There has to be something with the wind at Wembley Stadium alright that made Drew Brees be that good against the Chargers.

In what was the first game of the 2008-09 NFL football season held at Wembley Stadium, Drew Brees made sure that his Saints wouldn’t regret giving up a home game to play in England last Sunday. After the incredible performance the Saints quarterback came up with, it didn’t matter whether they were home in New Orleans or in London, as long as they got the win to put their team at the .500 mark coming to their bye week.

And yes, Drew Brees sure was on fire behind his center in England, completing 30 of 41 attempts to have 339 yards and three touchdowns. He was perfect, committing no fumbles or interceptions whatsoever while his offensive line gave him all kinds of time inside the pocket, giving up ZERO sacks to the opposing defense.

Of course, the New Orleans Saints won, 37-32 and since Drew Brees was playing his former team, the same team that traded him away after spending five years in San Diego, everybody knew he will have a game like this.

For what it’s worth, Brees’ replacement, if you will, was not that bad as well. San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers went for 341 yards while also coming up with three touchdowns. Rivers and Brees were the top two ranked quarterbacks in the league coming into this game and unfortunately for the young Chargers field general, Wembley Stadium had the BREES blowing just right.

Perhaps Brees was still a little pissed about the fact that the San Diego Chargers let him go the way they did a few years ago? Was he proving a point to his former team?

‘’This game was not about me proving a point or proving anybody wrong or saying they shouldn’t have let me go,'’ New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. ‘’We beat a very good team today that needed a victory as badly as we did.'’

‘’It was an important win. I thought our players did a good job of handling some of the distractions, and some of the things that come up after a tough loss, and certainly the injuries,'’ Saints head coach Sean Payton said, referring to losing starting running back Reggie Bush last week to an injury in a loss to the Panthers.

‘’We were able to put that aside and still play a good team and get a win today, and that’s encouraging.'’

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New York Giants 17.00

New England Patriots 4.50

Dallas Cowboys 7.00

Indianapolis Colts 8.50

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