divisional round 2018

AP photo by Butch DillBy Scott Rabalais | The AdvocateThe New Orleans Saints' three-game road to Super Bowl glory consists of three parts, like the classic magic trick of Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece movie:The pledge.The turn.The prestige.The pledge is everything the Saints have...

(Photo: Chuck Cook, USA TODAY Sports)By Jarrett Bell | USA TodayMETAIRIE, La. – This is the new world Demario Davis has spent a career trying to discover. He’s playing football in January, with legitimate expectations about February. His body clock, until now forced to transition to...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateTerron Armstead and Larry Warford started a conversation during training camp that hasn’t concluded.At some point in August, during one of the sweltering practices at the team’s facility on Airline Drive, the two decided their offensive line had an inordinate...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen the New Orleans Saints take the field against the Eagles Sunday (Jan. 13) in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs, it will have its entire offensive line at its disposal.That...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWere you there? The Saintsations, the Sir Saint mascot, several costumed superfans and hundreds and hundreds of Who Dats were on hand Friday (Jan. 11) at noon to help show support for the...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateTerron Armstead is good to go.The Saints offensive lineman said is playing this week against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he expects to perform while on the field."I'm going. I'm going. I'll be in there," Armstead said. "It doesn't matter what I feel like...

NewOrleansSaints.comDuring this high-demand period, ticket fraudsters ramp up their efforts in targeting Saints fans. For this upcoming game against the Philadelphia Eagles and for the rest of the season, the Saints are urging fans to shop exclusively at SeatGeek and NFL Ticket Exchange, the...

Bleacher Report IllustrationThink New Orleans is all Drew Brees, all the playmakers, all the offense, all the time? Think again. After years in the NFL basement in the wake of a Super Bowl win and the Bountygate scandal, the Saints defense once again has opponents asking, "Who dat?"Dan...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocatePutting Nick Foles on the ground is hard.The Washington Redskins sacked him three times a couple of weeks ago, but other than that, defensive linemen have had trouble getting their hands on him. Some good ones have tried and failed, including Los Angeles’...

(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports illustration)Dan Wetzel - Columnist YahooMETAIRIE, La. — On Monday, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton had a wheelbarrow full of $201,000 and the Vince Lombardi Trophy rolled into a team meeting to show the hardware and hard cash (via playoff payout shares)...

By John Sigler | SaintswireThe New Orleans Saints announced their uniform combination for their upcoming game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the 2018 NFL playoffs: black jerseys on black pants. The reveal came with a video of Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan...

Chuck Cook/USA TODAY SportsBy Tim McManus | ESPN Staff WriterNick Foles has no memory of watching Drew Brees play ball at Westlake High School. He figures if he ever attended one of his games -- a distinct possibility as a native of Austin, Texas -- he was probably playing tag or tossing a...

By Katherine Terrell | ESPN Staff WriterNEW ORLEANS -- The Saints think there's something special about the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the postseason, and it's hard to argue with the numbers.The Saints are 5-0 in postseason games in the Superdome in the coach Sean Payton era, compared to...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateThe New Orleans offensive line held steady during Thursday's practice.Offensive linemen Jermon Bushrod (hamstring), Terron Armstead (pectoral), Ryan Ramczyk (shoulder), Larry Warford (knee) and Andrus Peat (hand) were all limited.Wide receiver Simmie Cobbs...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateTerron Armstead went through another practice on Thursday, and he remains optimistic about the health of his torn pectoral muscle.The offensive tackle does not yet know if he will play during Sunday’s playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. That will get...

By Jeff Fogle | Sun HeraldSunday, the New Orleans Saints will take the field vs. the Philadelphia Eagles (FOX, 3:40 p.m.) as favorites to win the NFC and the Super Bowl. They will likely close near 8-point favorites vs. the Eagles, would be a home favorite in the NFC Championship game vs...

USA Today Sports PhotoBy Seth Dunlap | WWL RadioMany New Orleans Saints players have quietly voiced their frustrations about unrealistic fan and media expectations surrounding the team this season. The Saints were on a record-setting offensive pace the first half of the season, and five...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints had their regular starting offensive line available for practice Wednesday (Jan. 9) ahead of their divisional playoff game against the Eagles, though four of them...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWith the biggest game of the New Orleans Saints’ season looming, there was a welcome sight on the practice field Wednesday (Jan. 9).Occupying his usual spot at the back of the...

NOLA.com PhotoBy Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFor the second year in a row, the New Orleans Saints have had a veteran player and former Super Bowl champion assist the coaching staff while on injured reserve.However, before comparing what tight end Michael Hoomanawanui has...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThere is no spotlight hoarding with Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara.Case in point: The two took turns booming and zooming through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense for 148 scrimmage yards...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA week off appeared to be just what the doctor ordered for the New Orleans Saints.Every player on the Saints roster was present during the portion of Wednesday’s (Jan. 9) practice that...

By Rod Walker | The AdvocatePhiladelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson didn't get a chance to coach in the Superdome during his high school coaching days in Louisiana at Calvary Baptist."I came up one game short of playing in the Dome for a state championship," Pederson recalls. "Ticked me off...

Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUKBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocateIt has been quite a while since the Saints have had their entire offensive line on the field together during practice.The team hasn’t had everyone available since the week leading up to Week 10, a game during which...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore last season, Mark Ingram could only tell most teammates what it was like to have a home playoff game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He was one of five New Orleans Saints to...