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Ranking NFL divisions from 1-8 after big 2023 free agency moves, draft: Will NFC East be even better?

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The NFC East was the best division in football last season -- and it could be set for a repeat

By Jeff Kerr | CBS Sports

The NFC East was the biggest surprise of the eight NFL divisions last season, emerging from the rank of laughingstock to having one of the best performances by a division in decades. The NFC East became the only division since the 2002 realignment -- and the first division since 1997 -- to get three teams into the divisional round of the playoffs.

Only the 2013 NFC West and 2007 NFC South had a better win percentage (.656) than the 2022 NFC East, but the NFC East had more total wins than either (43 to 42) thanks to the additional 17th game. The NFC East was the only division to have all four teams finish over .500.

Can any division top the NFC East in 2023, especially with all the offseason changes around the league? We won't know until the games are played, but these offseason rankings serve as a barometer of where each division stands with most offseason moves complete as we head into the season. ...

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“Her eyes were open so scary” – Saints star Juwan Johnson’s wife Chanen takes fans through ‘wild’ pregnancy journey

Chanen and Juwan Johnson have been sharing TikTok updates on their pregnancy journey, and this time, they revealed the ultrasound image of their baby girl.
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Recovering From Bad Break Up in Las Vegas, NFL QB Conveniently Misses Out Former Team’s Name From High Praise

Following an ugly end to a 9 year stint with the Raiders, former QB1 shares New Orleans as a much better alternative
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Eagles vs. Saints rookie report

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The New Orleans Saints might’ve suffered their first loss on Sunday, but they still have rookies making some rumblings.

Taliese Fuaga once again stood out. Starting his third straight game at left tackle, he allowed the first three hurries of his career. His run blocking is especially impressive, more so now that it’s gotten better each week. Here are his run-blocking grades from PFF:

Fuaga is also impressive with his pass blocking. Through the first two weeks, he had yet to allow a pressure, and it wasn’t until week three that he let one go. Unfortunately, he had three pressures...
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Derek Carr explains why some players haven't seen as many targets

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints’ passing attack has been heavily concentrated on three weapons: Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed. That trio has been the recipients of 29 of Derek Carr’s 44 completions this year. That’s 65.9% of his completions. They also make up 81.9% of Carr’s yards.

They’ve been essentially the entire passing offense. Foster Moreau is the next most productive receiving threat, and he only has five catches. Juwan Johnson has been less existent in the offense than projected.

Carr explains why this has been the case. Carr kept the explanation simple. The Saints haven’t...
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New Orleans Saints reveal Week 4 uniform combo vs. Atlanta Falcons

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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For the first time this season, the New Orleans Saints will be wearing something other than their black jerseys and black pants. However, the Saints aren’t abandoning the idea of matching the jersey with the pants. Against the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans will don white on white. Saints safety announced the Week 4 uniform combination from the
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Key matchups: Saints vs. Falcons

  • News source: Kyle Besson
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The 2-1 New Orleans Saints are preparing for an NFC South showdown with the 1-2 Atlanta Falcons. The Saints are coming off of a tough low-scoring 15-12 loss to the Philidelphia Eagles after being dominated in multiple facets of the game. Now, New Orleans will look to utilize these key matchups to get back in the win column.

Despite only allowing 15 points, the Saints' pass defense struggled against Philidelphia. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts put up 311 yards through the air with 120 yards coming from receivers and another large bulk coming from tight end Dallas Goedert, who burned the...
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Derek Carr's little league team let him know 'it's Falcons week'

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Derek Carr is in his second year with the New Orleans Saints, and he is fully aware of how the rivalry with the Atlanta Falcons expands beyond the team’s practice facility and into the city.

He was reminded of that this week at his son’s football practice. Carr came to the Saints with New Orleans native, and former Raiders teammate, Foster Moreau. The duo have a good relationship, and they coach Carr’s sons’ little league team together.

Carr shared a funny story about how the upcoming little league game was secondary to the Saints’ upcoming game with the Falcons: “Every parent and every...
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C.J. Gardner-Johnson fined for late hit out of bounds on Alvin Kamara

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Philadelphia Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson had a lot to say about the New Orleans Saints after the Week 3 game. This was to be expected. The Saints drafted Gardner-Johnson in 2019, and fans became accustomed to his propensity to talk trash.

After their victory, Gardner-Johnson called the Saints pretenders, but the biggest thing he did was criticize Khristian Boyd’s hit on DeVonta Smith, for which the rookie defensive tackle was fined. He called the play and the Saints, as a whole, dirty.

Dennis Allen denied that earlier this week. Funny enough, Gardner-Johnson had his own play that...
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Saints at Falcons: Our staff makes its predictions for Sunday's game at Mercedes Benz Stadium

  • News source: BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
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The New Orleans Saints (2-1) are coming off their first loss of the season and will try to get back on track on the road Sunday against their NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons (1-2). Here are our staff predictions on…
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Jamaal Williams downplays his late touchdown last year vs. Falcons

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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This week, Jamaal Williams downplayed his last-minute touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in 2023’s regular season finale. Jameis Winston became the face of the moment when the New Orleans Saints ran up the score on their rivals, but Williams was the one who carried the ball into the end zone.

That was the last offensive play of the Saints’ season and resulted in Williams’ first and only touchdown of the year. Of course it was brought back up this week with the Falcons game coming up, but Williams doesn’t see it as a big deal. Atlanta fired head coach Arthur Smith and brought in...
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Our defense vs their offense: Atlanta Falcons

  • News source: Luke Hubbard
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The New Orleans Saints will hit the road for the second time this season and travel to Atlanta to play the “Dirty Birds” in Mercedes-Benz Stadium this Sunday.

The Saints defense is off to a hot start to the 2024 season, allowing just 14.7 points per game through three weeks. Say what you want about the final defensive drive last week where they let up that huge gain to Dallas Goedert when two defenders ran into each other, but that loss was not on the defense. They played their butts off for the entire game and held a good Eagles offense to 15 points while forcing multiple turnovers and...
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Interview with the Enemy: Atlanta Falcons

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This week, the New Orleans Saints head into enemy territory as they face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4 of the 2024 regular season. Tre’Shon Diaz of The Falcoholic joins us to preview Sunday’s showdown between one of the league’s most heated division rivalries.

NJ: In your opinion, how has QB Kirk Cousins looked in his return from season-ending Achilles surgery? Does he seem capable of leading Atlanta to the promised land? If not, how soon should first-round NFL Draft pick Michael Penix Jr. take over as the team’s starting QB?

TD: I expected Cousins to have a slower start after coming off...
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Former Saints DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson reportedly fined for illegal hit on Alvin Kamara

  • News source: BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
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For the second consecutive week, the NFL has fined Philadelphia Eagles defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson — this time for something he did against his former team.
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Rod Walker: 4 burning questions ahead of the New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons game

  • News source: BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
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The New Orleans Saints (2-1) make the trip to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to take on the rival Atlanta Falcons (1-2). Here are four burning questions for the Saints as they try to get back on track.
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Jeff Duncan: Perpetually petty Saints-Falcons rivalry will be even saltier after last year

  • News source: BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
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When the New Orleans Saints scored in the final minute of a Week 18 rout of the Atlanta Falcons last season, it added another chapter to the NFL’s most competitive and contemptable rivalry.
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Fleur-de-Links, September 27: Alvin Kamara returns to practice Thursday

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The New Orleans Saints got good news on Thursday as Alvin Kamara returned to practice, but the list of names is still long heading into Sunday.

As the Saints prepare to battle their hated rival in the Atlanta Falcons, let's see how the new-look Saints offense matches up with the Atlanta defense.

The Black and Gold struggled against Philadelphia on Sunday to really move the football down the field. Facing a injured Atlanta defense, they have to have a big day.
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