Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome. Brees completed 27 of 36 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown, and the Saints survived a hard-fought season opener for a 14-9 victory Thursday night.
NBC Sports' Peter King reported on Thursday night's opener between
the Saints and Vikings that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft
was finalizing a deal with starting QB Tom Brady. An NFL source
with direct knowledge of the contract told FOXSports.com the
long-awaited four-year deal is worth an average of $18 million per
year, and could pave the way for two other franchise quarterbacks,
Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, to get new mega dollar deals.