James Varney, The Times-Picayune

In what was surely welcomed news for New Orleans Saints fans, quarterback Drew Brees was not listed in the team’s injury report Wednesday, although he practiced with a brace on his sore left knee and expects to play with it.

Brees took a shot on the knee from Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham – a tackle Brees said was not late or dirty – late in the fourth quarter of the Saints’ 27-24 loss Sunday at the Superdome. But the swelling and pain have subsided since Monday, Brees said.

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James Varney, The Times-Picayune

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees practiced Wednesday with a brace on his left knee, a device he said provided, “stability and comfort,” and he expects to wear it Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

The knee took a hit in the fourth quarter of the Saints loss to the Falcons, on a 4th and 1 on which he hit tight end Jeremy Shockey for a first down. But Brees said the joint has improved considerably from day to day and he expects to be 100 percent on game day.

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Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is not listed on the team’s injury report this week, though he was wearing a brace on his left knee during practice. He has “soreness” in the knee, according to Coach Sean Payton. But Payton said Brees, “functioned fine.”

Tailback Pierre Thomas, meanwhile, did not practice with a left ankle injury. But Thomas has not been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Carolina. Payton wants to see how he progresses as the week goes on. Backup Chris Ivory fully practiced on Wednesday as he continues to recover from a knee injury. He and veteran Ladell Betts could pick up extra carries if Thomas can’t play. DeShawn Wynn could also be activated from the practice squad

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Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints released receiver Adrian Arrington to make room for new kicker John Carney. If Adrian passes through waivers, they could bring him back on the practice squad.

The Saints also brought back offensive tackle Jermey Parnell to their practice squad Wednesday.

By Pat Yasinskas

FALLING

Marques Colston, wide receiver, Saints. The guy who is supposed to be New Orleans’ best wide receiver and maybe even the best receiver in the NFC South had just four catches for a very inconsequential 25 yards Sunday. Colston has yet to catch a touchdown pass this season. With his mediocre start and the quarterback struggles in Carolina taking a toll on Steve Smith, it’s become abundantly clear that Atlanta’s Roddy White is the best wide receiver in the division

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Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints have signed 46-year-old kicker John Carney to a one-year contract, a league source said Tuesday afternoon.

Financial terms were not released, but it is believed to be for the veteran’s minimum. Kicker Garrett Hartley’s status with the team is unknown. But the team carried both kickers for much of the 2009 season.

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Ok members of the Who Dat Nation!!

A while back we told you about a special rate The Admiral Hotel has offered us for the Saints vs Cowboys game, they have limited number of  rooms open during the Thanksgiving game this year and wanted to offer Who Dat Nation a $79.00 rate which includes a breakfast buffet (for up to 2 people in each room – $10 additional per person per room).

Well they have been getting a lot of request and now if you make hotel accommodations by calling the hotel direct at 817.640.7712  and mention you are with the Who Dat Nation and get the $79.00 rate.

Don’t forget…

They will be having a band from New Orleans called Road Crew playing in our Club on site and we also have a Beef O’Bradys Sports Bar and Grill on property as well. The restaurant is also having a Traditional Thanksgiving Buffet (you will have time to eat before the game) for $14.99 per person.

You can contact Pam Carlton, the owner of Beef O’Bradys at sales@admiraldfw.com if you happen to have any questions about the band or specials in the bar and Restaurant during the Saints vs. Cowboys game.

As long as you mention you are with the ‘Who Dat Nation” group, you will get the special rate.

You can also make reservations for the Thanksgiving Day buffet by emailing sales@admiraldfw.com.

Check out the video

By Pat Yasinskas

NEW ORLEANS — The fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information just passed along some stuff on the Falcons’ 27-24 overtime victory Sunday. Let’s run through some of the highlights.

• Atlanta got the ball twice in overtime and the series had different approaches and different results. On the first series, which was three and out, the Falcons tried to do it through the air. Matt Ryan just missed a wide-open Harry Douglas on the first play and was sacked on third down. The Falcons ran the ball on second down. On the second drive, they ran the ball a lot. Using two backs on every one of 12 plays, the Falcons ran 10 times. They produced four first downs and 59 yards to set up Matt Bryant’s game-winning field goal.

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