Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme stood at the podium Sunday, wearing a look of relief on his face and the fruits of his team's season-long labor on his back and head.
Drew Brees insisted that he didn't know how close he had come to the NFL's single-season passing record until after the Saints' 33-31 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at the Superdome.
This is the third year that Peggy Cacciabeve's fifth-grade class at Cheney Elementary in East Orlando has competed in the Beat Jerry contest as a math and Americana project.
The last thing Drew Brees wanted to think about, while digging into a ribeye at a steakhouse in the French Quarter this week, was the hallowed passing record he has a slim chance to break against Carolina on Sunday.
With everyone wondering if Saints quarterback Drew Brees can break Dan Marino's 24-year-old single-season record for passing yards on Sunday, coach Sean Payton has other things on his mind.