尽管失去了两位主力外接手和首发左截锋，德鲁·布里斯（Drew Brees）依然展现了一个全明星四分卫的实力，带领新奥尔良圣徒以30-7大胜堪萨斯城酋长。布里斯近乎完美的表现把酋长的四分卫布罗迪·克洛伊尔（Brodie Croyle）衬得黯淡无光。

　　上半场布里斯面对对方的一线防守阵容，依然19次传球成功17次，总传球182码，并有1次传球达阵。在他退场时，他的四分卫评分高达124.1.

　　克洛伊尔的评分只有15.1，这位二年级生取代达蒙·华德（Damon Huard）赢得了酋长的首发四分卫位置，但是他17次传球只成功5次，总传球45码。在圣徒强悍的防守下，酋长的进攻组难以有所作为，克洛伊尔被擒杀了2次，还有3次传球被截。由于华德受到小腿伤势的影响，这场比赛本来被看作是克洛伊尔抢班夺权的黄金机会。而现在看来，克洛伊尔倒像是帮了华德大忙，后者虽然已经34岁，但是在去年特伦特·格林（Trent Green）受伤的时候表现非常出色。

　　至此，酋长在今年的季前赛中三战皆墨，总共只得了29分，其中防守组得了8分。

　　来自伊利诺斯大学的自由球员新秀皮埃尔·托马斯（Pierre Thomas）在第四节中替补出场，面对酋长队的替补阵容，他分别冲球6码和19码，为圣徒完成了2次达阵。这样抢眼的表现一定可以为他在球队中赢得一席之地。

　　圣徒跑卫雷吉·布什（Reggie Bush）6次冲球完成51码，其中包括1次12码冲球，这次进攻帮助奥林多·麦厄瑞（Olindo Mare）28码外射门命中，此后麦厄瑞还有2次点球得分。

　　酋长的全明星跑卫拉里·约翰逊（Larry Johnson）本周刚和球队结束了长达25天的续约僵持，今天他没有出场。他的赛季首演很可能是在下周对阵圣路易斯公羊的最后一场季前赛上。

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —— So what if it's August and he's missing his two top receivers and his starting left tackle? Drew Brees is already showing off his Pro Bowl form for the New Orleans Saints.

The same cannot be said of the Kansas City Chiefs, whose murky quarterback picture was only muddied further Thursday night as Brodie Croyle struggled and a nearly perfect Brees led the Saints to a dominating 30-7 victory.

Playing in all but one series in the first half, Brees hit 17 of 19 passes against the first-team defense for 182 yards and one touchdown. One of his passes was a beauty of a downfield dart that David Patten dropped. His quarterback rating when he retired for the night was 124.1 —— a sharp contrast to the 15.1 of Croyle.

"I felt we really executed well on offense," said Brees. "Obviously, you'd like to get some more touchdowns instead of field goals, but sometimes that is just the way it goes."

Brees, a flawless 6-for-6 for 55 yards in his only offensive drive in last week's 27-19 victory over Cincinnati, hit his first five on this hot, sticky night. In both of their first two possessions the Saints drove nearly to the goal line, but were stopped.

"The expectations are pretty high that I have for myself, that the head coach has for me and my quarterback coach and obviously the guys around me, so I just try to get better each week, try to be as efficient as I can," said Brees.

Croyle, a second-year pro, battling veteran Damon Huard for the starting job, was only 5-for-17 for 45 yards. Hurried and harried by a New Orleans defense that frequently beat the Chiefs' offensive line, Croyle was also sacked twice and threw his third interception in three outings. This game was viewed as a golden opportunity for him to wrest the job away from Huard, who was held out with a sore calf.

But instead of seizing his chance, Croyle seemed to help make the case for Huard, a 34-year-old career backup who played well last year when Trent Green was injured.

"I had a great opportunity to go out there and kind of make my case that it's time for me to be a starter, and didn't do it," said Croyle. "But we'll go back to the drawing board and we'll get better."

In three preseason games, the Chiefs (0-3) have scored only 29 points. The defense has scored eight.

"You saw a good offense here tonight —— that other team's," said coach Herm Edwards. "We struggled offensively for the third week in a row. We can't seem to get out of our own way. We've got two weeks to figure out what kind of team we're going to be. That's enough time."

Pierre Thomas, a rookie free agent out of Illinois who came into the game deep on the depth chart, scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Saints on runs of six and 19 yards against the Chiefs' reserves and could have made a good case for himself to win a job.

"He made a real good impression on us, not just in tonight's game but throughout the course of this camp," coach Sean Payton said. "He played well and he played hard."

Making a bold case to possibly unseat Devery Henderson for the No. 2 wide receiver spot was Patten. Despite his drop in the first quarter of a perfectly thrown long pass, the 11-year veteran wound up catching six passes for 75 yards and one touchdown. His 33-yarder gave the Saints a first-and-goal on the 5 on their first possession.

But on fourth-and-goal from the 1, Deuce McAllister was thrown for a 2-yard loss by Tank Tyler and Tamba Hali.

Reggie Bush rushed for 51 yards on six carries, including a 12-yard scamper on the second possession that was capped by the first of Olindo Mare's three field goals, 28-yarder.

Bush got loose around end for a 24-yard gain to help set up Mare's 31-yard field goal and a 6-0 lead with 6:37 left in the half. Mare was 3-for-3 with a 44-yarder in the second half for a 16-0 lead.

Brees led the Saints on a six-play, 45-yard drive late in the half capped by Patten's 4-yard touchdown catch when he got wide open in the back of the end zone.

Larry Johnson, the Chiefs' Pro Bowl running back who ended a 25-day contract holdout this week, did not play. He's expected to see his first action next week in the last preseason game at St. Louis

"Obviously, we're ready to get Larry back. He's a great runner," said Croyle. "He really kind of sets up our offense."

Marcus O'Keith scored the Chiefs' touchdown on a 2-yard run with 1:53 left.

"Brodie struggled some, but he didn't get any help either," Edwards said. "He can't catch the ball. He can't block. That's not all on the quarterback."