Despite out-gaining the Saints on offense by nearly a twofold margin, the Vikings were severely hindered by five turnovers, including a Favre interception in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter ( in Saints territory ).

Despite throwing 60 passes and hindered by a lack of depth at running back, last year's Super Bowl MVP wasn't intercepted and rallied the Saints within 34 – 30 in the fourth quarter.

Despite Branfoot's claim to be " in the driving seat ", Saints failed to include a " sell-on clause " in the contract.

Despite a 2 – 0 Boxing Day home win over Crystal Palace, the Saints ' poor form continued into the new year, where they were dubbed by the media as having a ' New Years Hangover ', entering 2012 with a 3 – 0 away defeat to South coast rivals Brighton, which saw talisman Rickie Lambert sent off with a straight red card.

Despite the principles of laïcité and the separation of church from state, public and school holidays in France generally follow the Roman Catholic religious calendar ( including Easter, Christmas, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Assumption of Mary, All Saints Day, etc .).

Despite holding some relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the priory never really became a centre of pilgrimage: many other churches also held relics of the same saints, including two different locations which both claimed to have their skulls.

Despite Buffet's partnership with the Dolphins, Buffet is a diehard New Orleans Saints fan, having attended the team's first game at Tulane Stadium in 1967 and later had Saints head coach Sean Payton serve as an honorary member of the Coral Reefer Band at a concert in New Orleans on April 1, 2012, in protest of Payton's suspension by the NFL as a result of the Saints ' bounty scandal.

Despite the considerable naysaying at their inception, the Saints became one of the most successful teams in the Northern League and all of independent baseball.

Despite some arguable theories ( for instance, the Book of Veles ), it has not been proven that the Slavs had any sort of writing system before the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius to Slavic lands in 862.

Despite not winning any of their first 4 games ( including a 5 – 1 defeat at Newcastle ), the Saints, assisted by 3 goals from loanee signing Ronnie Ekelund, then won 4 out of 5 games in September lifting them to 7th in the table.

Despite being hospitalised by the side effects of his medical treatment, he organised the biggest charity match ever seen in the South of England with an all-time Saints XI playing the then current team at The Dell in May 1988, involving players such as Mick Channon, Alan Ball, Kevin Keegan and Martin Chivers playing in front of a capacity crowd of over 20, 000.

Despite the efforts of church members, their Missouri neighbors decided that the Saints must leave Clay County.

Despite several appearances in the final since 1961 the Saints have so far failed to secure a third Cup win.

Despite finishing just three points clear of relegation from the Premier Division of the Isthmian League in 2003 – 04, the Saints secured a place in the Conference South on the back of remarkable 4 – 3 and 5 – 4 Play-Off victories at Heybridge Swifts and Bedford Town respectively.

Despite out-gaining the Saints ' offense by more than 100 yards, they were doomed by four turnovers, as Beuerlein again came off the bench in the first half in relief of a concussed Collins, who had thrown two early interceptions.

Despite this, the 19th century saw various major development in the town, notably the rebuilding of All Saints ' Church, and at the end of the century, building of the town hall.

Despite only scoring seven goals, Østenstad was Saints top goal-scorer for the season ( jointly with Matthew Le Tissier ), but by the end of the season he had lost his starting place in the team to Marian Pahars.

Despite an injured knee, Shockey caught a pass for a touchdown in the Saints ' playoff victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Despite their name, members of the Church of God and Saints of Christ adhere to Judaism as their religion, and do not believe in Christianity.

Despite the loss, the Saints were recognized for their accomplishments ; six players were selected for the Pro Bowl and Mora and Finks were named NFL Coach and Executive of the Year, respectively.

Despite the mishaps, the Saints remained one score behind the 49ers for most of the game.

Despite a human chain making a shoulder-to-shoulder search of Robin Hood Hills, searchers found no sign of the missing boys.

Despite a strong push in the middle of the 2007 season, winning five straight games, the Vikings lost their final two games to finish the season at 8 – 8, missing the playoffs.

Despite barely missing the playoffs and receiving the least chance of gaining the top draft pick with only one ball in the lottery, the Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA Draft Lottery.

Despite missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 80's, the 2007 – 08 season displayed many signs of growth in the team, especially towards the end of the season.

Despite victory in this affair, and moving toward New Market Gap following the engagement, Torbert halted his command that night on the Page County side of the Massanutten, thereby missing an opportunity to cut off Confederate General Jubal Early's retreat from Fisher's Hill.

Despite the close proximity, many inhabitants of the Black Country resist hints at any relationship to people living in Birmingham, which may be called " Brum-a-jum " ( Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwichamand hence West Bromwich ) or Birminam ( missing the g and h out and saying it the way it's spelt ).

Despite missing the deadline to apply for Congressional appointment to the military academy, Stilwell gained entry through the use of family connections who knew President William McKinley.

Despite this furore, McCarthy's team reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shoot-out ( after having already missed and scored a penalty in normal time ), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place.

Despite missing several months of the 2005 season due to the injury, Els won the second event on his return, the Dunhill Championship.

Despite the added firepower, the Wings saw some improvement, going 8-8 in 2006 but missing the postseason on tiebreakers.

Despite that missing documentation — There is, however, evidence in support of the legend, and there are no records that point to any other source for the name.

Despite missing a third of the season, Gooden won 15 games for the 1987 Mets.

Despite missing many performances ( citing health problems ) and withdrawing nearly five months early from the production's transfer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she won the award for best actress in a musical at the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards.

Despite missing five full games and most of a sixth, he still threw for 2, 517 yards and 17 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions.

Despite missing out on a wild card spot, the organisers awarded her a wild card for the Australian Open main draw.

Despite missing 15 games with chicken pox and patellar tendinitis in both knees that plagued him throughout the first half of the 1993 season, Anderson led all American League leadoff hitters in extra-base hits ( 56 ) and RBI ( 62 ).

Despite the attention from psychic detectives Ali Lowitzer remains missing from her Spring, TX home.

Despite an extensive search in the weeks following the crash, the missing disk and blade assembly could not be located.

Despite missing a handful of games after sustaining an ankle injury blocking a shot in a December 23, 2011 win over the Nashville Predators, he had returned to the Dallas lineup by early January and was again a contributing member of their blueline corps.

Despite missing two months, Hossa managed 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points in 60 games to earn NHL All-Rookie honours and finish second to Colorado's Chris Drury in Calder Trophy voting for rookie of the year.

Despite missing three games with a broken right index finger, an injury he suffered against the Islanders, Stevens would finish the year third on the team in scoring with 61 points ; his 51 assists were also good enough for second on the Capitals.

Despite missing 10 games from his suspension, Bertuzzi finished the 2001 – 02 season third in league-scoring with 85 points, behind Näslund and Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla.

Despite missing time, he went on to record his ninth 50-point season in the past 10 seasons, besting Nicklas Lidstrom's eight.

Despite missing time, however, he continued to improve offensively with 31 goals and 68 points in 68 games, his most productive season with the Senators.

Despite missing more than half the County Championship matches, he scored more runs at a better average than anyone else in the side.