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Saints home game without fans (Source: WVUE)

By Amanda Roberts | WAFB

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - Saints Sunday looked very different with only family and friends allowed inside the dome for the game. Businesses in the area say without fans, it was almost painfully noticeable.

It’s hard to believe these are the scenes of a Saints home game outside the dome: there’s no music, no cheering, no fans in Champions square, and no tailgaters to be found.

“A year ago, right now the streets would be flooded you won’t be able to cross Poydras because there be fans everywhere,” Allen Larkin said.

Even visiting fans were at a loss of where to go.

With approval from the state, the Saints were initially preparing to host some socially distanced fans in the Dome against the Packers until New Orleans' phase two status prevented that. The Saints instead hosting more than 700 family and friends of the team. But that’s no consolation to Who Dats.

“It’s very sad, very sad but we’re just trying to have faith that things will change before the end of the season and go back to normal and we can have a good time again,” Julie Helmstetter said. ...

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By John Sigler | Saintswire


Well, he’s back: the New Orleans Saints are reuniting with cornerback Ken Crawley, a former starter who is signing with the practice squad. NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill first reported the addition, which was confirmed by SI.com’s John Hendrix. Crawley himself acknowledged the news from his official Twitter account.

Crawley fills one of two vacancies on the 16-man practice squad after wide receiver Bennie Fowler and defensive lineman Margus Hunt were promoted to the 53-man roster, so another move is coming. He’s also the third practice squad cornerback in New Orleans behind rookie training camp standout Keith Washington Jr. and free agent pickup Grant Haley.

A starter for the Saints from 2016 to 2019, Crawley’s tenure was filled with highs and lows; he would shut down Julio Jones in coverage one game before yielding dozens of penalty yards a week later. His inconsistency is what prompted the Saints to trade for cornerback Eli Apple, and ultimately what cost him his roster spot. ...

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By BT Boylan | SI

The New Orleans Saints (1-2) fell to the Green Bay Packers (3-0) by the 37-30 score in a Sunday Night Football matchup inside the Mercedes Benz Superdome. The future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers both threw for over 280 yards and 3 TDs in the contest, but the two-time league MVP was the one to lead his team to victory.

The Packers outscored the Saints by 11 in the second half, putting the game on ice late in the fourth quarter, converting the game's lone turnover into points. The Saints travel to Detroit to battle the Lions next Sunday at 12 PM CST.

Below is a look inside the numbers from the New Orleans Saints' Week 3 loss.

10: Only 34% of Brees' Completions went to Saints WRs

Think the Saints miss Michael Thomas yet? The Saints offense progressed from last week, due largely to the rushing attack and the pure greatness of Alvin Kamara, but something is still missing. ...

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The Saints defense the last 17 times on the field has allowed 8 touchdowns, 5 field goals, and forced just 1 turnover and 1 punt.

By Ralph Malbrough / Contributing Writer | WWL

NEW ORLEANS — There is some sort of brain eating amoeba in the water supply in the county where I live in Texas this weekend, and yet experiencing that seems more appealing than watching the New Orleans Saints play defense at the moment.

The Saints wasted the most magical night of Alvin Kamara's career in a 37-30 loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Saints should give Alvin another raise and the defense should all apologize to him at work this morning. The Saints are 1-2 and they are a loss to Detroit next Sunday away from full on PANIC, sky is falling, 2020 just got even worse situation.

So, what the heck is happening to our Super Bowl dreams 3 weeks into the season?

An avalanche of penalties and the Saints star players on defense being invisible has the Saints stumbling out the gate. The Saints defense the last 17 times on the field has allowed 8 touchdowns, 5 field goals, and forced just 1 turnover and 1 punt. The 2020 Saints defense looks a lot like a terrible version of Rob Ryan or Steve Spagnuolo unit but with the added terrible ingredient of penalties. The Saints had another 8 flags Sunday night. ...

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