The New Orleans Saints are back in the playoffs. After sitting out the postseason the past three seasons, New Orleans’ 23-13 victory over division rival Atlanta earned the Saints (11-4) a playoff spot.
As expected, Sunday’s game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome was a wild contest between two bitter rivals but the Saints came up with the bigger plays and the win.
The Saints defense, perhaps the story of the team’s turnaround this season, came through again with a fourth-and-goal stop at 1 in the fourth quarter and by forcing two turnovers. Defensive end Cam Jordan, putting together an NFL Defensive Player of the Year season, sacked Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan twice (Jordan has 12 on the season), all-everything cornerback Marshon Lattimore made an amazing “butt-interception” and linebacker Manti Te’o and tackle Tyeler Davison combined on a key forced fumble and recovery that ended a likely scoring drive for the Falcons (9-6). Te’o played a very strong game in placed of injured starter A.J. Klein and the Saints defense registered three other sacks.
We have the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans for the two teams’ second meeting in the past three weeks. Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints can clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Falcons, and they’ll seal the NFC South if the Buccaneers also beat the Panthers. Carolina would clinch a playoff spot with a win. So would the Falcons, if they defeat the Saints. In that scenario, the Saints would be eliminated from the division race, and the NFC South would be determined by the winner of a Week 17 game between the Panthers and Falcons.
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METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints placed tight end Coby Fleener on injured reserve Saturday after he suffered a concussion last week against the Los Angeles Rams and missed practice all week.
It’s unclear why the Saints determined that Fleener’s injury was significant enough to keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.
All three teams have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs, which would be a first for the division since it was aligned in its current form in 2002. Only six times has the division seen two teams advance since then.
Alvin Kamara has turned out to be the best running back in this year’s draft class, and the New Orleans Saints were lucky enough to find him in the third round.
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is making his move in the race for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
On Thursday, Kamara was named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Month. This recognition was more of a formality than anything else, considering he was been the Pepsi Rookie of the Week each of the past three weeks and will probably win the award again for his performance in Week 12.
Kamara is red hot and catching fire at the perfect time. With five games left on the slate, the third-round rookie out of Tennessee is poised to leave his draft classmates in the dust.
made an amazing “butt-interception” and linebacker Manti Te’o
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