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NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees couldnt quite suppress a smirk as he deadpanned the Saints prescription for playing better on the road, which is where theyll be for the playoffs. "Theres three main things we need to do," Brees began. "Were going to change up the Gatorade flavour, we feel good about that. Were going to change our travel sweats. Were going to change, at the hotel, the beefy mac (and cheese) recipe the night before, just kind of give it a little extra kick. We feel like those three things are going to help pull us through." For one last time this season, Brees and the Saints proved how tough they are to hang with in the Big Easy, clinching an NFC wild-card spot Sunday with a 42-17 rout of the downtrodden Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brees was his usual prolific self, passing for four touchdowns and even running for a score as New Orleans (11-5) concluded the regular season 8-0 at home. But the Saints went 3-5 on the road this season, and they had little time to celebrate their widely anticipated triumph over the Bucs before fielding questions about what they can do to change their fortunes outside the Superdome. "Were going to be told all week long that we cant win on the road," right tackle Zack Strief said. "We all acknowledge why people say that, and yet, the other games dont matter -- not anymore." If the Saints can indeed summon Superdome-like performances in the coming weeks, theyll be a dangerous No. 6 seed. New Orleans opens the playoffs Saturday night at NFC East champion Philadelphia. Three of Brees scoring strikes against Tampa Bay went longer than 40 yards -- 76 to Kenny Stills, 44 to Lance Moore and 41 to Robert Meachem. Brees passed for 381 yards, eclipsing 5,000 yards in a season for an unprecedented fourth time. He finished the season with 5,162 yards to go with 39 touchdowns. "We did a lot of things well today at time when we needed to," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "Im proud of how they finished. ... Its hard to get 11 wins in this league." Brees other TD was a 10-yard pass to tight end Jimmy Graham. Mike Glennon passed for 219 yards and two TDs for Tampa Bay (4-12). With doubts swirling about the future of second-year Bucs coach Greg Schiano, Tampa Bay closed the season with losses in its last three games, and four of its last five. "Any time you win only four games, there are definitely going to be some type of changes," right tackle Demar Dotson said. "Upstairs, downstairs-- I dont know what its going to be." The Saints had lost three of their previous four games to set up a season finale they needed to win to assure themselves of a playoff spot. They got back to the post-season for the fourth time in five seasons, the lone exception being 2012, when Payton was suspended the entire season in connection with the NFLs bounty probe. "Obviously, Seans a huge part of" the Saints return to the playoffs, Brees said. "Four out of five years, winning an average of 12 games in every one of those (playoff) years. Thats a big deal." Schiano, meanwhile, coached like he had nothing to lose, trying a fake field goal, which failed, and going for it three times on fourth down, converting one. In the end, his team was overmatched, outgained 468 yards to 290. Asked about his future, Schiano said: "I dont think I have to say anything. Thats not being smug. I come in and do my job the best that I can. Thats other peoples decision." Schiano did call a successful flea-flicker on which Glennon found Tiquan Underwood for a 48-yard score to tie it at 7. Glennon was also intercepted by Keenan Lewis, setting up Brees 9-yard touchdown run in the second half. Pierre Thomas provided New Orleans other second-half score on an 8-yard run. Brees was 17 of 21 for 321 yards in the first half, when he threw all of his scoring passes and had a maximum 158.3 passer rating. His final line was 24 of 31 for 381 yards, no interceptions and a rating of 157.4. Brees went over the 5,000-yard mark in style, hitting Meachem deep down the sideline to make it 21-7. Glennons 1-yard pass to Tim Wright in the corner of the end zone cut it to 21-14, but Stills score made it 28-14, and the Bucs did not threaten again. Notes: Lewis interception was his fourth. ... Saints OLB Junior Gallette had two sacks to reach a career-high 12. ... Tampa Bay gave up season highs in yards and points. ... The Bucs have won four or fewer games in three of the past five seasons. Nike Air Max 2015 Scontate . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Moncler Cappotti In Piumino . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.airmax2016.it/moncler-giacca/moncler-giacca-donna .html . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Moncler Cappotti Uomo . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Nike Air Max Zero Italia .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Peyton Manning loves Elis game, and not just because hes his little brother. As a fellow NFL quarterback, he appreciates the way Eli has improved every year despite an ever-changing supporting cast, all while working under the bright glare of Broadway. Oh, and those two Super Bowl rings are pretty sweet, too. Big brother has just one of those. The siblings square off Sunday at MetLife Stadium, the third -- and quite possibly last -- time theyll face each other in the pros. Peyton came out on top in the first two, with his old team, the Indianapolis Colts, beating the New York Giants in 2006 and 10. Peyton, 37, sees Eli, 32, through the dual prism of blood and quarterback brotherhood, and hes thoroughly impressed by the view. "Eli is a great player," Peyton said. "Hes a consistent player. I think hes gotten better every year. Ive always thought thats the goal for a brand new player is to try to be a better player each year than the year you were before. Hes made things happen with different players, different receivers and different running backs. Hes been very flexible to adjust to the different players that hes played with. But his consistency as a player has been awfully impressive." The Mannings talk twice a week on average -- last season they played the same divisions in the NFC and AFC, so they shared notes on those common opponents. "Usually well talk on Sunday or Monday after the previous game and then well kind of talk maybe Thursday or Friday kind of about the upcoming game," Peyton said. "Weve always done that. Well share." Not this week. They both said there was no football dialogue leading up to Manning Bowl III, just the typical bantering among brothers. Theres been enough chatter from everyone else. Aside from the "first family of football" angle, this is the first game in NFL history pitting quarterbacks who threw for 400-plus yards the previous week. Peyton threw for 462 yards and tied an NFL record with seven touchdown passes against Baltimore. Like Peyton, Eli also completed 27 of 42 throws, and he accumulated 450 yards at Dallas but had three interceptions to go with four TDs.dddddddddddd. "The past two times we have, for whatever reason, lined up across from each other during the National Anthem," Peyton said. "So, you do take a moment to realize that it is your brother over there that is a quarterback for the New York Giants in the NFL and it is the same person that you grew up with. So it is unique and I think you do take a moment to realize that it is special. "But once the game gets started ... you go out there and just play." The lead-up is another story altogether. Peyton noted that he didnt field a single question about the Giants defence on his conference call with New York media until he raised the issue himself. "I think that not many people, other players on either team, care a lot about it," Peyton said. "I do take a little personal time for reflection. Playing against your brother in an NFL game, its a little bit different than playing against him in Little League baseball." It seems as though everyone likes to compare the Mannings. Except the Mannings. They leave it to others to argue whos the superior quarterback, the better performer in the clutch, the leading pitchman, even. "We pull for each other," Peyton said. "We play the same sport. We have the same job. So we certainly can relate to a lot of the same things that quarterbacks go through. We worked out together this off-season a couple of times, which is always fun. We try to help each other in the off-season." They insist they dont have that typical sibling rivalry where theyre always trying to one up each other. "Eli and I end up being partners a lot in golf, to tell you the truth. Were close," Peyton said. Eli echoes Peyton when he says this is not a competition between the brothers but their teams. "For me, if you say Im better or say Im worse, Im not going to be upset either way," Eli said. "Im trying to get wins and do my job." Same as Peyton. 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