2007 Regular season · Week 1 · RCA Dome · Thursday Night
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The Indianapolis Colts beat the New Orleans Saints 41–10 at home at RCA Dome in Week 1 of the 2007 regular season on September 6, 2007.
No other game of Week 1 was decided by as many points.
The result moved the Colts to 1–0 and dropped the Saints to 0–1. The Saints finished 2007 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Colts finished 2007 at 13–3 and lost in the Divisional round.
In their previous meeting, the Indianapolis Colts won 55–21 on September 28, 2003. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 31–17 on February 7, 2010.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Colts lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history
Shane Steichen said the starting defensive end will miss time, and Jeremy Fowler reported a three-to-four-week absence for a pass rush that has produced just 1.5 sacks from its edge group.
The No. 8 overall pick is still working with trainers, and the earliest reported return is Week 7 in Paris, with the bye making Week 9 against Cleveland a likelier target.
