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Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi is seeing his emphasis on closing out games paying off
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi jokes that he's started to resemble the cartoon character “Bob the Builder” during team meetings. That's because in the two weeks since taking over as interim coach, he's been using construction equipment — shovels, hard...
Ex-Saints QB Jameis Winston returns to New Orleans with the Browns
Cleveland (2-7) at New Orleans (3-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Saints by 1. Against the spread: Browns 3-6; Saints 4-6. Series record: Browns lead 13-6. Last meeting: Saints won 17-10 at Cleveland on Dec. 24,...
Saints searching for remedies as they try to avoid their worst skid since 2005
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...
Which teams will show up when the Falcons meet the Saints in an NFC South showdown?
ATLANTA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints looked dominant the first two weeks of the season. Then, a jarring dose of reality. As for the Atlanta Falcons, they're still trying to establish an identity. The NFC South rivals meet Sunday at Mercedes-Benz...
The Saints are shuffling their beat-up offensive line in advance of their visit to Atlanta
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints center Erik McCoy, who had surgery to repair his groin area on Wednesday, might not be the only experienced offensive lineman missing for New Orleans at Atlanta on Sunday. Right guard Cesar Ruiz missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury — in...
The Saints' new offense is working to rebound after being slowed by the Eagles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Did the Saints' new offense get exposed? Or perhaps New Orleans simply came up just short in a hard-fought game after losing a key lineman — center Erik McCoy — against a team with an elite defense. “Nobody wants to see a Pro Bowl center go...
