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Analysis: McManus, Barkley, Payton, Wilson and Chubb all relish returns in Week 7, Adams not so much

Oct. 22, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

Brandon McManus celebrated his game-winning field goal and his return to the NFL by doing — what else? — the Lambeau Leap. Or maybe we should call it the “Lambeau Lift.” “I definitely need to work on my hops," said McManus, who needed help from fans pulling...

Saints searching for remedies as they try to avoid their worst skid since 2005

Oct. 18, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Decades have passed since New Orleans Saints home games were associated with vast expanses of empty seats in a gloomy Superdome, interspersed with humiliated fans wearing brown paper bags over their heads. At the rate things are going, those days could return...

Broncos' blowout of Saints featured 2 of QB's best friends: a great ground game and dominant defense

Oct. 18, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Sean Payton was preparing to hand over his offense to a rookie quarterback for the first time in his 17 years as an NFL head coach, he said two essential ingredients for success were a good ground game and a stout defense. Both showed up in the Broncos'...

Sean Payton triumphs in return to New Orleans as the Broncos dominate the Saints, 33-10

Oct. 18, 2024 01:35 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton made a point of getting to the Superdome long before he normally would for a game — six hours before kickoff — so he could ease into his emotional return to a place where he coached on the home sideline for a decade and a half. “I'm glad I was...

Saints place Shaheed on IR, deactivate Hill and add receivers for Broncos matchup

Oct. 17, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints placed Rashid Shaheed on injured reserve after the starting receiver had what is expected to be season-ending knee surgery on Thursday. Shaheed, whose 349 yards and three touchdowns receiving led the Saints in both categories through six...

As Broncos coach Sean Payton returns to New Orleans, sinking Saints try to stem 4-game skid

Oct. 16, 2024 15:49 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton became synonymous with New Orleans during his decade and a half as the Saints coach — an era when the club made the playoffs nine times and won its only Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos' second-year coach will experience the Superdome in a new way on...

Saints try to end 4-game skid as ex-coach Sean Payton returns to the Superdome with the Broncos

Oct. 16, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

Denver (3-3) at New Orleans (2-4) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video. BetMGM NFL odds: Broncos by 2. Series record: Broncos lead 9-3. Against the spread: Broncos 4-2, Saints 2-3-1. Last meeting: Saints beat Broncos...

Chargers were finally able to open up their passing game in win at Denver

Oct. 14, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert showed why he wasn't panicking about the Los Angeles Chargers' struggles in the passing game. Herbert and the Chargers were finally able to air it out in a 23-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Herbert had a season-high 237...

Weary Saints urgently trying to end their 4-game slide on a short week

Oct. 14, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have been on a downward slide for about a month now. Injuries haven’t helped, but a four-game losing streak has coaches reexamining and reevaluating almost everything. “Everybody needs to look at themselves — coaches,...

Broncos are seeking faster starts after getting shut out in first half for third time

Oct. 14, 2024 14:27 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — One thing Broncos coach Sean Payton and quarterback Bo Nix have yet to figure out is how to take advantage of the energetic crowds at home and get off to a fast start. In their three home games so far, the Broncos (3-3) have fallen behind by double digits...