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Saints Rookie Report: Week 4 preview vs. the Falcons

The New Orleans Saints got a win, and even with some injuries in the rookie class, there were still some strong performances. In Week 3, those performances can hopefully continue. DT Christen Miller Christen Miller missed a game again, and I’m not sure he’ll play against the Atlanta Falcons. Hopefully he does, because New Orleans […]

Our first month with an app broke commenting records

A month ago we announced the release of our new app, which you can find here or by searching SB Nation in your neighborhood app store. Quite a few of you have downloaded it over the past month and have been using it.  The goal with this app was to make it easier to join […]

Week 3 Saints Film Review: Highlights from the All 22

The Saints weren’t able to secure a win vs the Raiders in a game most people had chalked up as a win on paper until the 4th quarter arrived on Sunday. Not many teams in NFL history could overcome a 4 turnover 4th quarter and the Saints were no different as they fumbled (literally) away […]

New Orleans Saints News: Tight ends standout in the Saints’ offense

Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Vikings sign two former Saints running backs ahead of their Week 5 matchup Hopefully they aren’t so productive against the Saints next week Juwan Johnson’s fumble aside, Saints tight ends have been off to a terrific start An incredible performance by the two tight […]

Saints vs. Raiders Game MVP: Who stood out in Week 3?

With the game against the Las Vegas Raiders ending the way it did, it can be easy to overlook some of the positives that came from the matchup. This was a game that the New Orleans Saints can learn a lot from, especially when it comes to closing out games. However, one player showed up […]

Saints Super Bowl Odds: Week 4

The New Orleans Saints dropped a tough game to the Raiders on Sunday. The defense fell apart and the offense couldn’t hang on to the ball in the fourth quarter as the Saints fell 35-27. They now welcome the Falcons to town on Monday Night Football in their first division game of the year. Here […]

A look back at the history between the Saints and Falcons

In Week 4, the New Orleans Saints will face their first NFC South opponent of the season when they host the Atlanta Falcons for a Monday Night Football showdown on Oct. 5 in the Caesars Superdome. The Saints-Falcons rivalry dates back to Nov. 26, 1967, when New Orleans defeated Atlanta 27-24 at Tulane Stadium during […]

Noah Fant showed he can be more than a backup tight end for the Saints

The New Orleans Saints hoped the signing of Noah Fant could provide another reliable option in the passing game. Through three games, Fant is beginning to show just how valuable he can be to this offense. Fant delivered his best performance of the season in Sunday’s 35-27 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, finishing with […]

Saints power rankings entering Week 4

The Saints losing to the Raiders will hurt their rankings, but how much as their were some strong performances in the Superdome on Sunday. NFL.com – 16 (-2) “Instead of putting it all together in the fourth quarter as they had in their first two games, the Saints inverted on Sunday, falling apart in spectacular fashion […]

New Orleans Saints News: Former Saints RB signs with another team

Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Are the Saints actually a couple bad calls away from being 3-0? An interesting start to the season. Recently-cut Saints RB signs with one of their next opponents Good luck to Neal! Lessons learned: How the Raiders kept the Saints guessing with star TE […]

Are the Saints actually a couple bad calls away from being 3-0?

The New Orleans Saints are 1-2 after three weeks, but is it true they are a few officiating decisions away from being 3-0? That is the latest overreaction worth exploring after another frustrating loss. New Orleans has now been on the wrong side of controversial calls in both of its losses this season. The latest […]

State of the NFC South: Week 3 recap

Just when you think you know how the division is going, almost nothing goes as everyone expected. Tampa Bay Buccaneers It’s not crazy to say that Bucs HC Todd Bowles could be fired after Week 4. This team has been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL, and their performance against the Minnesota Vikings […]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Saints loss to the Raiders

The Good: Tyler Shough The Saints quarterback threw 4 touchdowns for the first time in his career on Sunday and continued his strong start to the season against the Raiders. Shough found tight ends Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant twice each in the end zone and found Chris Olave nine times for 107 yards. Shough […]

Saints RB Travis Etienne Jr. expected to miss time due to hamstring injury

It seems that Kendre Miller and Alvin Kamara will have to take control of the rushing attack for the foreseeable future, as leading rusher Travis Etienne Jr. will likely miss time with a hamstring injury. Saints head coach Kellen Moore met with the media today and gave an update regarding Etienne Jr., stating that he […]

Game Recap: Saints host Raiders in home opener

The New Orleans Saints at last played their home opener when they hosted the Las Vegas Raiders in the late window on Sunday afternoon. Here’s a look back at all that went down in the Caesars Superdome. First Quarter The hosts received the opening kickoff but went three-and-out. The Raiders, meanwhile, found instant momentum as […]

Ups and downs from Saints vs. Raiders

The New Orleans Saints fell to 1-2 after a fourth-quarter meltdown to the Las Vegas Raiders, allowing 19 unanswered points. While the Saints looked to have finally fixed their slow starts, other problems arose, and there are more questions than answers. Up: RB Travis Etienne Jr. Through the first two weeks of the regular season, […]

New Orleans Saints News: Saints lose frustrating game in New Orleans

Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Saints fall to 1-2 after loss to the Raiders Another controversial call by the refs results in a loss for the Saints There’s just one deserving game ball from Saints’ home loss to Raiders Another great performance from the Saints wide receiver Saints Implode […]

Saints fall to 1-2 after loss to the Raiders

The New Orleans Saints are 1-2 after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Saints led 27-16 at one point. Saints Scoring QB Tyler Shough 2-yard passing touchdown to TE Juwan Johnson The Saints scored their first first-quarter points of the season on their second drive of the game, with Tyler Shough finding Juwan Johnson […]

Saints vs. Raiders: Week 3 Game Thread

The New Orleans Saints host the Las Vegas Raiders today, looking to win consecutive games to move to 2-1 on the season. The Saints enter this game as a favorite for the first time this season, and look to impress in front of the home crowd. If these Saints can put in more of the […]