Photo by Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The New Orleans Saints enjoyed a much-needed bye over the past week. Through the first ten games of the year, they sit at 5-5 overall. Before the bye, the Saints fell short of pulling off a comeback against the Vikings, losing 27-19. In that contest, Josh Dobbs and the new-look Minnesota offense cruised up and down the field early on, leading to a 24-3 halftime lead. The lead would get as large as 27-3, and then Derek Carr went down with an injury. Jameis Winston entered and put together a couple of touchdown drives to give the Saints life and get ..read more

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) has been placed on injured reserve. — Photo by Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters Michael Thomas is headed back to injured reserve. The New Orleans Saints star wide receiver has been placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury suffered in the loss to the Minnesota Vikings back on November 12. This season, Thomas had appeared in 10 games for the Saints with seven starts, recording 39 receptions for 448 yards and one touchdown. Injuries have taken away the majority of Thomas’ previous three seasons. Hamstring and ankle issues sidelined ..read more

Photo by Minnesota Vikings Logos from sportslogos.net The New Orleans Saints, winners of two straight traveled to the land of 10,000 lakes to take on a Vikings team that was on a four-game win streak. Minnesota would be without starting quarterback Kirk Cousins and had recently acquired Joshua Dobbs line up under center. Jameis Winston would fill in for Derek Carr, who got taken out of the game due to a concussion and shoulder injury. Winston brought the Saints back but couldn’t come up in crucial moments as the Saints fell 27-19. HOW IT HAPPENED: Minnesota received the opening kickoff and dro ..read more

Photo by: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports/ reutersconnect.com The New Orleans Saints made enough plays on offense and defense to beat the Chicago Bears 24-17 to improve to 5-4 on the season. In that victory last Sunday, the Saints’ defense created five turnovers as third-year cornerback Paulson Adebo came up big with two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. New Orleans will now travel north to Minnesota to face a Vikings team that has dealt with some critical injuries but is designated to have their best player make his return. Despite the injuries, Minnesota has the same ..read more

Photo by: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports reutersconnect.com New Orleans Saints third-year cornerback Paulson Adebo has taken strides this season and it showed last Sunday. Against the Chicago Bears, Adebo intercepted rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent twice and forced a fumble on star wide receiver DJ Moore as well as recovered that fumble. The former Stanford Cardinal also had three passes defended and made seven tackles in the 24-17 win in the Caesars Superdome. That performance earned Adebo the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Adebo has become a nice compliment as a boundary corner opposite Mar ..read more

Photo by New Orleans Saints; Logos from sportslogos.net The New Orleans Saints defeated the Chicago Bears 24-17 on Sunday afternoon inside the Caesars Superdome. The victory gets the Saints back above .500 at 5-4 for the year as they look to build momentum in the second half of the season. HOW IT HAPPENED: The Bears won the toss and elected to receive, sending their rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent out first. The young signal caller did not seem phased by the Superdome allure, as he drove Chicago down the field in nine plays and 75 yards, capped with a touchdown pass with a difficult catch made ..read more

Photo by: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports/reutersconnect.com The New Orleans Saints were able to get back to .500 on the season with a 38-27 win last Sunday against Gardner Minshew and the Indianapolis Colts. Derek Carr and the Black and Gold offense put up over 500 yards from scrimmage with a balance of running and throwing the ball. This week, New Orleans will be back in the Caesars Superdome to host the Chicago Bears, who are 2-6 on the season. The Saints have had the Bears’ number as of late as their last loss coming in 2008 when Robbie Gould kicked a 35-yard field goal to win it in overtime ..read more

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed (22) celebrates with quarterback Derek Carr (4) after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Photo by Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The 2023 season for the New Orleans Saints began with plenty of promise. After all, the defense was really good last season and returned most of its key pieces. The inconsistent and lackluster quarterback position was improved with the signing of Derek Carr. The offensive line had plenty of proven commodities and the skilled position group seemed to have more ..read more

Photo by Indianapolis Colts Logos from sportslogos.net It had been 10 days since the New Orleans Saints last played football which gave them extra time to rest up and prepare to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. It became a shootout in the second quarter as the Saints were connecting on deep throws all day and left Lucas Oil Stadium with a 38-27 win to improve to 4-4 on the season. HOW IT HAPPENED: The Colts won the coin toss and elected to receive the football. Gardner Minshew dumped it off to Michael Pittman Jr on 3rd & 6, then Paulson Adebo made the tackle four yards of the firs ..read more

Photo by Matt Miguez Logos from sportslogos.net The New Orleans welcomed the Jacksonville Jaguars to the Caesars Superdome for Thursday Night Football. After falling in a 24-9 hole after three quarters, the Saints scratched all the way back to tie the game. However, a late touchdown from Jacksonville and a missed touchdown pass from the Saints at the end kept New Orleans from getting a win on Thursday night, 31-24. HOW IT HAPPENED: The Jacksonville Jaguars opened the Thursday night contest with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run from Jennings native Travis Etienn ..read more