Though his partially torn fascia kept him off the field periodically Week 8 against the Bills, Saints tight end Jimmy Graham didn't appear hobbled by the injury, twice fighting his way into the end zone -- first on 15-yard pass in which he ran over a defender for the score and later on a 13-yarder in which he stretched the ball over the goal line. He felt good enough after the second touchdown to celebrate with a trademark dunk over the goal post.
"Oh no, I still dunked it," Graham told The Times-Picayune. "But I dunked off my right foot, because I can do both. So this time I just jumped off the right foot and dunked with the left [hand]. There will never be a moment I won't dunk it."
In all, Graham had three catches for 37 yards. He was targeted only three times, though he hardly played in the fourth quarter with the Saints leading by multiple scores.
"I'm very competitive," he said. "I want as many opportunities as I can get to help this team. But I'm just going to do what they ask me to do and what my body allows me to do. So we're going to take this day by day still."
Graham has said his availability going forward would be a question of pain tolerance. The Saints visit the Jets in Week 9.