Saints News

New Orleans Saints News From Around the Web

New Orleans Saints overwhelmed by Packers in lopsided loss

  • 828
  • 0


1735017395933.png
Photo credit New Orleans Saints

John DeShazier - New Orleans Saints

Green Bay, Wis. – No detective skills were necessary Monday night to decipher which team at Lambeau Field was charging toward the playoffs and which officially was eliminated from playoff contention Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints weren't much of a match for the Packers in a 34-0 loss on national television that dropped New Orleans to 5-10 overall, and 3-3 under interim head coach Darren Rizzi. With two remaining regular-season games, the Saints turn their attention to the Raiders game that'll be played Sunday in the Caesars Superdome, then to the ending game on the road against Tampa Bay.

Monday night didn't offer many superlatives to carry into the coming weekend.

OFFENSE: New Orleans was limited to 14 plays in the first half against Washington last Sunday; it totaled 23 plays and 81 yards in the first half against Green Bay, with a long gain of 21 yards (a completion from Spencer Rattler to Foster Moreau). A couple of false start penalties in the first two quarters helped spike drives that exhibited a bit of pep but for the most part, New Orleans couldn't mount a sustained rushing attack and had difficulty protecting Rattler, who was making his fourth NFL start. Too much discombobulation – time outs being used because of substitution issues – to be this late in the season. Rattler lost a fumble on a sack, took another sack that pushed New Orleans out of field-goal range and threw an interception in the second half....

Read the Full Story - New Orleans Saints


MORE SAINTS RELATED NEWS:
















ARTICLES FROM NEWORLEANS.FOOTBALL (PAY SITE - SOME FREE CONTENT):

> Mike Triplett: Darren Rizzi, Spencer Rattler could make strong statements by defying expectations in Green Bay

ARTICLES FROM SAINTS OFFICIAL SITE:

> Game Recap: Green Bay Packers 34, New Orleans Saints 0 | 2024 NFL Week 16

> 2024 NFL Week 16 Inactives | Saints vs. Packers

> Five things to know about the New Orleans Saints for Monday, Dec. 23

> Saints Morning Break: Saints clash with Packers for 'Monday Night Football'

OTHER SOURCES:

> NFL.com: Saints-Packers on 'Monday Night Football': What We Learned from Green Bay's win over New Orleans

> Louisiana Sports Net: Packers bottle up Saints, 34-0

> WDSU: Saints officially eliminated from playoff contention, 4th straight year with no post-season berth

> Milwaukee Record: The 14 New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked

PODCASTS & VIDEO:

1735017597594.jpeg.. Darren Rizzi Recaps Loss at Green Bay | Saints-Packers Postgame | 2024 NFL Week 16

1735017600298.jpeg.. Spencer Rattler talks MNF Loss | Saints-Packers Postgame | 2024 NFL Week 16

1735017709145.jpeg.. Packers vs. Saints Postgame Show | 2024 NFL Week 16

saints_new.jpeg
.. HYPE: Saints vs. Packers | 2024 NFL Week 16

1735018122591.jpeg.. New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Season Week 16

1735017880231.jpeg.. New Orleans Saints' Shutout Loss Should Spark Complete Overhaul This Offseason

1735017799660.jpeg.. MNF Reaction with Troy Aikman & Joe Buck 🏈 Jordan Love chats with Lisa Salters | SC with SVP

1735017830836.jpeg.. Packers BLANK Saints 34-0 on MNF, clinch playoff berth | Game Recap

1735017968981.jpeg.. Saints Shut Out by Packers on MNF – Is This the End for Darren Rizzi and Klint Kubiak?

1735017940776.jpeg.. Monday Night Football New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers

1734977563590.jpeg.. Recap: Derek Carr delivers surprise holiday gifts at Salvation Army | New Orleans Saints

1734977639821.jpeg.. 2024 Saintly Superlatives 9️⃣ | New Orleans Saints

1734977927087.jpeg.. How Desirable is the New Orleans Saints Head Coaching Job? Ranking NFL Openings

AFR_Mascona.jpeg
.. Houston Rockets Owner Wants To Buy Saints! | What's Next For New Orleans Post Gayle Benson Era?

js.jpg
.. New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler on HUGE Opportunity in MNF Matchup vs Green Bay Packers

1734977889140.jpeg.. Saints fans take in the full Lambeau Field experience ahead of Monday night game

p.r.o_sports_coma.jpg
.. #Saints Officially Eliminated from Playoffs


> SAINTS DISCUSSION BOARD

Latest Saints News

Drew Brees answers burning question of whether or not he'll coach in the future

  • News source: Crissy Froyd
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 39
Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been one of the best signal-callers in NFL history, has dabbled in broadcast and has been quite the figure in the food industry scene between places like Walk-Ons and Smalls Sliders.

But one of the biggest questions surrounding his future, especially after his small stint at Purdue, is whether or not he will pursue a career in coaching in the future. For now, that does not seem like anything that will be on the immediate horizon. But, at the same time, Brees did not completely rule out the possibility.

“As far as specifically going into coaching...
Continue reading...

Drew Brees shares his thoughts on what Saints should do in 2025 NFL draft

  • News source: Crissy Froyd
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 47
The Saints have no shortage of issues to address in the 2025 NFL draft, and one of the biggest questions is as to what New Orleans should do with their picks — specifically the first one. That will come in the first round when the Saints make their initial selection at No. 9 overall on April 24 as the action begins.

Former New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees recently shared his thoughts on what he thinks his former team should be getting to work on in April, and one of the areas he seems to believe the Saints shouldn’t stress early is skill position players.

Despite some of the offensive...
Continue reading...

Former Saints first round draft pick released by the Cincinnati Bengals

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 64
There have been quite a few moving parts with former New Orleans Saints players throughout the past few offseasons, with some working out and some not so much. Another player has been added to the list of free agents, as former Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins was released by the Cincinnati Bengals, the team announced.

Rankins left the Saints back in the 2021 offseason signing a two-year deal with the New York Jets, which he played out. He would then sign with the Houston Texans for 2023, and then the Cincinnati Bengals on a two-year deal for 2024 and 2025. Unfortunately, he dealt...
Continue reading...

PFF reveals shocking WR as Saints' most-picked prospect in mock drafts

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 87
The New Orleans Saints have plenty of holes to fill in the 2025 NFL draft, which means that a number of different positions could be addressed in the first round. The consensus likely options seem to be the defensive end spot first with both wide receiver and offensive line falling behind.

Shockingly, though, Pro Football Focus revealed the player that is most often picked for the Saints in their mock drafts and it was wide receiver Luther Burden III. Here was their explanation:

The Missouri Tigers star has been one of the most fun players to watch in college football, but the fit with...
Continue reading...

Kellen Moore valuing familiarity as he builds his coaching staff

  • News source: Darrion Gray
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 68
Kellen Moore has filled out the core of his New Orleans Saints offensive coaching staff, and it culminated with the hiring of Doug Nussmeier at offensive coordinator.

There are still some assistant positions available, but the New Orleans Saints now have their offensive coordinator and all position coaches hired. Wide receivers coach Keith Williams is the only coach who is confirmed to remain on the staff, as multiple offensive staff members followed Klint Kubiak to the Seattle Seahawks.

Other than Williams and running backs coach Joel Thomas, Moore stuck with hiring coaches he’d worked...
Continue reading...

CBS Sports ranks Saints' 2024 draft class among the NFL's least impactful

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 77
The New Orleans Saints have had a rough few years of drafting and developing homegrown talent, and the early impressions of the 2024 rookies didn’t necessarily change that. Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports recently ranked each NFL team’s rookie class last season, and the Saints’ group came in at No. 23. Trapasso tried to highlight the positives, but they didn’t make much of an impact:

Fuaga was indeed the clear option for the Saints’ best rookie last season as he started all 17 games at left tackle and looked solid. There were certainly some growing pains in moving from right tackle to left...
Continue reading...

PFF says a Saints 'dream offseason' revolves around two defensive linemen

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 109
The New Orleans Saints have finally started to figure some things out on the coaching front, which starts to shift the focus back towards the roster and it’s needs.

Pro Football Focus analyst Mason Cameron recently put together a list of the ‘dream’ offseason targets for each team: one draft pick and one free agent. For the Saints, both players had to do with addressing the defensive line.

A lot has been made of the weakness and need at defensive end heading into this offseason, but the interior is not in much better shape. The free agent picked for New Orleans would address that, Los...
Continue reading...

Saints need to scout these 2025 draft prospects in the HBCU Legacy Bowl

  • News source: Darrion Gray
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 67
The HBCU Legacy Bowl is an all star game for draft eligible players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and it’s in the New Orleans Saints backyard for the fourth year in a row. This week started with the HBCU Combine on Monday then continued with practices from Tuesday through Friday. The entire week of activities took place at the Saints indoor facility. All 32 teams sent scouts to the event, but it can be assumed the Saints had the largest presence since they were the hosts of the event. The Legacy Bowl itself is Saturday Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. CT. You can watch it on NFL Network. Here are
Continue reading...

Highly-regarded Saints assistant coach is now a free agent, may not return for 2025

  • News source: John Sigler
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 87
The New Orleans Saints may have another coach leaving this offseason, as many others have done already. With Kellen Moore coming in as the new head coach, things have begun to change a bit when it comes to the staff, and he was given the reigns on who he wanted to be his assistants, position coaches, and coordinators seemingly.

However, one of those who was left in the middle of two regimes, offensive assistant Kevin Petry, may also be on the way out. This became more likely recently, as Petry has become a free agent coach, as was reported by Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football.

As...
Continue reading...

Wrestlemania 42 will take place in the home of the Saints in 2026

  • News source: Darrion Gray
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 30
The city of New Orleans has another major event lined up. After hosting Super Bowl LIX, the city will be the home of Wrestlemania 42 in 2026. It is the biggest event in all of pro wrestling and it’s making it’s return to the home of the New Orleans Saints.

The announcement was made by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the latest episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown. It was an appropriate moment to make the announcement as Smackdown was live from the Smoothie King Center, home of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Wrestlemania 42 will take place next door at the Caesars Superdome.

It’s the third time...
Continue reading...

Daniel Jeremiah says Saints are one of the best fits for top 2025 draft QB

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 99
The New Orleans Saints are in an intriguing position this offseason, as despite the salary cap being higher than anticipated, they remain in a tough spot regarding their money situation. The largest contract on the team in 2025 is quarterback Derek Carr, who is going to end up having a $51,458,000 cap hit.

With the hiring of new head coach Kellen Moore, maybe the Saints choose to keep Carr, or maybe they don’t and would rather look to pair Moore with a signal-caller of his own choice. One of the options would be drafting a quarterback, via trade-up or otherwise, and according to NFL...
Continue reading...

B/R doesn't see the Saints as a good home for second-chance quarterbacks

  • News source: Darrion Gray
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 61
We’ve seen a rise of second chance quarterbacks recently. The most notable and recent example is Sam Darnold’s meteoric rise with the Minnesota Vikings this season. Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield fill out that list. These quarterbacks’ careers looked dead in the water before a revival in their current home.

Ironically, the New Orleans Saints attempted this approach with Jameis Winston, but injuries derailed that plan. The most popular candidates to try to pull this off this year are Daniel Jones and Justin Fields.

Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon believes if their hope is to be the next Sam...
Continue reading...

Carl Granderson salary: How much money did Saints DE make this season?

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 44
The New Orleans Saints defensive line was a major weakness last season and they don’t have many answers for next year. One small reason for that was a slight regression from Carl Granderson, who broke out in 2023.

Granderson was an undrafted free agent in the 2019 class and he slowly built his case for more playing time before earning a contract extension and become a true starter in 2023, where he had 8.5 sacks and 78 tackles with 14 going for a loss. He also logged 20 quarterback hits.

In 2024, he was a part of a duo with Chase Young that did a good job of making sure the opposing...
Continue reading...

Kellen Moore on top RB prospect: 'He’s a complete package'

  • News source: Darrion Gray
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 83
The New Orleans Saints have a chance to land a playmaker in the 2025 NFL draft’s first round. Whether it’s Arizona State wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan or Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty, or Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, Jeanty feels like the prospect likeliest to be available at ninth overall.

Kellen Moore gave a strong endorsement of Jeanty before he became the Saints head coach. He told reporters before the Super Bowl that Jeanty is “going to have a huge impact on this league.”

Outside of just projecting his future, Moore also explained what makes the Boise State...
Continue reading...

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

Back
Top Bottom