ahead to stay as Carolina handed New Orleans its first loss of the season Sunday, 21-18.

Monday night was a "raise the (newly renovated) roof" kind of night at the Louisiana Superdome, and watching...

Monday night was a "raise the (newly renovated) roof" kind of night at the Louisiana Superdome, and watching...

Before taking the head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton called an old friend for advice. On Sunday, Payton's buddy will be on the other sideline when the Saints face John Fox's Carolina Panthers in an important NFC South game. There were no phone calls this week. "It's hard during the season to ask for advice.

Find out which agents negotiated the best and worst deals for this year's first-round picks.

The Baltimore Ravens won all three of their games in September. Two of their players reaped the benefits.

Seattle's running game faces a major roadblock as RB Shaun Alexander is expected to miss at least two weeks.

NEW YORK (Ticker) - Three-time MVP Brett Favre earned his 10th NFC Offensive Player of the Week award, the NFL announced on Wednesday.

The New Orleans Saints have gotten off to fast starts before. They're hoping their latest one is followed by a strong middle and stellar end to the season. So far, everything -- even the stuff players and coaches can't control -- is going right for a team that often seemed to be under some kind of voodoo curse during four decades of mostly dismal seasons.

The surprising thrashing of the Falcons on Monday night has catapulted the Saints into the rankings' top 12.

The New Orleans Saints' return home to the Superdome on Monday night drew the highest rating ever for ESPN and was the highest-rated program of the night on any network, broadcast or cable. The Saints' 23-3 win over Atlanta in the first game in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina 13 months ago drew a rating of 11.8 and an audience of 10,850,000 homes.

The beignets at Cafe Du Monde tasted especially sweet. A French Market musician pounded out a peppy tune on his keyboard. Smiling -- if somewhat weary -- revelers strolled through the narrow streets of the French Quarter in their Reggie Bush jerseys and "Home Sweet Dome" T-shirts. "What A Show!" the local newspaper blared across its front page.

The Saints stymied the Falcons' rushing attack by clogging the running lanes and disrupting Michael Vick.

Come back to New Orleans and have a good time. That was the message the Saints' emotional homecoming in a rollicking, refurbished Louisiana Superdome gave the world, a tourism official said Tuesday. "When you see that teeming mass of people absolutely enjoying themselves, it sends the message that, yes, the people are alive and coming back," Mary Beth Romig, spokeswoman for the New Orleans...