The injured cornerbacks need to come back soon

New Orleans won its first division title in 1991.The Saints' 12th regular season win ties a team record They also won 12 games in 1987 and 1992. While the Saints record remains perfect, New Orleans played a far from perfect game.Here's a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from Week 13.The GoodDespite looking uncomfortable all day long, Brees still managed to throw for over 400 yards and two touchdowns.Hartley hit four field goals, including the game-winner, in his first game of the season.Robert Meachem caught a career-high eight passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. He also scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery after Brees threw and interception.Jonathan Vilma's interception ended the Redskins' hopes of winning the game in regulation.The BadThe Saints committed seven penalties for 102 yards while the Redskins committed just two for 15 yards. Forty-seven of those penalty yards came on the Redskins' first drive, which resulted in a touchdown.Malcolm Jenkins looked like the rookie he is six days after blanketing Wes Welker. Jenkins got burned several times by Santana Moss, Antwaan Randle El, and Devin Thomas.New Orleans hardly got any pressure on Jason Campbell and did not record a sack.The UglyThe Saints' running game managed just 2.3 yards per carry, forcing Brees to throw the ball nearly 50 times.The injured cornerbacks need to come back soon. Jabari Greer, Randall Gay, and Tracy Porter were all inactive and Jason Campbell threw for over 350 yards and three touchdowns.A Look AheadNew Orleans has four games remaining in the regular season and must continue winning to secure home-field advantage.As of now, Minnesota is 10-1 and plays Sunday night against the Arizona Cardinals.The Saints' next game is against the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome.

The Falcons look to get quarterback Matt Ryan back after he missed the 34-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in week 13. . Considering he's yet to play more than 19 minutes, this is disturbing.Five steals and three blocks have given glimpses of potential reward in his risky defensive approach, but he will need to control the aggression and avoid the fouls to stay effective.Averages of four points, three rebounds, and just under three assists in 16 minutes per game show that Barlow has a wildly versatile game. Offensively, though, Kelsey's still very raw, shooting 43.5 percent from the floor and a weak 7-of-13 from the line.The dominant eight-point, eight-rebound, six-assist performance against Buffalo offered a tantalizing glimpse of Barlow's upside. Now, the burden falls to Kelsey to play with that kind of control against quality opponents like those he'll find in the Big Ten.Grade: B- Freshman G D.J.

ByrdMuch like Barlow, Byrd is struggling to adapt offensively. After starting strong with 13 points against Cal State Northridge, Byrd has managed only 17 in the six games since. Oddly, he's 6-for-15 from three-point range, but only 2-for-12 from inside the arc.After ripping nine rebounds in the first two games, he's got only one since Also, like Barlow, foul trouble is plaguing D.J The St. Joseph's game was his lone effort with fewer than three fouls, including a ridiculous seven in 10 minutes combined in the Tennessee and Wake Forest games.Without the spectacular plays that Barlow has occasionally made this season, Byrd's struggles stand out much more. It is hopeful, however, that both are simply suffering from the typical freshman growing pains.Grade: C- Freshman F-C Patrick BadeIt's starting to sound a bit repetitive, but the Boilers' freshmen haven't quite found that balance between aggressive defense and mindless fouls yet. Bade embodies that perfectly, averaging three fouls in 11 minutes of action this season. His inability to stay on the floor against Tennessee resulted in both he and JaJuan Johnson fouling out, leading to a very small lineup finishing that game.Like Barlow and Byrd, he played a manly game in his debut against Cal State Northridge, with six points, nine rebounds, and two blocks, but since then, he's been merely a warm body.When everyone else was going off against Buffalo, Bade managed a mere two points on 1-of-5 shooting and was held without a rebound. The team can't get Sandi Marcius on the court quickly enough, as one big body off the bench simply is not enough.Grade: D Sophomore G Ryne SmithSmith was known as a one-dimensional shooter, which is why he played less than 100 minutes last season. This offseason, he figured out that players who don't play defense don't play for Matt Painter, and the improvement has been impressive.As one might expect from the roommate of three-time Big Ten All-Defensive guard Chris Kramer, Smith got worked hard in the offseason and has carried the effort over. That work has enabled Smith to earn the minutes he needs to do what he does best: shoot.He dominated the second half of the Paradise Jam semifinal against St.