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The New Orleans Saints fired Dennis Allen partway through this season, but weren’t able to salvage things before getting eliminated from the playoffs. There are eight other teams with head coach openings, could the Saints have a hard time convincing someone to take the job over anyone else?

ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently ranked all openings in the NFL and listed New Orleans as the least attractive destination in the league, right below the dumpster fire of the New York Jets. The best job destination was considered to be the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Barnwell listed the cons of the Saints job...

Here’s some good work from Derek Carr — the New Orleans Saints quarterback was recognized as the NFLPA’s Week 17 Community MVP for his charitable efforts.

In the spirit of the season, Carr and his wife Heather gifted nine local families with Christmas gifts and $5,000 each at a special holiday luncheon. It’s good to see them giving back to the community and working to make a positive impact.

Here’s more from the NFLPA on the award:

Regular Season record 4-11

Last week, the Panthers had an ugly loss against the Cowboys, but there was no reason to doubt that Carolina would bounce back in week 16. It took the game going to overtime, but the Panthers completed the upset against the Cardinals, which ended Arizona’s postseason hopes. Bryce Young had a solid game, but the offensive credit should go to Chuba Hubbard. Hubbard has had some inconsistent performances as of late, but he was absolutely dominate in this game, ending with 152 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Panthers defense struggled but still picked off Kyler Murray...

The New Orleans Saints had one of their most embarrassing losses on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers. Even with this loss, the Saints have no movement in draft position and are still at pick 10.

For a few weeks, I have focused on the Saints’ picks, whether they traded back or selections in other rounds, but this week, I wanted to go back to the first round. The potential prospects New Orleans could draft have not changed much, but some players have a real chance of rising because of the offseason draft process. Starting on the defensive side of the ball, Oregon...

The Dallas Cowboys shut down CeeDee Lamb for the final weeks of the season due to a shoulder injury, and if they’re smart, the New Orleans Saints should take a page out of their book and shut down their top receiver, too. Dallas is out of playoff contention, just like New Orleans, but Chris Olave is practicing unlike Lamb.

Olave was projected as a full participant on Wednesday’s injury report. That was Christmas Day, so there was no practice which meant it was the expectation from the team medical staff. The projection was accurate, and Olave was a full participant when the Saints stepped...

The New Orleans Saints have been eliminated from the NFL playoffs this season, which means that their postseason drought will grow to four years in a row.

They have failed to return to the postseason since the loss of Drew Brees and, at least right now, feels hard to imagine the next time they will make it. The contract manipulation is finally starting to catch up with them now that they are no longer winning games.

Had they made a Super Bowl push in these recent years, it would have all been worth it. Now, they are handicapped with nothing to show for it.

They could have it worse, though, as they don’t have the longest postseason drought and the team that does is already eliminated. This is where the Saints currently rank among other streaks of missing the playoffs:

The New Orleans Saints have been on the wrong end of plenty of heartbreaking playoff losses, but one of them is considered to be one of the greatest sports moments in the last 25 years.

Bleacher Report recently released a ranking of what they considered to be ‘the most incredible sports moments of the last quarter century’ and the Saints made the list, but the play happened against them.

Put at No. 19 out of 25 was Marshawn Lynch’s “Beast Quake” run in the Wild Card round of the 2010 NFL season. Lynch ran through the New Orleans defense for a 67-yard touchdown that would go on to secure...

The New Orleans Saints prepares for their final home game of the season as they host the Las Vegas Raiders.

Let's look back at the Saints' best moments from Christmas Day.

Here is the Thursday injury report from both the Saints and Raiders before this Sunday's game.

For Week 17, the New Orleans Saints (5-10) are back home in the dome to face the Las Vegas Raiders (3-12) on Sunday afternoon.

So, let’s take a look at some of the Canal Street Chronicles staff’s predictions for this week’s primetime matchup between the Saints and Raiders.


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Here's everything you need to know for Week 17 NFL games. Which teams will win, who are the X factors, and which storylines matter most?

The Saints (5-10) play at Caesars Superdome for the final time this season when they welcome the Las Vegas Raiders (3-12) to town. Here are four burning questions heading into the game.

The Chicago Bears host the Seattle Seahawks tonight in the Thursday Night Football season finale from the Windy City. These teams are playing for very different things here nearing the end of the season. Will Seattle keep their playoff hopes alive? Can Chicago play the role of spoiler? Let’s tune in to find out!

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NEW ORLEANS — The future is now for the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints.

Both enter Sunday’s meeting in the Superdome trying to make the best of a lost season by figuring out who they might like to keep -- and who needs to go.

The Raiders (3-12) were knocked out of playoff contention weeks ago while in the midst of a 10-game skid that finally ended last weekend. The Saints (5-10), however, remained alive — if only mathematically — until last Sunday, the day before their 34-0 loss at Green Bay.

“Naturally, it’s disappointing,” Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi said. “When the...

Four New Orleans Saints starters did not see the practice field on Thursday, with players having been given the day off Wednesday so they could spend Christmas with their families.

But multiple key starters aren’t trending in the right direction before Week 17’s Las Vegas Raiders game. Quarterback Derek Carr (left hand), running back Alvin Kamara (groin), center Erik McCoy (elbow), and left guard Lucas Patrick (knee) all missed practice.

Another group of four were limited participants, so they have at least a shot at playing this Sunday. That includes tight end Juwan Johnson (foot) and...