week 12

By Jason Owens | Yahoo SportsThe city of New Orleans was on the verge of losing its collective cool on Sunday.The very rule spawned by the missed pass interference call that cost the Saints a spot in last year’s Super Bowl gave the Carolina Panthers a late chance for a go-ahead touchdown in...

By Rod Goldberg | Bleacher ReportThe New Orleans Saints took a commanding lead of the NFC South on Sunday with a 34-31 win over the Carolina Panthers.Drew Brees was sharp again while dissecting the Panthers defense, throwing three touchdown passes at home in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He...

Carolina Panthers kicker Joey Slye (4) reacts after missing a field goal, late in the fourth quarter during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints (AP Photo/Butch Dill)By ABC11.comNEW ORLEANS (WTVD) -- Saints beat the Panthers 34-31 on Will Lutz 33 yard field with no time left...

By John Sigler | Saints WireThe NFL can be cruel. New Orleans Saints fans knew that already, but they were given an ugly reminder late in their Week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers, when Panthers coach Ron Rivera challenged a non-call for defensive pass interference against Saints...

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(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Mike Scott, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneYour plate wasn't the only thing filled to overflowing over last week's Thanksgiving holiday. So was the New Orleans Saints bandwagon.According to ratings figures supplied by NBC Sports...

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Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELDBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateCam Jordan didn't fire back with one of his usual quick-witted one-liners this time.The mention of the name of the late Will Smith, whom Jordan tied for fourth on the Saints' all-time career sacks list Thursday night...

By NOLA.comSaints coach Sean Payton“I think that we are constantly talking about improvement or going the other way. I think that you can think it and you can want it and hope for it, but you have to, at some point, demonstrate it. And when you do that then there are actual moments where you...

(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”...

(Sportwire Photo)By John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints wide receiver Austin Carr played sparingly in his first year with the team, joining them after being waived by the New England Patriots as a rookie signee out of Northwestern. Now he’s scored two touchdowns in subsequent weeks...

(Photo: SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network)By Glenn Guilbeau, USA TODAY NetworkNEW ORLEANS — The competition has been somewhat suspect as the New Orleans Saints' last three victims — Cincinnati (5-5), Philadelphia (4-6) and Atlanta (4-7) — do not appear to be playoff bound.But this is still...

(AP Photo/Butch Dill)By BARRY WILNER - AP Pro Football Writer | The Journal GazetteSorry, Yogi. Maybe it is over before it's over.Just take a look at most of the NFL division races. The NFC West will be over if Seattle loses at Carolina on Sunday. The AFC West looks done in favor of...

Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateAs Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan walked off the field after the play Thursday night, he glanced up at the giant Mercedes Benz Superdome video board to watch a replay.Moments later, the television cameras caught Ryan...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints linebacker Alex Anzalone has made several key plays in recent weeks, and in Thursday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons, he played his most snaps of the 2018 season...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCome on, man.This Saints season is just getting silly now.The blowouts, the firsts, the records, the streaks. They’re mounting weekly in head-spinning fashion.Just when you think the...

(Sportswire Photo)By John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis has turned into a missing piece for the Saints defense, helping them turn into a top-flight unit against the run. Davis has been instrumental in that development, and he spoke about it briefly after...

(AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)AP | Yahoo SportsSaints punter Thomas Morstead isn't about to complain about what could be a record lack of opportunities to perform this season. He's having fun watching from the sidelines as Drew Brees and Co. threaten to score the most points in a season...

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Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints first-round draft pick Marcus Davenport played for the first time Thursday (Nov. 22) after missing the past three games with a toe injury.The defensive end was definitely happy to be back in the lineup.“It was great to be...

(Photo - neworleanssaints.com)John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comFirst, there was the hand of safety Marcus Williams. Then, the thunder of linebacker Alex Anzalone. Finally, the hustle of Marshon Lattimore.Three fumbles forced and recovered by the New Orleans Saints...

The Advertiser-USA TODAY NETWORKDrew Brees and company are sawing their way through NFL defenses.By Charles R. McDonaldThe New Orleans Saints have been running roughshod through NFL defenses this season with arguably the most unstoppable offense in the NFL. Drew Brees is in line to...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS -- Why should the New Orleans Saints' offense have all the fun?The Saints' defense, which has been surging over the past three weeks, reached its peak in Thursday night's 31-17 victory against the rival Atlanta Falcons.They forced four...

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Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELDBy Scott Rabalais | The AdvocateMaybe it was the short week. Maybe it was a turkey-induced hangover.But after three straight games with a high-octane offense, scoring at least 45 points each against the Rams, Bengals and Eagles, the New Orleans...