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Packers continue their push toward playoffs as they host the injury-riddled Saints
New Orleans (5-9) at Green Bay (10-4) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ABC, ESPN BetMGM NFL Odds: Packers by 13½. Against the spread: Saints 6-8; Packers 8-6. Series record: Packers lead 18-10. Last meeting: Packers won 18-17 at...
Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi's future is in the balance as New Orleans' tough season winds down
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While the Saints are guaranteed a second losing record in three years, interim coach Darren Rizzi has a chance to win as many as six of the eight games he’ll have coached when the regular season concludes. The way New Orleans rallied in a down-to-the-wire,...
Jayden Daniels was sacked 8 times, and the Commanders rookie QB shoulders some of the blame
Playing on turf in the Superdome is the only thing that kept Jayden Daniels' white jersey clean throughout the Washington Commanders' game Sunday at New Orleans. The rookie quarterback got sacked a season-high eight times in the 20-19 victory, and it was less a product of breakdowns...
Rookie Spencer Rattler shines in relief for Saints after Jake Haener struggles early
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Spencer Rattler's first play after replacing Jake Haener for the New Orleans Saints’ first series of the third quarter, the rookie threw the ball away just before two unblocked Washington pass rushers hit him. Little else about Rattler's performance bore...
Daniels passes for 2 TDs and Commanders outlast Saints 20-19 on New Orleans' failed 2-point try
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jayden Daniels' second game in the Superdome again came down to a play after a touchdown with no time left. Washington's rookie quarterback will remember more fondly how this one ended — even if the he wasn't entirely pleased about the Commanders nearly blowing...
It's a 'homecoming' for Jayden Daniels and Marshon Lattimore when the Commanders visit the Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The last time Jayden Daniels played in the Superdome, he was making his LSU debut — and starting a second chapter in his college career that would culminate with him winning the Heisman Trophy one year ago. The last time Marshon Lattimore played in the NFL, he...
Saints choose Jake Haener to start in Derek Carr's place against Washington, AP source says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have decided to start second-year quarterback Jake Haener against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the...
Ex-LSU star Jayden Daniels leads the high-scoring Commanders against the Saints 30th-ranked defense
Washington (8-5) at New Orleans (5-8) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Commanders by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Commanders 8-5; Saints 5-8. Series record: Commanders lead 17-11. Last meeting: Saints beat Commanders...
Saints QB situation remains cloudy as matchup with Washington nears
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — If Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi has any definite ideas about who'll play quarterback for New Orleans against Washington on Sunday, he's not ready to share that information. Rizzi maintained on Wednesday that there's still a chance that Derek Carr could...
The Saints are making contingency plans to play without QB Derek Carr as they try to stay alive
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Derek Carr was willing to risk his health to improve New Orleans’ chances of playing meaningful football in mid-December. Now the Saints, who’ve remained mathematically alive in the playoff race by winning three of four, might have to play...
