The 2007 NFL season kicks off in style as the much-heralded New Orleans Saints come a marching to Indy to take on Peyton Manning and the defending Super Bowl champs. N’awlens had themselves an unbelievable campaign a season ago when they notched seven more victories than in ’05 to increase their mark to 10-6 SU in the regular season. They defeated the Eagles in the post-season, but eventually fell to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in the NFC Championship game.

They come into this season with very high hopes as they return a bulk of last year’s team, and they made a number of solid free agent moves in the off-season and improved their depth in the draft. QB Drew Brees is back at the helm to lead HC Sean Payton’s imaginative offensive attack anchored by WR Colston & RB’s McAllister and Bush. This unit averaged close to 26 PPG in its infancy, and an even more potent attack looks to be on the horizon with a years worth of experience under this units’ belts.

The Saints were spectacular away from the Superdome last year (6-2 SU & 7-1 ATS), and I expect more of the same out of this bunch in ’07. They didn’t show much throughout the entire pre-season offensively, but I have already deemed HC Payton as someone who could care less about winning in the exhibition month. All gloves are off though tonight as they look to hand the Colts a loss right out of the gates, and I believe they can get the job done if indeed their offense wakes from the doldrums of the pre-season.

Remember, the Colts played out of their minds on the defensive side of the ball in last years post-season. This is still an average unit that plays well when all their parts are on the same page. New Orleans has the offense to keep them back on their heels for a full 60 minutes, and I fully expect New Orleans to take advantage of this suspect unit. Grab the points with the road team as they’ve proven in the past to be a solid proposition when playing the role of visitor.

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