Latest Dennis Allen News

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...

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,...

Spencer Rattler's rough second half dampens an otherwise promising first start for the Saints

Oct. 13, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There were moments when rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler had a rollicking Superdome crowd believing that he could guide the New Orleans Saints to their largest comeback victory since 2009. Then he, and the Saints, got shaken, rattled and rolled. ...

Mayfield passes for 4 TDs as the Bucs treat storm-weary fans to a 51-27 win over the Saints

Oct. 13, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — To Baker Mayfield, the way the Tampa Bay Buccaneers weathered a wild second quarter in which they lost a 17-point lead was symbolic of their mindset ever since they traveled to New Orleans on Tuesday to escape the path of Hurricane Milton. Mayfield overcame three...

Spencer Rattler set to start at QB for the Saints against the Buccaneers

Oct. 09, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler is scheduled to take his first regular-season NFL snaps on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Saints coach Dennis Allen selected Rattler as this week's starter on Wednesday after confirming that usual...

Banged up, slumping Saints now face uncertainty at QB as they try to end a 3-game skid

Oct. 08, 2024 18:16 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The once-surging New Orleans Saints are now slumping and unsure when quarterback Derek Carr will be able to play again following his oblique injury during the club's third straight loss. Carr left Monday night's loss at Kansas City with a left oblique injury, and...

Banged-up Saints put OL Shane Lemieux on IR before kickoff against Chiefs in latest blow to offense

Oct. 07, 2024 19:14 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints put backup offensive lineman Shane Lemieux on injured reserve amid a flurry of roster moves before they played the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Lemieux had been brought up from the practice squad two weeks...

Saints' flattering stats belie game-changing gaffes and failures in the clutch

Sep. 30, 2024 19:52 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Collectively, the New Orleans Saints have outscored their opponents 127-70 through four games and are among the NFL leaders in a number of offensive and defensive categories. Yet, they are facing the very real possibility of having a losing record by the end of...