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As the city was rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, Sean Payton arrived in 2006 as a relative unknown, a first-time NFL head coach tasked with resurrecting a New Orleans Saints team that had just finished 3-13. Two months after Payton was hired, the Saints signed a free agent quarterback who was cast aside by the San Diego Chargers: Drew Brees.

Together, these two underdogs joined forces and transformed the Saints from laughingstock to juggernaut. Payton's bold play-calling proved the perfect match for Brees, who threw a league-leading and franchise record 4,418 passing yards as the Saints advanced to the NFC championship game. Three seasons later, the Saints were Super Bowl champions.

Payton and Brees is the definitive account of how this dynamic duo transformed a team, a city, and the game of football.

ISBN-13: 9781629379296

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Triumph Books

Publication Date: 10-05-2021

Pages: 320

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Jeff Duncan is a columnist for The Athletic New Orleans and previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune. He is the author of Tales from the Saints Sideline and From Bags to Riches.

Table of Contents

Foreword Steve Gleason ix

Prologue xvii

1 Finding the Pilot 1

2 Aligning in New Orleans 9

3 Destined to Be a Saint 17

4 The Parcells Effect 25

5 Child of Destiny 31

6 Alike Yet Different 39

7 The Sean Payton Offense 49

8 The Winchester Mystery House 59

9 Blitzing the Defense 71

10 The Grind: Putting Together the Plan 81

11 Finding the Golden Nugget 95

12 Calling the Shots 113

13 The Supercomputer 125

14 Maxing Out 135

15 Fighting the Stereotype 153

16 Trust and Confidence 161

17 "Who Throws That Ball?" 167

18 Two Minutes to Paradise 177

19 Driven to Compete 185

20 The Fire and Fury of Sunday Sean 193

21 Don't Eat the Cheese 203

22 The Near Divorce 213

23 The Saint Patrick's Day That Almost Was 231

24 In NOLA to Stay 237

25 40 Is the New 30 243

26 A Tree Grows in Baton Rouge 255

27 The Payton-Brees Legacy 263

Acknowledgments 277