New England + 3 over NEW ORLEANS (Monday) -This game will be hard pressed to match
the game two weeks ago when New England nearly ended Indianapolis' perfect season but
it should be just as entertaining. And likely just as high scoring as both teams have potent
offenses capable of big plays from any point on the field. For the Saints this game is
sandwiched between a pair of 2 game road trips. For the Pats it's sandwiched between AFC
East foes the Jets and Miami. It's hard to pass up taking points with the Patriots who've not
been underdogs to an NFC team since defeating St Louis 40-22 as 2 point road pups in
2004. Since then they've been favored 19 straight times against the NFC, winning 17 with 1
of the 2 losses being to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. The Pats end the Saints' unbeaten
season. New England wins 34-27.