week 17

Saintswire PhotoBy John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael spoke with the media in a press conference in the leadup to his team’s kickoff against the Carolina Panthers. The Saints intend to rest multiple starters on offense including offensive...

Saintswire PhotoBy John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is preparing for his first start in black and gold, and no one may have a better appreciation for what he can do than Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen. Allen was asked about what he’s...

ESPN PhotoBy Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Ironically, the better Teddy Bridgewater plays for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the harder it might be for them to keep him beyond this season.The 26-year-old quarterback is already poised to be one of the most...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Teddy Bridgewater said he has "the chills" thinking about Sunday, when he will make his first start since suffering a devastating knee injury in the summer of 2016.New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that Bridgewater will...

Advocate Photo by Stephen LewBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateNew Orleans Saints offensive lineman Andrus Peat went to college at Stanford, so he's had plenty of tough assignments before.But the one he had Sunday was one of the toughest in his four years in the NFL.He started the game at his...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFirst (take)NFL players and coaches hate hearing the term “meaningless game.”It’s fitting for media and fans to describe Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers as meaningless because there are no playoff...

(David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk’s consecutive snaps streak ended last Sunday at 1,973.In his first 30 NFL games, the 2017 first-round pick played every offensive snap, but three...

By Matthew Schmidt | Clutch PointsThe New Orleans Saints have had one of the most explosive offensive units in football this season, and wide receiver Michael Thomas is a big reason why.Pro Football Focus demonstrates just how terrific Thomas has been in 2018:On the year, Thomas has...

Saintswire PhotoBy John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor has played so well in 2018 that he triggered a clause in his contract allowing him to become a free agent in 2019, per Nick Underhill of the Advocate. Because he bagged three sacks for the Saints, Okafor...

(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen the New Orleans Saints played the Carolina Panthers in Week 15, there was a moment when right tackle Ryan Ramczyk worried about running back Alvin Kamara.Kamara had just finished a run on the...

(AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP | AJC.comNEW YORK — The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through the Big Easy.Though the Saints' path to get to Atlanta could be challenging: The top three teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll are all from the NFC.The Saints received all 12 first-place...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBy Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneLet’s take a short trip down memory lane to that time a week and a half ago when the Saints won in ugly fashion in Carolina.Not much time has passed, but a lot has changed since then...

By John Sigler | SaintswireIt doesn’t appear the New Orleans Saints will face a Carolina Panthers squad at full strength in the final week of the regular season. Per a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Panthers placed backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke to injured reserve with an elbow...

Saintswire PhotoBy John Sigler | SaintswireThe New Orleans Saints have done everything we could ask for in 2018: clinch the top seed in the playoffs, field another great offense and resurgent defense, and get quarterback Drew Brees some more records. With a few weeks to go until their next...

With one game to go, every major media outlet has them sitting on top of their power rankings.By Danny CoxFor those in the state of Louisiana, it’s hard to imagine a louder place than inside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when cheering on their New Orleans Saints. Most of the time, fans...

By The MMQB StaffThe playoffs are just around the corner, and this time next week we'll have discarded that "In the Hunt" column and turned our attention to final seeding and specific matchups. You would think that things would be mostly settled at the top of our rankings, but we actually saw...

By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun HeraldThe philanthropic Pittsburgh Steelers took the season of giving to another level Sunday afternoon in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, reminding me to check my Super Bowl LIII list twice to see if the New Orleans Saints have been oh-so very nice.Win...

NewOrleansSaints.comNew Orleans Saints Tackle Ryan Ramczyk Conference Call with New Orleans Media Monday, December 24, 2018How does it feel to have Christmas on your normal Tuesday off? “Yes, it’s kind of cool it does fall on our day off and enjoy the time (with families). I don’t think it...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSean Payton is already sick of being asked if the New Orleans Saints will rest some starters in the season finale next Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.The question came up twice...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen the NFC playoffs begin in two weeks, the New Orleans Saints could be getting ready for a rematch.With the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs, the Saints' first postseason game will be against the lower-seeded...

Advocate Photo by STEPHEN LEWBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateAlvin Kamara didn't have an answer for the question.Kamara, fresh off a two touchdown performance that helped the Saints beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 and sew up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, was asked what it...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Common sense says the New Orleans Saints should rest as many starters as possible in Week 17.Their history agrees.Although coach Sean Payton wouldn't reveal his intentions after the Saints (13-2) secured the NFC's No. 1 seed with a...

© Getty ImagesBy Albert Breer | Sports IllustratedBack on Sept. 23, Saints receiver Michael Thomas described coming to New Orleans in 2016 as a sort of calling, and he told me its purpose was to right the wrong of an all-time great quarterback having just one Super Bowl ring. As Thomas...