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NEW ORLEANS — It's another 'Blue Christmas' for fans of the New Orleans Saints after an abysmal performance in Green Bay on Monday night.

The Saints were held scoreless in a lopsided 34-0 loss to the Packers, the team's first shutout defeat since it fell 13-0 to the 49ers in San Francisco in 2022.

A day earlier, 'The Grinch' stole what hope was left for a playoff run after the hated archrival Falcons defeated the hapless Giants on Sunday to officially eliminate New Orleans from playoff contention for a fourth straight season.

So, with plenty of time to ponder the future with the team...

NEW ORLEANS — A lopsided, shutout loss has left the beat-up New Orleans Saints limping into the final two games of a lost season — and into a rather cloudy future beyond that.

Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi figured that a visit to playoff-bound Green Bay would be a tall order for his injury-riddled squad, whose prominent missing players included starters at quarterback, running back and receiver.

And when New Orleans' mostly healthy defensive front struggled against a Packers ground game led by running back Josh Jacobs, the rout was on.

Nothing "stuck out on film other than a lack of...

Some good news emerged Tuesday for the New Orleans Saints in the wake of their lopsided loss to the Green Bay Packers.

The Las Vegas Raiders (3-12) visit the New Orleans Saints (5-10) on Sunday during the NFL’s Week 17. Kickoff from the Caesars Superdome is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we look at Raiders vs. Saints odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds before making our expert NFL picks and predictions later in the week.

The Caesars Superdome will host Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9. Unfortunately, the football played there this weekend will fall immensely short in quality.

Sure, the Raiders won their last game on Sunday 19-14, but that was against the similarly lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. Vegas was...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will honor longtime assistant coaches Dick Hoak, Elijah Pitts and Jim McNally with Awards of Excellence given to coordinators or position coaches.

On Monday, the New Orleans Saints marched into Green Bay, W.I., in a primetime matchup against the Packers. In what was a hard-to-watch game, the Saints were the first team to be shut out this season.

The Green Bay Packers got the ball first, and the Saints' run defense was quickly exposed. They would run on the game's first four plays, setting up two decent-sized pass plays. Then, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs executed a 20-yard run while simultaneously hitting Tyrann Mathieu with a mean stiff-arm.

New Orleans would then show a little bit of goal line defense before allowing a...

The New Orleans Saints fell miserably to the Green Bay Packers to a bow on Week 16 action. New Orleans was eliminated from playoff contention before Monday Night Football due to an Atlanta Falcons victory over the New York Giants.

The playoffs officially off the table, and the Saints can’t finish any higher than third in the NFC South. They sit three games behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Falcons.

It’s funny how this division works. The Buccaneers suffered a surprising loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. It was their first loss in the last five games. The Falcons went on a four game losing streak, and everything seemed to be spiraling out of control. Atlanta won their last two games, and the power has shifted in their favor.

Here is where the NFC South stands after 15 games:

A lot has gone wrong for the New Orleans Saints since the end of the Drew Brees-Sean Payton era and a lot of their problems can be brought back to their money issues.

When they were winning, it was easy to defend their unusual cap practices as it kept them afloat. Now that the Saints are at the bottom of the league, some decisions stick out like a sore thumb.

ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently ranked each team’s worst decision since the 2020 season and for New Orleans at No. 23, it had to do with an extension given to a franchise legend. Back in 2023, the Saints signed Cameron Jordan to a...

The New Orleans Saints had a former draft pick leave after a disappointing four seasons with the team and he became a star after joining the Philadelphia Eagles.

In searching for the best surprise players of the 2024 season, CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin named linebacker Zack Baun one of the top ‘Christmas gifts’ of the year for the Eagles.

Here is what Benjamin had to say about Baun:

During his time with New Orleans, the team struggled to figure out exactly what they wanted out of him. Of course, the path to playing time at linebacker was tough with Demario Davis and Pete Werner ahead of...

The New Orleans Saints lost in miserable fashion to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. That loss has to be a wake up call to ownership that wholesale changes are mandatory.

Those chances have to start Darren Rizzi and could extend all the way to Mickey Loomis. The roster isn’t good, and that’s the fault of the general manager. Loomis’ future is difficult to predict, but there isn’t much more Rizzi can show to prove he should be the Saints next head coach. This is the moment for a completely new image. It’s vital that Gayle Benson see that.

After Sean Payton’s departure...

The first-ever NFL games streamed on Netflix will be played on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, featuring four playoff-bound AFC teams.

NEW ORLEANS — Without many weapons around him, New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler couldn’t capitalize on his opportunity for a nationally televised showcase.

One week after leading four straight scoring drives in a 20-19 loss to the Washington Commanders, the fifth-round pick from South Carolina didn’t produce any points as the Saints fell 34-0 to the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, the first shutout in the NFL this season.

The Saints (5-10) were shut out for the first time since falling 13-0 to San Francisco on Nov. 27, 2022.

“Embarrassing loss," Rattler said. "I...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A day after a Falcons win over the hapless Giants officially eliminated New Orleans from playoff contention for a fourth straight season, the Saints laid a goose egg two days before Christmas in Green Bay.

The 34-0 shellacking was the Saints (5-10) first shutout loss since falling 13-0 to the 49ers in San Francisco on Nov. 27, 2022.

Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler made his fourth start of the season for the injured Derek Carr, but only went 15 of 30 for 153 yards with an interception and a fumble.

"Just embarrassing," Rattler told media after the game. "Embarrassing...

The New Orleans Saints were blown out on Monday Night Football by the Green Bay Packers 34-0. The Saints trotted out a young and inexperienced lineup due to multiple injuries with interim head coach Darren Rizzi coaching his 6th career game. The Saints were completely outplayed against the Packers on prime-time TV. There was nothing positive for the Saints coming out of Green Bay and the loss didn't provide a better draft position.

The 34-0 loss to the Packers made them the first team to be shut out this season. The offense played poor, the defense was being manhandled, and interim head...