National Football League

Saints rout Buccaneers to remain perfect

Published Nov. 22, 2009 11:18 p.m. ET

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Perfect through 10 games, the New Orleans Saints think they can play even better.

"I feel like we haven't peaked yet. ... I feel like the sky's the limit for this team," Drew Brees said after throwing for three touchdowns in Sunday's 38-7 rout of the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It only gets harder. By no means can we sit back on what we've accomplished thus far. Every team we face would love to give us that first loss."

The Saints (10-0) shrugged off a slow start defensively, shutting down the Bucs after yielding a long touchdown drive to open the game. Offensively, they took advantage of numerous mistakes by young Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman.