Imagine driving from the Coast to the Louisiana Superdome for a New Orleans Saints game after scoring some tickets from an online broker or from someone on the street. Then you get to the door and the tickets are phony.

It’s looking more and more like New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston will make his return Sunday against Oakland after missing the last four games with a torn thumb ligament.

At this point, the Saints only wish the myriad problems that have been so prevalent in losing three of their last four games were limited to penalties and special teams mistakes.

Those are correctable, or at least they should be.

There’s absolutely nothing coach Sean Payton can do to correct the multitude of injuries that have plagued the Saints (2-3) since their season opener with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 7.

In the 29 days and four games between the win over the Bucs and a 30-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, nine Saints’ starters—and many backups—have missed at least one game because of injury or NFL suspension.

The list will grow by at least one when the Saints host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, thanks to the season-ending right…

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress undoubtedly now classifies the New Orleans Saints’ Reggie Bush in the same category as the Chicago Bears’ Devin Hester. After Bush’s two punt returns for touchdowns a few days ago, it’s tough to argue against the sentiment.

With New Orleans Saints rookie cornerback Tracy Porter’s already out for the season with a dislocated right wrist, the Saints are an injury-depleted team scrounging for more plugs to fill the voids.

At least one injury-related void was filled as rookie kicker Taylor Mehlhaff is back with the New Orleans Saints to replace the struggling Martin Gramatica, who tweaked his hamstring the morning of the San Francisco game two weeks ago and was placed on injured reserve Wedsneday. The team confirmed the move.

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Sean Payton briefly allowed himself to smile faintly when asked about his blood pressure. “My wife asked me that,” the Saints’ coach said Tuesday, a day after New Orleans’ error-filled 30-27 loss to Minnesota. “I’m fine. You know, I’m disappointed.” Other coaches might have used stronger language if their teams had made the blunders that plagued Payton’s squad on Monday night.

New Orleans Saints rookie cornerback Tracy Porter underwent surgery to repair a dislocated right wrist, the team announced Tuesday.

Reggie Bush may giveth - as in turn the ball over once and nearly twice for the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. Bush can sure taketh away, though, as in the momentum and morale of the Minnesota Vikings with two punt returns for touchdowns.