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Allen enters fifth season as defensive coordinator with Saints

Sam Shannon | NewOrleansSaints.com

Now in his second stint in New Orleans, Dennis Allen enters his fifth full season as the team's defensive coordinator in his 11th campaign with the club after he was re-hired by Saints Coach Sean Payton in 2015. One of the most respected defensive minds in the NFL, Allen has developed and led an ascending New Orleans defense that has ranked in the NFL's top five the past two seasons in both run defense and sacks, while also developing a promising group of young defenders, mixed with veteran leaders and valuable free-agent acquisitions.

Q: Are you excited to work with Malcolm Jenkins again and what experience does he bring to a team?

Allen: I was here when we drafted Malcolm (Jenkins) back in 2009. I think Malcolm brings a sense of leadership, an intelligence level to our defense especially from a backend perspective. I'm excited about working with Malcolm. I thought Malcolm was an outstanding player when he was here before and he continued that in Philadelphia and I'm anxious to get an opportunity to work with him again.

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By Bob Rose | SI

New Orleans has three consecutive road games during the 2020 season, a challenge that no other NFL team will face. The first of those road trips take place in Week 12 when the Saints travel to the Mile High City to face the Denver Broncos. This game will be just the 12th meeting between New Orleans and Denver, with the Broncos holding a 9-2 series advantage. Including a 5-1 record against New Orleans in Denver when the Saints only victory was a 30-28 win on 12/24/94, a game where New Orleans QB Jim Everett threw for 343 yards and 3 touchdowns.

The Saints have lost their last five games against the Broncos since that day, including a 34-14 defeat the last time they played in Denver on 10/28/12 and a controversial 25-23 loss the last time the two played in New Orleans on 11/13/16.

Expectations are high for Denver as they enter the 2020 season. The Broncos have not made the playoffs since a victory in Super Bowl 50 and have stumbled through three straight losing seasons. Denver won four of their last five games to finish 2019; however, GM John Elway appears to have finally found a capable quarterback to lead his squad after several flops at the position since Peyton Manning retired the Super Bowl win. The team spent its offseason surrounding second-year QB Drew Lock with additional weapons and hope that they still have enough pieces left on a once elite defense to make a move up in the AFC West standings. Here is a closer look at the Saints Week Twelve opponent.

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By Bob Rose | SI

The New Orleans Saints are scheduled to play four Prime Time games in 2020, tied for the second-most in the NFL, and will also play a Friday Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Vikings. Since the arrival of QB Drew Brees and Head Coach Sean Payton in 2006, the Saints have a 138-86 regular-season record, a winning percentage of 61.6%. New Orleans is even more successful over this span playing under a national audience's lights in Prime Time. The Saints have a record of 33-17, a.660 winning percentage, when they play on a Thursday, Saturday (once), Sunday, or Monday evening.

Here is the list of the Prime Time games that New Orleans will play in 2020:

• Monday, September 21 at Las Vegas Raiders
• Sunday, September 27 vs. Green Bay Packers
• Monday, October 12 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
• Sunday, November 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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