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"  Week Two in the NFL brought redemption for Tony Romo, a concussion for Mike Vick, a benching for Jags QB Luke McCown, Cam Newton looking really good in a loss again, and, of course, a 325-pound man running very fast. Meanwhile at the Superdome, the Saints knocked off the ailing Bears with another typical day at the office from Drew Brees: 270 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Perhaps the Bears could use a dose of medicine from New Orleans &amp;quot;Saintsation&amp;quot; Kristen, a junior at LSU who plans to become a delivery-room nurse. Or maybe she can just talk about what a dominating performance her Saints offered on Sunday afternoon. ESQUIRE.COM: You guys lost a shootout to the Packers last week then come back with a 30-13 home win over the Bears. Feeling better? KRISTEN: I&amp;#039;m definitely feeling better. But I actually wasn&amp;#039;t really feeling that bad after last week&amp;#039;s loss. We played the No. 1 team in the NFL at their place, and we barely lost. I wasn&amp;#039;t too worried heading into this game. I knew we&amp;#039;d come out in front of our home crowd \u2014 the best fans in the NFL \u2014 and play well. ESQ: Let&amp;#039;s fast-forward to the third quarter. The Saints are up 16-13. Jay Cutler gets sacked, fumbles, and the Saints recover. Is that on Cutler, or the Chicago offensive line? KRIS: It was mainly the offensive line&amp;#039;s fault. They should have protected him better. ESQ: That led to a four-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. Was that the turning point of the game? KRIS: Most definitely. That gave us a lot of momentum, getting the ball back and scoring. It was probably the biggest play of the game, along with Devery Henderson&amp;#039;s 79-yard touchdown from Brees in the second quarter. That one was also huge. ESQ: Jay Cutler got beat up pretty good by your defense, which registered six sacks. Do you feel bad at all for him? KRIS: Not really. The Bears had it coming. They&amp;#039;d beaten us three times in a row in the regular season. ESQ: Darren Sproles had another solid game, with 85 total yards and a touchdown. Do you miss Reggie Bush at all? KRIS: I think having Sproles has definitely been an advantage. We miss Reggie a little bit, but it was time for him to go and time for us to get someone better. ESQ: Okay. But come on, Sproles clearly stepped out of bounds on that touchdown, right? KRIS: I don&amp;#039;t think he stepped out. There are always close calls in games. That one just went our way. ESQ: Saints defender Roman Harper had a good game, with two sacks. He&amp;#039;s also 28 with a lot of gray hair. Is he the most distinguished-looking safety in the league? KRIS: I guess. At least he&amp;#039;s got hair. He can always dye it. ESQ: You thinking about slipping him a box of Just for Men? KRIS: Absolutely not. ESQ: But I assume you&amp;#039;re smelling Super Bowl. KRIS: I would like to say yes. We&amp;#039;ll definitely go far this season. I wouldn&amp;#039;t doubt another trip. I&amp;#039;m pretty confident in our team.  ESQ: Who would you play? KRIS: Maybe the Patriots. They looked good today. ESQ: The Emmys were last night. Everybody seems to be into this whole Glee thing. Are you on that bandwagon? KRIS: I&amp;#039;m very easily entertained, but I&amp;#039;m not a Glee fan. I just have never sat down and watched a whole episode. I&amp;#039;m not really into musicals or anything like that. ESQ: Well, we know you&amp;#039;re into pageants. In fact, we hear you were recently named Miss New Orleans. Congratulations. KRIS: Thanks. I&amp;#039;ll be competing in Miss Louisiana in October. All the girls on the team are like, &amp;quot;Can we come and watch you and bring signs?&amp;quot; I&amp;#039;m like, &amp;quot;Yes, please do!&amp;quot;  ESQ: That should help your chances. So what&amp;#039;s your special skill? KRIS: You&amp;#039;re thinking of Miss America. This is for Miss USA. There is no special skill. There&amp;#039;s just a swimsuit competition, an evening gown competition, and questions. ESQ: Got it. So if you win Miss Louisiana... KRIS: Then I compete for Miss USA. And if I win that, I&amp;#039;ll compete for Miss Universe. One of my goals, ever since I was a little girl, is to be Miss Universe. ESQ: Well the best of luck. You must hear a lot of crazy pickup lines, as Miss New Orleans. KRIS: Actually, I don&amp;#039;t! Although I did throw out a pitch at a New Orleans Zephyrs baseball game, and one of the players said, &amp;quot;So when am I taking you out to dinner?&amp;quot; I was like, &amp;quot;Excuse me? I don&amp;#039;t even know who you are!&amp;quot; ESQ: Yeah, but how was the pitch? KRIS: I got it over the plate, and it didn&amp;#039;t bounce. I felt pretty good about that. (Click here for more on the Saintsations and their swimsuit calendar.) 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