One day into Super Bowl week, and the South Florida rain is already changing the schedule for the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints and coach Sean Payton will be the first news conference of Super Bowl Week on Monday.

In a few ways, the Monday of Super Bowl Week is the calm before the storm.

Saints safety Darren Sharper (knee) and WR Robert Meachem (ankle) returned to practice on Thursday on a limited basis, while TE Jeremy Shockey (knee) and CB Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring) missed practice for the second consecutive day.

I’m here on location at the Superdome, and as the teams take field, here are a couple thoughts.

Saints RB Pierre Thomas sustained bruised ribs in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Bucs, but appears to have avoided a more serious situation.

The Saints won’t rest their starters this week, so fantasy owners can breathe a sigh of relief.

After another busy Monday in the NFL, here’s some news you might have missed.

As many times as I have been in New Orleans this season, this is the most dialed in I’ve seen the Saints.

Here are a few news and notes with all the fantasy implications as we continue with Week 14.

The New Orleans Saints’ 38-17 bludgeoning of New England left no doubt that things run through the Big Easy. The Saints might drop a game or two before all 16 are played, but against a team feared for its weapons and its rep, they had the fearless disposition, the defense, the coaches and the quarterback to illustrate they were better.

Teams have released their Week 11 injury reports through Thursday. Here’s a look at some notable names.

Saints coach Sean Payton said Monday CB Tracy Porter has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, but is expected back this season.

Ever the fan of expression through his favorite social networking site, Bengals WR Chad Ochocino was at it again on Twitter, instigating an exchange of trash-talking tweets with Bears QB Jay Cutler and DE Alex Brown ahead of Sunday’s matchup in Chicago — and the game is still five days away.

The Saints and Cardinals look super. LB Brian Cushing looked amazing. The Rams continue to lose. And oh yeah, Tom Brady wasn’t too bad, either. It’s all in Around the Web.