Saints' Drew Brees mum about future after exit from playoffs

Dejan Kalinic

Saints' Drew Brees mum about future after exit from playoffs image

Drew Brees refused to be drawn into making a statement about his future after the New Orleans Saints' NFL playoff loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Brees' Saints fell 26-20 in overtime to the Vikings in an NFC wild-card clash.

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The 40-year-old quarterback can become a free agent in March and will reportedly stay with the Saints, but he was unwilling to confirm anything after the defeat.

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"I'm not making any comments on that other than I've told you guys this for the last couple of years, I've always just taken it one year at a time and kind of reevaluate each offseason," he told a news conference, "then find the things I want to get better at and move on."

Brees, who went 26 of 33 for 208 yards with a touchdown and an interception, said Minnesota executed better than New Orleans.

"It was a hard-fought football game. We played a really good team and obviously they came ready to play and at the end of the day they just made more plays than we did," he said.

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"I love the way that we fought in the fourth quarter (forcing OT after falling behind 20-10). We really didn't play our best football up until that point but put together some good drives during that period of time and put ourselves in a position to win.

"But unfortunately they just made a few more plays than we did."

Dejan Kalinic