by Ray Glier

Filed under: Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Panthers, Saints, NFC South

What went down in the NFC South in the third exhibition game and what I think we know:

The Saints, no surprise, can move the football. After three games, they lead the NFL in yards per game (422). The passing game accounts for 279.7 yards.

It’s the preseason, but the Saints did damage like this in the regular season in 2009 all the way to the Super Bowl. They still have their edge.

“If you look at the numbers, we threw for 400 yards tonight. I don’t care what level you are playing at, that isn’t easy. We put up a lot of yards,” quarterback Drew Brees said. “We moved the ball well. We had some big plays. When you come out of a game, the first thing I look at is third down conversions. We were 44% tonight. We should have been better. We had a couple of instances on third down, whether it was a dropped ball, a miscommunication, or a bad throw that we very easily could have been 60 or 70 percent.