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By Jarrett Bell | USA TodayMETAIRIE, La. – You might wonder what in the world Sean Payton was thinking last weekend when, already trailing 14-0 in the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles, he essentially bet the house by calling for a fake punt on fourth-and-1 from his own 30-yard...

By Herbie Teope - Around the NFL Writer | NFL.comMETAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints shut down the Los Angeles Rams' vaunted running game, which ranked third in the league in 2018, in a Week 9 matchup, holding Todd Gurley to 79 total yards (68 rushing) en route to a 45-35 win.Sunday's...

(Photo: SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network)By Kevin Foote | The AdvertiserThe optimistic New Orleans Saints fan was hoping the extra rest would rejuvenate the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the postseason.As it turned out, way too many areas went a different direction from the 13-win regular season in...

By Victoria Cristina | WGNOSean Payton, at 55 years old, one Super Bowl victory on the résumé and, perhaps, a second merely a few weeks away, does not have a coaching tree. Yet his roots are sturdy and strong in New Orleans, where, on Sunday, his Saints face the Rams in an NFC Championship...

By Kevin Patra | Around the NFL WriterThe New Orleans Saints added a familiar face to help replace defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins ahead of Sunday's NFC Championship Game versus the Los Angeles Rams.NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Saints are signing free-agent defensive...

By Mark Maske | Chicago TribuneDrew Brees has seen it all from Sean Payton. He has seen everything, good and bad, that they've done since arriving together, quarterback and coach, in a rebuilding city in 2006 to try to upgrade the fortunes of its woebegone football team.So when Payton does...

Here's a look at the referees for both the AFC and NFC Championship gamesBy John Breech | CBS SportsThe NFL has officially announced the two officiating crews that will be working the AFC and NFC title games this weekend, and if there are any conspiracy theorists out there who also happen to...

By AP | Fox SportsMETAIRIE, La. (AP) — Mark Ingram readily acknowledges that his last game with the Saints could come Sunday, when New Orleans hosts the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game.But Ingram hasn’t given up on bucking conventional wisdom and remaining with New Orleans...

By Rod Walker | The AdvocateLos Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints (NFC Championship)When: 2:05 p.m. SundayWhere: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New OrleansTV: FoxRadio: WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3 in New Orleans; KMDL-FM, 97.3 in Lafayette; WDGL-FM, 98.1 in Baton Rouge; en español: WGSO-AM...

NOLA.com PhotoAmos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata said he texted his teammate Sheldon Rankins after Sunday’s NFC Divisional playoff win against the Philadelphia Eagles to check on him and send him well wishes.Rankins was carted...

Photo - Fox SportsBy AP | Fox SportsMETAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints third-year defensive tackle David Onyemata plans to spend Tuesday — the players’ usual day off — performing some extra conditioning work at club headquarters.He is among a trio of defensive linemen likely headed for more snaps...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen Ben Watson took the field in Sunday’s divisional playoff game against the Eagles, he did so with a heightened sense of things. All the emotions he typically feels on game day were...

Photo by John Davi Merver - USA Today(Reuters) - Comeback kings the New Orleans Saints are hoping a return to the National Football Conference (NFC) title game next weekend will be a lucky charm.The Saints, who overcame the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for a 20-14...

By Brett Martel - AP | ABC NewsCoach Sean Payton the New Orleans Saints are anything but risk averse.After all, Payton's Saints won a Super Bowl with the help of a surprise onside kick nine years ago, and now New Orleans is one home victory away from its first Super Bowl since then — thanks...

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) celebrates a play in the second half of the divisional round of the NFC playoff game abasing the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD...

By James Parks | 247 SportsThis Sunday’s match up will feature two of the most dominant teams in football.The National Football League’s Week 9 action will see the two best teams in the NFC in action against each other on Sunday as the New Orleans Saints put their six game win streak on the...

ProFootballTalk Peter King joins PFT to discuss Week 9's crucial battle between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints, which is likely to decide who wins home field advantage in the NFC.

Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELDBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateThis time a year ago, New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith was playing on an undefeated team.So Smith, a member of UCF's perfect season last year, knows all too well how determined opposing teams can be...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateThe Saints will have their star running back available for Sunday's game against the Rams.After missing Thursday's practice due to illness, Alvin Kamara returned to practice on Friday and said "I'm good" when asked how he was doing after the session.The only...

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...

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)By Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe most compelling sub-plot to Sunday’s NFC showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints will be the matching of wits of the two head coaches.Sean Payton and Sean McVay rank among the most...

By James Parks | 247 SportsThe New Orleans Saints’ first game was against the Los Angeles Rams.On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints’ latest game will be played against the same team.The National Football League’s Week 9 action will feature the two best teams in the NFC in action against each...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThis is the Larry Warford game.When the New Orleans Saints (6-1) face the Los Angeles Rams (8-0) in the NFL’s marquee matchup this week, the Saints right guard will take center stage.Before breaking down why Warford is so crucial, let’s...

By Jarrett Bell | USA TodayMINNEAPOLIS – Never mind the 24-hour rule. The Saints might want to roll with a 24-minute rule.That’s what a matchup against the undefeated Rams can do for a team riding the high of a statement victory on Sunday night in their personal house of horrors.The Saints...