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By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneARLINGTON, Texas — Cam Jordan wishes the Dallas Cowboys nothing but success as the NFL’s regular season enters its final month — with a catch.What the New Orleans Saints defensive end is really hopeful for was a second chance at the Cowboys...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints will be without star left tackle Terron Armstead for the third consecutive game after officially declaring him out on Wednesday’s injury report.Armstead injured...

(AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneIt is a play like the one Amari Cooper made in the second quarter against the Redskins on Thanksgiving that stand out to New Orleans Saints safety Kurt Coleman.Cooper was 21 yards past the line of scrimmage when he...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAfter a two-game homestand, the New Orleans Saints will make the first of what will be three consecutive road trips when they visit the Dallas Cowboys next week on Thursday Night Football.Nobody in the NFL is as hot as the Saints, who extended...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe day before his New Orleans Saints lined up against the Falcons on Thanksgiving night, coach Sean Payton was asked if he had the opportunity to catch the bonkers “Monday Night Football”...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOne last desperate Atlanta Falcons gasp remained when Calvin Ridley caught a crossing pattern deep in New Orleans Saints territory and raced toward the goal line.The rookie receiver had a lead on reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA pair of key New Orleans Saints rookies were ruled as questionable to play against the Falcons Thursday (Nov. 22), and one important Falcons defender was ruled out.Saints receiver...

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune photosBy Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe first time Syrita Steib-Martin met Ben Watson, she thanked him.This was back in June, at an event being held at a local YMCA in conjunction with Essence Festival. Only a few weeks earlier, Gov. John...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFor the first time ever, New Orleanians will get a chance to spend Thanksgiving with the Saints in the Superdome.New Orleans is playing its second-ever Thanksgiving day game, and...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNobody in New Orleans Saints franchise history has ever done what receiver Michael Thomas accomplished in Sunday’s 48-7 win against Philadelphia.With a 30-yard catch in the second...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThere was a moment in the first half when it looked like the Eagles might be about to make a game of it with the New Orleans Saints.After a miserable start that put them in a 17-0 hole...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen the New Orleans Saints were looking into linebacker Demario Davis this offseason, they saw a big, fast and intelligent linebacker they could plug into their defensive system at a...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe Cincinnati Bengals did what a lot of teams have done against the New Orleans Saints this year: They won the coin toss.And, like everybody else, they elected to give the Saints the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCINCINNATI — The first touchdown of many for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday (Nov. 11) was a piece of football art, a throw threaded through a tiny window, a sprawling catch secured by...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneMichael Thomas wanted to do his best to exactly recreate former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn’s infamous touchdown celebration, and in a way, the NFL helped him get there...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNope, no way, this was just not going to do — Sheldon Rankins is a disruptor, a difference maker, and his sophomore season with the New Orleans Saints was spent doing not enough...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis let out a sigh of relief when he saw Louisiana voted to approve Amendment 2 on Tuesday (Nov. 6), getting rid of a Jim Crow-era law that did not require a unanimous...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAfter turning in an outstanding effort against the Rams stout defensive line, every member of the New Orleans Saints starting offensive line was listed on the official injury report Wednesday (Nov. 7).Left...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneGames like the one the New Orleans Saints just played against the Rams often come down to a few crucial areas where one team separates itself from the other.Sunday (Nov. 4), the separation could be found in...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe consensus in the locker room after the New Orleans Saints took down the previously undefeated Rams was clear: Los Angeles defensive lineman Aaron Donald was every bit as good as advertised.“He is an elite...

Photo From NOLA.comBy Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneUnfettered euphoria is about the best way to describe the atmosphere for the first 30 minutes of football in the Superdome Sunday.The energy was bouncing off the walls as the New Orleans Saints rolled to a 35-17 halftime...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhenever New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas negotiates his next contract, he will not be doing it with agent David Mulugheta of Athletes First sports agency.The two separated Friday (Nov. 2), a break in the relationship that was...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport was officially ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.Davenport did not practice this week after injuring his toe against the Vikings last week. Davenport said he...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAs the New Orleans Saints have said repeatedly this week: Last year is last year, these are two different teams.It's true. This version of the Saints is different than the one that...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe NBC broadcast of Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings will feature something that should be recognizable to golf...