After a six-week absence, the Saints finally return to the Superdome.

Yep, it’s been six long weeks since the New Orleans Saints played a game at the Superdome this 2008-09 NFL football season. Against the Packers, people from New Orleans will finally see their team back. However, is this the same team making its return on Monday night?

For the last six weeks, the New Orleans Saints saw their trademark running game evaporate. The ground attack both Reggie Bush and Deuce McAllister made famous is now 28th in the league. With Bush out and McAllister struggling without his wingman, the Saints were forced to go to the air more and so far, it’s good for a 5-5 stand, unfortunately, that’s good for only last place in the NFC South.

Of course, the Saints’ new approach enabled Drew Brees to become one of the best quarterbacks in the league today. He has been the model of consistency in New Orleans during a time of uncertainty with franchise running back Reggie Bush out and premiere tight end Jeremy Shockey still learning Sean Payton’s playbook.

But will that be enough to beat a Green Bay Packers team looking to keep up with the rest of the NFC North?

The Bears and the Vikings just won their respective games last Sunday to keep their spots atop the division. The Packers have to win this Monday Night Football game just to jam themselves in the middle of what would be a three-way tie with the Bears and the Vikes again. They know too that whoever blinks first among these three football teams could ultimately lose out on a playoff spot with the postseason just a month away.

The Packers have one of the best secondary in the league today. They lead the league in total interceptions with 16, six of them returned for touchdowns. Those guys play man-to-man, bump-and-run coverage that will make any opposing quarterback’s head spin.

For what it’s worth, Brees is ready for it.

‘’I think more so than anything, all of their guys have very good ball skills,'’ Drew Brees said, who has thrown for a league-best 3,251 yards with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. ‘’So if a ball is up in the air and touches their hands, they have a good chance of coming down with it. They have pretty good athletes on that side of the ball.'’

Of course, Brees is confident that they’ll still come away with the win with the league’s No.1 passing offense on his side. But can they do just enough to win a game against the league’s best secondary? There’s only one way to find out.

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