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Saints hope to ride the Rizzi factor back to relevance after their bye week
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Darren Rizzi would be an unconventional choice to take over the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job on a permanent basis. That doesn't mean it can't happen. The Saints (4-7) had been on a seven-game skid when Rizzi, the club's special teams...
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba becoming key offensive option
SEATTLE (AP) — Over his past two games, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba has started to emerge as a key offensive option. Smith-Njigba had his first 100-yard game in Week 2 against New England with 12 catches for 117 yards, but he saved his breakout performance for...
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...
Browns' season sinks deeper wilth questions about the team's effort and a possible shakeup
CLEVELAND (AP) — As owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam postured and politicked the past few months to find funding to help them get a new, domed, multipurpose stadium built in Cleveland's suburbs, their football team collapsed. The Browns are a bust. A season that seemingly...
Bryce Young to make 4th consecutive start for the Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young will make his fourth straight start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Panthers coach Dave Canales made the announcement Monday after the team returned to...
Taysom Hill runs for 3 TDs as the Saints top Jameis Winston and the struggling Browns 35-14
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tayson Hill couldn't hide his irritation over two early turnovers against the Cleveland Browns, so New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi took a moment to address it. “He was taking it personal and I just told him on the way out at halftime, ‘You’re...
Browns LT Dawand Jones carted off with an ankle injury that will require season-ending surgery
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleveland Browns left tackle Dawand Jones fractured a bone in his lower left leg and was carted off the field wearing an air cast in the first half of Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said the injury will require surgery and...
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,...
Jameis Winston invades the place he called home the past 4 years when the Browns play the Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jameis Winston's four-year stint in New Orleans was a story of unfulfilled promise. On Sunday, he'll have an opportunity to make Superdome spectators wonder if the Saints gave up on him too soon. In his first season since leaving the Big Easy...
Broncos and Falcons trying to put major disappointments from last week behind them
Atlanta (6-4) at Denver (5-5) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 2 1/2. Series record: Broncos lead 9-7. Against the spread: Falcons 5-5; Broncos 7-3. Last meeting: Atlanta beat Denver 34-27 on Nov. 8,...
