Da Boot Sports 1/5/2025 Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports By: Ken Trahan Like virtually everyone, I gave the New Orleans Saints no chance to win Sunday at Tampa Bay.The Saints had a chance to win. In the end, the result was predictable. Thankfully, an awful season has ended. Spencer Rattler made his first NFL start in a 51-27 loss in New Orleans to the Buccaneers. In that game, the Bucs ran roughshod over the Saints, rushing for 277 yards and Tampa Bay riddled New Orleans for 594 total yards. The rookie signal-caller entered the game 0-5 as a starting quarterback. He is now 0-6. The Saints led the Buccaneers 27-24 at halftime on Oct. 13 in the Caesars Superdome. Tampa Bay proceeded to outscore New Orleans 27-0 in the second half. This time, Rattler had the Saints on top 16-6 at halftime. Tampa Bay outscored the Saints 21-3 in the second half. It was a Déjà vu experience. It was another experience for a losing team that has earned its record, its losing moniker. Here are my Quick Takes from the 27-19 Tampa Bay win over New Orleans: **Inactives for the Saints were Khristian Boyd, Derek Carr, Willie Gay Jr., Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller and Mason Tipton. **The Saints won the toss and elected to receive. **New Orleans came out inspired and had a nice drive but the drive stalled and Blake Grupe kicked a 35-yard field goal to give the Saints a 3-0 lead with 9:16 to play in the opening quarter. **The drive covered 54 yards in 11 plays, taking 5:44 off the clock. Rattler was 4-of-5 for 29 yards on the drive while Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed three times for 15 yards. **With Werner and Gay out, Anfernee Orji started at linebacker with Demario Davis while Nephi Sewell came on early and saw a lot of action. **Isaiah Stalbird committed a senseless running into the kicker penalty after the Saints got a stop, taking a lousy angle and running right into the punter. **Instead of punting, Tampa Bay took advantage of the gift as Chase McLaughlin came on and drilled a 52-yard field goal to tie the game 3-3 with 4:51 to play in the opening quarter. The drive covered 43 yards in nine plays, taking 4:25 off the clock. **Trevor Penning committed a false start penalty while Taliese Fuaga committed an ineligible receiver downfield infraction on the next New Orleans possession. **The Saints controlled the first quarter, possessing the ball for 10:35 to just 4:25 for Tampa Bay. New Orleans had 103 total yards to just 38 for the Bucs. **The Saints overcame the penalties, Rattler hit Marquez Valdes-Scantling with a perfect throw in the end zone but he could not control it to the ground and after the initial signal of a touchdown, the pass was ruled incomplete and Darren Rizzi did not challenge it. **Grupe kicked a 39-yard field goal to give New Orleans a 6-3 lead with 14:52 to play in the half. The drive went 49 yards in 10 plays, taking 4:59 off the clock. **On the next drive, the Saints converted a pair of fourth down attempts and it led to the end zone as Rattler hit Dante Pettis on a 5-yard touchdown pass to give New Orleans a 13-3 lead with 6:14 to play in the first half. **The drive was 14 plays, 79 yards, taking 7:36 off the clock. The biggest play of the drive was the first play where Rattler hit Juwan Johnson on a perfect throw in tight coverage for 26 yards. **It marked the first time the Saints scored on their first three possessions since the week two 44-19 win at Dallas. **Tampa Bay had a long drive toward the end of the first half but the Saints got a stop at the 7-yard-line and McLaughlin kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 13-6 with 1:03 to play in the half. **The drive covered 63 yards in 12 plays, taking 5:11 off the clock. **Rattler then engineered an outstanding two-minute drill drive and Grupe kicked a 39-yard field goal to give the Saints a 16-6 lead with seven seconds left in the half. **Rattler completed his first seven passes on the drive. His eighth was caught to Valdes-Scantling in the end zone but he had one foot out-of-bounds. The drive covered 49 yards in 10 plays, taking just 56 seconds. **The Saints scored on all four possessions in the half. Rattler was 21-of-28 for 181 yards and a touchdown in the half. **New Orleans had 231 yards to 116 for Tampa Bay in the half. The Saints had the ball for 19:15 to just 10:45 for the Bucs. The Saints ran 42 plays to just 23 for the Buccaneers. **Tyrann Mathieu committed a personal foul penalty on the opening drive of the second half, hitting Sterling Shephard head-to-head on a catch. **On the next play, Nathan Shepherd committed a personal foul face mask penalty giving the Bucs the ball at the New Orleans 14-yard-line. **Tampa Bay took the second half kickoff and drove 72 yards in 10 plays with Baker Mayfield hitting Payne Durham with a 6-yard touchdown pass to make it 16-13 with 10:27 to play in the third quarter. Durham was open, with Mathieu the closest defender. **It was the 40th touchdown pass of the season for Mayfield. **Jordan Howden came up with a big interception of Mayfield on a pass intended for Mike Evans. The pass was tipped by Carl Granderson and that gave the Saints the ball at the Tampa Bay 37-yard-line. **New Orleans failed to take advantage, going 3-and-out as Rattler missed an open Cedrick Wilson on third down, throwing it poorly, well behind him. **Grupe rescued the poor possession with a 49-yard field goal to take a 19-13 lead with 5:53 to play in the third quarter. **New Orleans got a stop, Jack Browning dropped the snap and was able to barely get off a 14-yard pun to the Tampa Bay 47-yard-line. **Foster Moreau then caught a short pass and committed a stupid 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Rattler got sacked for the first time on the next play. **The Saints had just 15 yards of offense in the third quarter. **Tampa Bay finally took the lead 20-19 as Mayfield hit Jalen McMillan on a 32-yard touchdown pass over Howden with 10:09 to play in the game. **The Bucs converted a fourth-and-eight on the drive on a completion from Mayfield to McMillan over Ugo Amadi. **Mathieu went out injured with a concussion and did not return. **Rattler than missed a wide open Valdes-Scantling, took a sack when he had a lot of time to throw, He then took a delay of game penalty in a terrible sequence. Finally, he simply threw one up deep and was very fortunate that Mike Edwards, who got two hands on it, did not intercept it. **Sewell got his first career sack with just over five minutes to play in the game. **Shepherd then committed another horrendous penalty, a personal foul after the Saints had gotten a stop. That proved to be fatal. **That led to an 11-yard touchdown run by Irving to make it 27-19 with 1:51 to play in the game. The drive covered 94 yards in 12 plays, taking 5:47 off the clock. **Moreau was injured on a pass completion on the next series and left the field. **Rattler moved the Saints to the Tampa Bay 32-yard-line with just under 50 seconds left but he missed two open receivers with bad throws. **Evans then caught an 8-yard pass from Mayfield to tie the all-time record of Jerry Rice with 11 straight seasons of 1,000 yards receiving or more. The Saints played well enough to give themselves a chance in the game and played poorly enough to lose. It is a familiar refrain. New Orleans committed senseless, stupid, losing penalties that could not be afforded. Rattler went from being very good to being simply not good enough. The run game disappeared in the second half. The Saints had little or no pass rush and when they got a rush, they lost lane discipline and allowed Mayfield to run wild. Winners make winning plays and losers make losing plays. Once again, Rattler showed enough to merit a longer look as an NFL quarterback but has not done enough to merit giving him the keys to the vehicle. Accuracy and decision-making are still issues. Now come the most important moves. Who will make personnel decisions? Who will the new coach be? How will the Saints address the hard cap hits and bad contracts? Which aging players will or will not return next season? The Saints were without Derek Carr, Erik McCoy, Rashid Shaheed, Chris Olave, Alvin Kamara, Lucas Patrick, Taysom Hill, Pete Werner, Paulson Adebo and Willie Gay Jr. How much better would New Orleans have been with most, if not all of its key players? We will never know but the likely answer is where the Saints have been the last few years, anywhere from a seven-win to a nine-win team. That is not good enough. This season was not good enough. The Saints finished 5-12, the worst season since the 2005 Hurricane Katrina season. With Carolina’s overtime win at Atlanta, the Saints finished last in the NFC South (tied at 5-12) for the first time since 2008. It is time for a rebuild, to stop believing you are close to being a contender to win a championship. In all phases of life, understanding your shortcomings, admitting your failures is the first step to correcting those missteps, to set things on a better, if not correct path. It is not the path less chosen. It is a path that many who are stubborn refuse to accept. Here is hoping the Saints, including ownership, front office and coaches understand the reality of the situation. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU and Saints coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Podcast. 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Da Boot Sports 12/29/2024 Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports By: Ken Trahan For devoted fans of the New Orleans Saints, the 2024 home season schedule is done. That is a relief.For those devoted fans, the New Orleans Saints owe you a huge thank you for remaining loyal. Some would say they owe you an apology for not providing any bang for your buck. I felt sure there would be a ton of empty seats for the game with the Las Vegas Raiders today. That was not the case. Yes, there were a few Raiders fans but Saints fans showed up to watch a chopped up, poor football team play out the string. The Raiders are a bad team. What does that make New Orleans? The Raiders were better, make that much better than the team Darren Rizzi put on the field today. It was a miserable game to watch and a miserable performance as the Raiders dominated up front and the Saints were anemic on offense, scoring only on a trick play. Here are my Quick Takes from the 25-10 Las Vegas win over New Orleans: **Inactives for the Saints included Khristian Boyd, Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara, Jordan Mims, Anfernee Orji, John Ridgeway III and Mason Tipton. **The Saints won the toss and elected to defer, giving Las Vegas the ball first. **On the first series of the game, Carl Granderson committed a costly penalty on third-and-two, giving the Raiders new life. **The Raiders drove to the New Orleans 1-yard-line but the Saints stood tough, with Cam Jordan making consecutive plays, once on a running play for a 2-yard loss and the second on a shared sack to force a 31-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson to give the Raiders a 3-0 lead with 5:49 to play in the first quarter. **The drive covered 60 yards in 17 plays, taking 9:11 off the clock. **Spencer Rattler ran a keeper left on an RPO on the first play from scrimmage offensively for the Saints and he raced 28 yards to the Las Vegas 42-yard-line. **Former Catholic High and LSU star Clyde Edwards-Helaire got in and had his first carry, running for four yards on the next play. **Rattler then made a good throw deep down the middle to Juwan Johnson, who had it but did not hold it upon contact as the pass fell incomplete. **The Saints were going to go for it on fourth-and-six at the Las Vegas 37-yard-line but Oli Udoh committed a false start penalty, killing the possession, and Matthew Hayball punted out of bounds at the Raiders’ 6-yard-line. **Dante Pettis returned the ensuing punt 21 yards to midfield to set up the Saints with outstanding field position. **Rattler hit Kendre Miller for 16 yards to the 30-yard-line. **The Raiders had 67 yards to 52 yards for the Saints in the opening quarter. Las Vegas had the ball for 11:42 to just 3:18 for New Orleans. Las Vegas ran 19 plays to just six for the Saints. **The Saints went to trickery on the next play and Rattler connected with Foster Moreau on a 30-yard touchdown pass. Rattler pitched to Miller, who threw back to Rattler, who threw across the field to a wide open Moreau for the score to give the Saints a 7-3 lead with 14:52 to play in the first half. **The drive covered 50 yards in three plays and took just 53 seconds. **Las Vegas cut the deficit to 7-6 with 10:19 to play in the half on a 39-yard field goal by Carlson. The drive was eight plays, 53 yards, taking 4:53 off the clock. **Moreau was flagged for holding on the next New Orleans possession. **Rattler overcame the penalty with a 25-yard completion to Juwan Johnson on the next play. **Cedrick Wilson Jr. was penalized for an illegal shift. **Rattler then bought time and hit Johnson for 40 yards to the 1-yard-line but Taliese Fuaga was flagged for holding. **Miller left the game in the second quarter in concussion protocol, the latest in the injury-plagued young career of the promising but most often undependable running back. He would not return. **Hayball came through again, punting the Raiders down at the 5-yard-line. J.T. Gray batted it back as it rolled to the 1-yard-line. **Brock Bowers of the Raiders broke the NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end on a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter. **Aidan O’Connell hit Jakobi Meyers with a 29-yard completion over Ugo Amadi on a perfectly thrown ball and that led to a 3-yard touchdown pass from O’Connell to Meyers, who beat Alontae Taylor for the score as the Raiders took a 13-7 lead with 57 seconds left in the half. **The drive covered 95 yards in nine plays, taking 3:24 off the clock. **The Saints pulled within 13-10 at the half as Blake Grupe kicked a 34-yard field goal on the final play of the half. The drive covered 54 yards in seven plays in 57 seconds. **Rattler was very good in the half, completing 11-of-13 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown for a 139.1 passer rating with a run for 28 yards. The Saints simply did not have the ball enough as the Raiders had possession for 19:39 to just 10:21 for New Orleans. **Las Vegas made it 16-10 on a 54-yard field goal by Carlson with 7:57 to play in the third quarter, completing a 49-yard drive in 10 plays, taking 4:56 off the clock. **Jack Jones picked off a tipped ball from Rattler and that set up another score for the Raiders as O’Connell hit Tre Tucker on an 18-yard touchdown pass to make it 25-10 with 8:20 to play in the game. Carl Granderson blocked the extra point. **Udoh was flagged for holding again to kill another possession. **It only got worse. Jaylan Ford went down injured and had to be carted off the field with 3:22 to play in the game. **Marquez Valdes-Scantling went down with just under two minutes to play when he was hit hard by Isaiah Pola Mao and could not hold on to the ball. **Thomas Harper intercepted Rattler in the final minute to put the final touches on an awful performance by the Saints. **For bad measure, Trevor Penning was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of the play. In his 10 years in the NFL, Ameer Abdullah had never rushed for 100 yards in a game. He has now. Abdullah ran 20 times for 115 yards before leaving injured in the fourth quarter. While the Raiders ran it well, the Saints could not run it a lick. For the second straight week, Rattler led the team in rushing, this time with three carries for 46 yards. After playing well in the first half, Rattler was rattled in the second half, going 5-for-15 for 24 yards with two interceptions. The Raiders accounted for 390 yards of offense and Las Vegas, lousy offensively all season and terrible on third down found an opponent to cure its woes. Las Vegas was 10-of-18 on third down conversions as the Saints could not get off the field on defense throughout. The Saints also had 10 penalties for 77 yards. The anemic New Orleans offense had just 11 first downs, two of which came in the final two minutes on the final possession of the game. If you are looking for a bright spot, Hayball finished with three punts downed inside the 20-yard-line, including two downed inside the 10-yard-line. The Saints did everything that a bad team does. New Orleans could not run the ball, could not throw it effectively, could not stop the run, turned the ball over and committed double-digit penalties. That will do it. The forgettable season concludes at Tampa Bay next week. It cannot end soon enough. Excluding the 2005 season of Hurricane Katrina (which deserves an asterisk), this was the worst New Orleans Saints season since the miserable Mike Ditka era and his last season in 1999. That is how far the once mighty have fallen. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Podcast. We will have our final Football podcast of the year on Wednesday, January 1 at 7:30 pm.. Then starting every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm on January 8, we will begin out Talking Tigers Basketball Podcast. Join David Penn and former LSU great, Clarence Ceasar as they talk LSU men's and women's basketball. Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/23/2024 By: David Penn Green Bay, WI - For only the third time in the last 20 years, the Saints (5-10) will conclude the season with double digit losses. The Saints were fighting from behind the entire game as they elected to defer after winning the coin toss and the Packers (11-4) would score touchdowns on their first three possessions. The Saints not only failed to answer after any of the Packers touchdowns, they failed to answer at all. The Packers looked like a team fighting for playoff seeding, while the Saints looked like a team that hasn’t found an identity outside of Taysom Hill. “We dressed the 48 guys that we dressed,” Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi said. “We’re not going to make excuses. You guys know me well enough by now. I'm not going to make excuses about that. We didn't perform well enough.” The Saints self-destructed, inflicting needless wounds throughout the game, offsides penalties made third and long third and makable for the Packer’s offense. On offense, the Saints were stung by having to overcome deficits the entirety of the game, which made the offense more predictable, an offense without starters on WR, RB, and QB. Josh Jacobs stiff-armed the Saints into submission, and Jordan Love connected with receivers, taking advantage of a depleted Saints secondary. Spencer Rattler finished the game 15 of 30 for 153 yards and an interception, he was sacked 3 times. As a team, the Saints rushed for 67 yards with Rattler finishing as the leading rusher with 28 yards. Foster Moreau led the team in receiving with 2 catches for 33 yards. Rattler was consistently under pressure from the Packers defense and consistently overthrew his targets. The Saints had nine drives on offense, but only averaged two and a half minutes per possession. The Packers were efficient in the first half, scoring TDs on their first three possessions with Josh Jacobs handling the bulk of the load for the Packers offense. Jacobs finished with 107 yards from scrimmage, 69 rushing and 38 receiving with a TD in the first quarter. Jordan Love finished 16 of 28 for 182 yards and a TD. The Saints will take on the 3-12 Raiders in the Super Dome on December 29 for a noon kickoff and then play their final game on the road against division rival Tampa Bay. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/15/2024 By: David Penn NEW ORLEANS, LA - Spencer Rattler entered the game for the Saints after halftime and provided a spark for the offense; however, the Saints (4-9) failed to convert a 2 point conversion that would’ve won the game after scoring a touchdown with no time left on the clock. Darren Rizzi opted to attempt to win the game in regulation rather than kicking the extra point that would’ve forced overtime. Rattler received the snap and Juwan Johnsonran an out route but the ball just missed his outstretched hands and fell incomplete, ending a second half rally that seemed improbable after the Saints offense gained just 34 yards in the first half. Half of the Saints first 8 plays resulted in negative yardage as starting quarterback Jake Haener struggled under pressure and the offense struggled to stay on schedule and have manageable down and distance. Jake Haener finished the first half 4 of 10 for 49 yards with an interception and was sacked 3 times for a loss of 29 yards. Rookie phenom Jayden Daniels was able to lead the Commanders’ (9-4) offense on two scoring drives in the first half and gave the Commanders a 14 point lead going into halftime. The Saints would give up a field goal on Washington’s first possession of the second half making the score 17-0, but Rattler would come in and respond. In a drive that lasted just under two and a half minutes, Rattler drove the offense down the field, highlighted by a 39 yard pass to Marquez Valdez-Scantling and capped off by a double pass where Cedric Wilson would find Alvin Kamara in the end zone for a 21 yard strike, 17-7 Washington. The Saints would again surrender a field goal to allow the Commanders to increase their lead to 20-7, but Rattler responded. Rattler moved the Saints offense into Washington territory, and though the drive stalled, Blake Grupe was able to send a 41 yarder through the uprights, 20-10 Washington. The Saints defense forced the Commanders to punt and Rattler would come in and respond. Rattler would hit Foster Moreau for 19 yards and then again find Valdez-Scantling for 33 yards to set up Grupe, this time for a 51 yard field goal, 20-13 Washington. On Washington’s final possession, things seemed to be going well until Brian Robinson was hit behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 3 yards and then a holding penalty on Washington took them out of field goal range. Robinson would pick up 7 on the 3rd down to set up a 54 yard field goal for Washington kicker Greg Joseph, which sailed wide right. Rattler and the Saints would take over with 1:55 left on the clock. Rattler would respond. Rattler started off by hitting Johnson on the right sideline. Kendre Miller had a pair of runs to keep the offense moving. Rattler would find Moreau on 4th and 3 to keep the hope alive and then find Moreau again to pull the Saints within a point, 20-19 Washington. Darren Rizzi elects to use the second half momentum the Saints had and attempt to win rather than opt for overtime, timeout Washington. Rizzi again sends the offense on to the field, Rattler received the snap, fired the pass, but it fell incomplete, improbability turned into finality as the Commanders celebrated. “Just a mixture of emotions because we walk off the field with a loss, but I don’t now if I’ve ever been more proud of the team,” Rizzi said, adding that he didn't regret, “whatsoever,” going for 2 at the end. “I don’t think the players regret it. They were all in favor of it,” Rizzi said. “I just thought it was the right thing. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/9/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hello Saints fans, If you missed Fleur De Lis Focus with Da Boot Sports weekly live podcast, please check it out as Host David Penn talks Saints football.... So make sure you catch us live every Monday night at 8pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel as we talk the Saints Football! Click on the Link box below to check out the show... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be On3.com's recruiting expert, Shea Dixon.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/8/2024 Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports By: Ken Trahan Darren Rizzi returned to his home state of New Jersey.A native of Hillsdale who played at Bergen Catholic in Oradell, Rizzi was hoping for a positive return. With his mother on hand watching, the son had to sweat out the desire result but left with the win. It was a game reflective of the records of the two teams, neither of which is any good. The Giants are terrible and were playing their third quarterback of the season and were without key defensive players. They had lost seven straight games, matching the seven-game losing streak the Saints had which got Dennis Allen fired. Brian Daboll is likely not far behind Allen. The Giants have made terrible personnel decisions and are a truly bad team and franchise. The Saints have made bad personnel decisions and some shaky contract decisions and are a franchise in need of even more change, despite changing coaches in midstream. All things considered, this was the kind of game everyone should have expected, two teams shooting themselves in the foot constantly, failing to make plays when needed and trying to give each other the win. The Saints got the win. They’ll gladly take it. Here are my Quick Takes from the 14-11 Saints win over the Giants: **Jamaal Williams dropped the opening kickoff and returned it only to the 16-yard line. **Alvin Kamara ran right on the first play from scrimmage and lost a yard. **The Saints proceeded to go three-and-out. **Matthew Hayball then hit a poor punt, giving the Giants the ball at the New Orleans 48-yard-line. **The Saints defense allowed Drew Lock to run for a first down before Bryan Bresee batted down a Lock pass and the Saints got a stop on fourth down, turning the ball over on downs to New Orleans at the New York 49-yard-line. **Kamara lost yards on three of his first four carries. **The Saints made one first down but stalled and Blake Grupe missed a 53-yard field goal wide left, his first miss from 50 yards or more this season. **Jamie Gillan pinned the Saints back to their own 2-yard-line for their third possession. Derek Carr connected with Marquez Valdes-Scantling for 23 yards to get the Saints out of the hole. **Carr then hit Juwan Johnson off a good play-fake for 31 yards on a perfect touch pass over the linebacker to the New York 41-yard-line. **Kendre Miller showed his ability, making two tacklers miss on an excellent 8-yard run for a first down. **Carr then hit Dallin Holker for 10 yards and a first down, the first catch of Holker’s NFL career. **Kamara ran 12 yards for a first-and-goal to the 8-yard-line. **On the next play, Miller made four tacklers miss and then dragged defenders into the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown to give the Saints a 7-0 lead with 1:19 to play in the first quarter. **The drive covered 98 yards in nine plays, taking 5:11 off the clock. **It was the longest touchdown drive since Sept. 11, 2016 against the Raiders, who were quarterbacked by Carr that day. The Raiders beat the Saints 35-34 with Carr passing for 319 yards and a touchdown. **Drew Lock missed on his first eight passes of the game. **The Saints finished the first quarter with 129 yards to just 29 yards for the Giants. **Bresee sacked Lock halt the next New York drive but Graham Gano kicked a 43-yard field goal to make it 7-3 with 11:20 to play in the first half. The drive covered 26 yards in seven plays and it was set up by a personal four on punt coverage by Williams. **The Saints were stopped again and called for a fake punt and Williams came up just short of a first down, giving the Giants the ball at the New Orleans 48-yard-line. **New Orleans got a stop and Gillan again punted the Saints deep, to the New Orleans 8-yard-line. **Hayball then hit another poor punt and it was returned for a touchdown of 56 yards by Ihmir Smith Marsette but it was negated for holding on Greg Stroman, who grabbed Rico Payton. **Hayball drew the ire of Darrin Rizzi as Hayball did not stay back and play punt-protect as instructed and there was not one left on the back end. **On the final possession of the half, the Giants committed pass interference penalty giving the ball to the New York 42-yard-line with four seconds left in the half. **Grupe tried a 60-yard field goal on the final play of the half but it was partially blocked, leaving the halftime score at 7-3. **The Saints had 154 yards in the half to 86 for the Giants but the Saints had eight negative plays in the half. **Carr was intercepted by Trey Hawkins on a deep ball intended for Kevin Austin Jr. The ball hung up, underthrown, and Hawkins went up and got it. The Giants had ton 11 straight games without an interception. **Chase Young, dropping into coverage, dropped an interception midway through the third quarter. **Carr hit Foster Moreau with a nice 32-yard completion to the New York 11-yard line, dropping it in the bucket just over the defender. **On the next play, Carr hit Johnson with an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Saints a 14-3 lead with 3:40 to play in the third quarter. Johnson was uncovered on the play on a bust by New York. The drive covered 69 yards in nine plays. **Graham Gano kicked a 48-yard field goal but it was negated by a personal foul on Jake Kubas, which took points off the board and forced a New York punt. **Khalen Saunders came up with a sack midway through the fourth quarter. **The Giants, unable to sustain anything all afternoon, came through with an 82-yard drive in 13 plays with Tyrone Tracy Jr. scoring on a 1-yard run to make it 14-9. The touchdown was set up by a 22-yard completion from Lock to former LSU star Malik Nabers. **On the two-point conversion, Saunders knocked it in the air and LSU’s Malik Nabers came down with it to make it 14-11 with 3:46 to play in the game. **On the next series, a play-fake keeper for Carr was called. He tried to leap over players for a first down and came down on his left hand and arm very hard, exiting the game with that was later feared to be a broken hand. Jake Haener had to replace him. **On the next play third-and-one, Miller was stopped for a loss of a yard, forcing a punt. **Payton Turner, despite being held with no call made, batted down a Lock pass. ** Demario Davis intercepted Lock with 1:44 to go. For some reason, he did not get up and run despite not being touched. Eventually, Davis turned upfield and ran into the end zone but it was ruled that he had given himself up on the play, which he did. It was a clear mistake. **The Saints got a stop but, for some reason, Klint Kubiak called a bootleg pass by his backup quarterback and Haener, under heavy pressure, took a sack, preventing any chance at making a first down and running out the clock. **Instead, Haener did the right thing not throwing the ball and stopping the clock, forcing the Giants to call a timeout. **The Saints had to punt, giving the Giants another shot. **On fourth-and-10, Lock stepped up and raced 25 yards for a first down to the New Orleans 35-yard-line. **Then, Lock hit Nabers, who broke four tackles, and ran to the New Orleans 17-yard-line. **Gano came on to tie the game with a 35-yard field goal which Bresee blocked to ensure the win. **On the play, Bresee leaped over the center legally, not using leverage, and got his hand on the kick. The New York Giants were playing with replacements up front on defense. The Giants entered the game 29th in the league against the run and were without Dexter Lawrence, among others. The New Orleans Saints were playing with their starting offensive line intact for the first time since week one. It looked like a recipe for success up front. Instead, the Saints ran for just 93 yards on 33 carries and had 12 plays for negative yards. The play-calling was interesting, to say the least. Calling a run play for Carr, not a runner, was first. He was injured. Of course, he got hurt leaving his feet and landing hard as he was competing to make a first down. Then, calling a pass play, with Haener, when the clock was your friend was very shaky. Of course, Haener took a sack, losing a ton of yards and field position. Why Davis, a very smart player, did not get up and run on the interception, is mind-boggling. You stay down if the clock is running out and/or if the opponent has no timeouts remaining. The Giants had all three timeouts left. The Saints were lucky to win. The Giants lost a field goal to a penalty and lost a touchdown to another penalty. That is what bad teams do. The Saints were bad as well, overall, but not bad enough to lose to an even worse team. In the end, it was a win and that is all that truly matters. As a result, New Orleans kept its faint playoff hopes alive, still two games back of Tampa Bay in the NFC South and now just a game behind the Falcons. On the plus side, Miller, once again, showed you his promise with quickness, good vision and the ability make tacklers miss. Bresee had a sack, two quarterback hits, and blocked the field goal. Davis had eight tackles to go with the interception, knocked down a second pass and had a quarterback hit. Saunders had five tackles, including a sack with two quarterback hits. Johnson had four catches for 50 yards and a score. Next Sunday, the Commanders come to town with former LSU great Jayden Daniels running the show. The Saints had trouble containing Lock running the ball. Daniels will certainly lick his chops watching that video, though the scheme will likely be different from the Saints in spying Daniels when possible. Keep hope alive in this Christmas season, Saints fans, at least for another week. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. This Tuesday night's special guest will be On3.com's recruiting expert, Shea Dixon.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/2/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hello Saints fans, If you missed Fleur De Lis Focus with Da Boot Sports weekly live podcast, please check it out as Host David Penn talks Saints football.... So make sure you catch us live every Monday night at 8pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel as we talk the Saints Football! Click on the Link box below to check out the show... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be former Tigers Marlone Favorite and Brandon Taylor.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 12/1/2024 By: David Penn NEW ORLEANS, LA - Darren Rizzi suffered his first loss as the interim coach of the New Orleans Saints as the Saints fell to 4-8, the Los Angeles Rams meanwhile improved to 6-6. The Saints defense was nearly masterful during the first half of the game, keeping the Rams off the scoreboard for the first time since Sean McVay became the coach of the Rams. The Saints offense certainly missed on a couple opportunities, but did head into halftime with a 6-0 lead. One moment of controversy occurred early in the game, Derek Carr sent a long pass down the sideline and it appeared that the Rams Quentin Lake interfered with Juwan Johnson’s ability to catch the pass, and even with an official mere feet away from the play, no flag was thrown. The Saints would fake a punt and get a pass interference call a couple plays later, but the difference in yardage from the original no call was significant. Blake Grupe would miss a FG attempt on that possession, only Grupe’s second miss of the season so far. “We did a lot of things in the game that we set out to do and played the game in a lot of ways that we wanted to, but we didn’t execute in crunch time," Rizzi said. “We had a chance to win there. We had a guy open in the end zone and we can’t get the ball off. So, unfortunate.” Taysom Hill again proved how dynamic the Saints offense can be when he is lining up at various positions for the Saints’ offense as the Saints were most effective when Hill was a part of the formation. The bad break for the Saints came late in the fourth quarter when the Saints were driving for a game tying score and Hill was injured after picking up a first down in the red zone. The Saints were unable to convert on their final possession and turned the ball over on downs with less than a minute to play. The Saints defense was not nearly as effective in the second half. The Rams were able to score three touchdowns and averaged nearly 5.5 yards per carry rushing the ball. The Rams receivers were able to get past the man coverage that had held them in check in the three drives the Rams had in the first half. The Rams opened the second half with possession and scored their first TD. The Rams would score their second TD at the beginning of the fourth quarter and lead 14-6. The Saints responded with a 6 play 70 yard drive that ended with a deep ball from Carr to Marquez Valdez-Scantling, a 42 yard hook up that the Saints would follow up with a successful 2 point conversion with Dante Pettis hauling in the pass over the back of the defender and tying the game at 14-14. The ensuing kickoff was returned 43 yards by the Rams return specialist Jordan Whittington and the Rams were back in business. The Rams marched 54 yards in 8 plays and found the end zone when Matt Stafford swung a pass out to Puka Nacua for a 7 yard score, regaining the lead 21-14 for the final margin. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. This Tuesday night's special guest will be former Tigers Marlon Favorite and Brandon Taylor.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/18/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hello Saints fans, If you missed Fleur De Lis Focus with Da Boot Sports weekly live podcast, please check it out as Host David Penn talks Saints football.... So make sure you catch us live every Monday night at 8pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel as we talk the Saints Football! Click on the Link box below to check out the show... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be LSU former quarterback, Herb Tyler..... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/17/2024 Article courtesy of Crescent City Sports By: Ken Trahan Everyone was wondering how it would go. After an inspired effort in the first game for Interim head coach Darren Rizzi following a coaching change, could the Saints sustain the effort, momentum and get the desired result a second time? That question was answered in definitive fashion. The Saints are not a great team, not even good, at this point, but they are clearly better under Rizzi. It certainly helped that Erik McCoy returned and played much of the game, though he would leave again with persistent groin problems. Jameis Winston returned to New Orleans against his former team and he played good inspired football. The Saints had the answers, with solid offensive play from Derek Carr and others and with a huge special teams play to overcome a pair of turnovers to post a second straight win. Here are my Quick Takes on the 35-14 win over the Browns: **Inactives for the Saints were Khristian Boyd, Millard Bradford, Jaylan Ford, Lucas Patrick, Mason Tipton and Jamaal Williams. Spencer Rattler was designated as the third quarterback. **The Saints won the toss and deferred, giving the Browns the ball first. **The Browns opted to go for it on fourth-and-one from the New Orleans 49-yard-line and Demario Davis stuffed Nick Chubb for a two-yard loss. **The Saints ran a trick play as Taysom Hill took a pitch from Carr and hit Kevin Austin for 18 yards to the Cleveland 13-yard-line. **Hill then scored on an RPO, faking to Alvin Kamara and sweeping right, beating safety Juan Thornhill to the pylon to give the Saints a 7-0 lead with 9:54 to play in the opening quarter. It was Hill’s 13th career rushing touchdown and the 42nd overall touchdown, placing hm ninth in franchise history. **The drive covered six plays, 49 yards, taking 2:34 off the clock. **Will Harris was flagged for a personal foul on the next Cleveland possession. **Trevor Penning, who has played well of late, was flagged for holding on a second-and-one at midfield. **On fourth-and-one from the Cleveland 33-yard-line, the Saints went for it. Carr, rolling right and under pressure, made a brilliant throw of 30 yards to Foster Moreau to the 3-yard-line but it was negated by a holding penalty on Juwan Johnson, forcing a Saints punt. **On the play, Moreau injured his shoulder but he was able to return. **It took the Browns just one play to tie the game as Winston, stepping up and rolling left, broke contain and found an open Jerry Jeudy, who whipped Alontae Taylor badly with a fake to the outside and a move inside. Jeudy caught it in stride and nothing but green space in front of him with the Saints in man coverage and he raced 89 yards for a touchdown. **On the extra point attempt, Carl Granderson committed a neutral zone infraction, putting the ball at the 1-yard-line. The Browns went for two and it failed as Cam Jordan pressured Winston and he threw it away as the Saints maintained a 7-6 lead with 1:52 to play in the opening quarter. **It was the third longest pass play ever against the Saints in franchise history. **Hill continued his outstanding day, returning the ensuing kickoff 42 yards to the New Orleans 41-yard-line. **On the next play, Hill lined up at quarterback and tried to throw deep into double coverage for Marquez Valdes-Scantling, was intercepted by Denzel Ward. The play had no chance. **Carl Granderson tackled Kadarius Toney for a loss of seven yards on the next series. **The Browns finished the first quarter with 121 yards, including 89 on one play, to 113 for the Saints. **The Saints responded with a big play of their own. On third-and-one from the New Orleans 29-yard-line, Carr faked a handoff to Kamara, who was in motion, rolled left and hit Valdes-Scantling, wide open, who then raced 79 yards for a score to give the Saints a 14-6 lead with 12:40 to play in the first half. **It was the third touchdown on just four catches in two weeks for Valdes-Scantling. Valdes-Scantling is the first Saint with receptions of 60 or more yards in consecutive games since Reggie Bush did it in 2006 against San Francisco and Dallas. **McCoy, whose presence was making a huge difference at center, went to the injury tent in the second quarter. **On the next Cleveland possession, Bryan Bresee sacked Winston to stall the drive. **Dustin Hopkins missed a 51-yard field goal wide left. **On the next series, Carr hit Johnson for 20 yards and the Saints reached the six-yard line but on a completion, Hill was hit by Ward, fumbled and Ward recovered at the 7-yard line. **Hopkins missed a 32-yard field goal wide left again with 11 seconds left in the half but Payton Turner, inexplicably, was called for defensive holding, giving Cleveland a first down and goal at the 9-yard line. **Davis almost came up with an interception two plays later but could not pull it down. **Hopkins then missed a 27-yard field goal wide left to end the half. **The Saints lost the turnover battle by two in the half and still maintained an 8-point lead at the half. **Cleveland finished the half with 227 yards to 185 for the Saints. **Carr was 13-of-15 for 167 yards and a touchdown and had a 30-yard completion negated by penalty. **Winston was 15-of-24 for 234 yards and a touchdown. **Opposing kickers have missed six field goals in the last six quarters against the Saints in Caesars Superdome. **Cleveland drove and scored on its first possession of the second half as Winston hit Elijah Moore with a 30-yard touchdown pass. Moore toe-tapped both feet in against the right sideline for the score. **The Browns went for two and the tie and Winston hit David Nkoju to tie the game 14-14 with 8:49 to play in the third quarter. **The drive covered 92 yards in eight plays, taking 4:12 off the clock. **Ogbo Okoronkwo had a sack of Carr on the next series, stripping Carr as he beat Penning. **Shane Lemieux replace McCoy late in the third quarter as the groin issue for McCoy reared its ugly head again. **Carr hit Moreau for 22 yards and a first down on the final play of the third quarter. **The Browns totaled 362 yards to 303 for New Orleans through three quarters. **The Saints took the lead 21-14 with 13:22 to play. On fourth-and-one from the Cleveland 33-yard-line. Carr lined up at quarterback with Hill at tailback. Carr motioned out, Hill took a direct snap, ran left, broke two tackles and raced 33 yards for a touchdown. **The drive went 77 yards in nine plays, taking 4:56 off the clock. **That increased Hill’s touchdown log to 43 as a Saint. **Bresee got his second sack of the game on the next series before Granderson sacked Winston on the next play to force a punt. **Dante Pettis returned the ensuing punt 53 yards to the Cleveland 35-yard-line. Pettis reached the end zone but it was ruled that he stepped out of bounds with his left foot. It was very close. **The Saints capitalized, driving 35 yards in six plays with Carr hitting Johnson with a 1-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-14 with 6:04 to play in the game. **After getting a stop, Hill put the game on ice, breaking a 75-yard touchdown run to blow it open at 35-14 with 2:26 to play in the game. It was his 44th touchdown as a Saint. Carr was very good, going 21-of-27 for 248 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Three of his incomplete passes were on passes he simply threw away. He is playing excellent football with limited wide receivers and protecting the ball. Hill overcame his two turnovers with electric plays, scoring three touchdowns. Hill accounted for 249 total yards, including 18 passing, 138 rushing, 50 receiving and 43 yards on a kickoff return. As is always the case, when Hill gets plenty of touches, good things happen. The Browns were down two tackles and had allowed 43 sacks on the season, the most in the league. It took a while for the Saints to get the needed pressure on Winston but it came later in the game. Winston played well, finishing 30-of-46 for 395 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Credit to him. As was the case in the win over Atlanta, the Saints bent defensively but did not break. As was the case in the win over the Falcons, the opposing kicker had an awful day. It was a good day all around. On Saints Hall of Fame Alumni Weekend, many former players were in attendance and honored Jahri Evans at halftime with induction in the Saints Ring of Honor. The current Saints did the current assistant coach (Evans) and former players proud by performing well. The Saints (4-7) have a bye before hosting the Los Angeles Rams Dec. 1. It is a good day to be a Saint and to be a Saints fan. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. Tuesday night's special guest will be former LSU quarterback, Herb Tyler.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/10/2024 By: David Penn NEW ORLEANS, LA - If you were curious about the tank vs win strategy the Saints (3-7) may employ after letting go of head coach Dennis Allen and trading all-pro corner Marshon Lattimore, answer received. In his debut as the interim head coach, Darren Rizzi displayed emotion and passion that many opinioned was missing under Dennis Allen and the Saints snapped a seven game losing streak against the division leading Falcons (6-4). In the first half, Derek Carr flashed the deep ball that’s been missing in the absence of WR Rashid Shaheed with recently acquired WR Marquez Valdez Scantling, who hauled in three receptions for 106 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Valdez Scantling scored on a 40 yard reception, and his 67 yard reception set up his second receiving touchdown which allowed the Saints to enter halftime with a 17-7 lead over the visitors. Alvin Kamara became the Saints all-time leading rusher, passing former teammate Mark Ingram for the honor. Kamara carried 17 times for 55 yards and caught 5 passes for another 54 yards. The defense showed up and played inspired football against a Falcons offense that has scored an average of 25 points over their last 6 contests. The Saints didn’t pressure Kirk Cousins much throughout the contest, but the pressure arrived during the most pivotal moments of the fourth quarter when Cam Jordan registered his first sack of the season and two plays later Younghoe Koo would miss his third field goal attempt of the game, leaving the score 20-17 in favor of the Saints. On the Falcons’ next possession, an errant throw by Cousins would end up in the hands of Tyrann Mathieu with just under two minutes left on the game clock, but the Saints would only manage to possess the ball for 24 seconds before punting the ball back to Atlanta with 1:35 left. Chase Young would sack Cousins for a nine yard loss and force a fumble that was recovered by the Falcons, which made it 2nd and 29 with about :34 seconds to play. Cousins would hit TE Kyle Pitts on the sideline to stop the clock with :28 seconds remaining for 7 yards, setting up 3rd and 22. Cousins then completed another pass to Pitts, this time in the middle of the field and with zero timeouts remaining the clock running with a down and distance of 4th and 4. Cousins would get the snap off with 6 seconds remaining, swinging the ball short left to Ray-Ray McCloud who was tackled inbounds as the clock struck zero. Each team missed several opportunities to increase their own point totals, the Saints elected to go for it on 4th and goal in the first quarter rather than kicking a field goal, the 4th down conversion failed. Koo, who was almost automatic in the first meeting between the two teams, missed three field goal attempts during the contest. Kamara uncharacteristically dropped a wide open pass late in the fourth quarter that would have seen him walk into the end zone as he was several yards behind the coverage when the ball went through his hands. In all, the Saints and interim coach Darren Rizzi are happy to leave the Caesar's Superdome with their first win in nearly two months. The Saints will begin preparation for the visiting Cleveland Browns (2-7) who are facing struggles of their own. All eyes will be on Rizzi and the Saints to see how the team follows up his head coaching debut. **Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be LSU Great Kevin Faulk..... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/11/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hello Saints fans, If you missed Fleur De Lis Focus with Da Boot Sports weekly live podcast, please check it out as Host David Penn talks Saints football.... So make sure you catch us live every Monday night at 8pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel as we talk the Saints Football! Click on the Link box below to check out the show... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be LSU's All-Time Leading Rusher, Kevin Faulk..... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/4/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hello Saints fans, If you missed Fleur De Lis Focus with Da Boot Sports weekly live podcast, please check it out. Host David Penn and Louisiana legendary sports caster Ken Trahan talk about the Carolina game the firing of Dennis Allen and the Saints Hall of Fame. So make sure you catch us live every Monday night at 8pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel as we talk the Saints Football! Click on the Link box below to check out the show... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be LSU Super Fan TigerMark... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 11/4/2024 Article Courtesy of: Crescent City Sports By: CCS Staff The New Orleans Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen, per reports from ESPN and NFL Network on Monday morning. His tenure ends after the Saints lost their seventh straight game Sunday at Carolina. After going 8-28 as Raiders head coach from 2012-14, Allen shined in New Orleans as a defensive coordinator before being promoted to replace Sean Payton in the top coaching spot in 2022. The Saints went 18-25 under Allen in two and a half seasons including 9-8 last year. Check back for more on this developing story. ***Watch our live Fleur De Lis Focus podcast tonight as Ken Trahan will join us to talk about today's news and about the Saints Hall of Fame. 8pm tonight on our Da Boot Sports YouTube channel! Don't miss it... Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be LSU Super Fan TigerMark... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Monday night's special guest will be Louisiana Media legend Ken Trahan. John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 10/27/2024 BY: David Penn LOS ANGLES, CA - The Saints (2-6) continue to struggle on offense despite getting several starters back. The Chargers (4-3) didn’t look particularly sharp, but did execute better than New Orleans down the stretch. The Saints failed to find the end zone despite gaining over 350 yards of offense. Spencer Rattler again only completed 50% of his passes, going 12 of 24 for 156 yards with no TDs or INTs. Alvin Kamara combined for 122 yards from scrimmage, 67 rushing and 55 receiving. Chris Olave made his return from a concussion that kept him out for the last two games and grabbed 8 receptions for 107 yards. Taysom Hill also returned from a rib injury and had 21 yards receiving and 20 yards rushing. The defense played well in the first half, registering a safety to open scoring, and kept the Saints within striking distance until missed opportunities on offense failed to keep the Saints competitive on the scoreboard. The defense did register 3 sacks on the day and 6 TFL, but were unable to cover up the two Chargers fumbles. Down 2-0, the Chargers first points came on a field goal that gave them a 3-2 lead. The Chargers would then score a touchdown late in the second quarter with JK Dobbins punching it in from the 1 yard line, and then would miss the ensuing PAT to go up 9-2. The Saints would go on a 49 yard drive that ended with a Blake Grupe field goal that cut the LA lead to 9-5. The Saints would only manage a field goal in the second half, Grupe hitting one but missing another wide right that would have made it a one score game. After missing the field goal, the Chargers would score their last touchdown of the game which provided the final margin 26-8. The Saints did manage to drive down to the Chargers red zone on the last possession of the game, but were unable to convert, as the last pass of the game sailed over the head of Chris Olave. The Saints will travel to Charlotte, NC for their next game vs division rival Carolina (1-7). There is a possibility the starting QB Derek Carr will be ready to go for that contest. When asked about Carr’s return Rattler said, “Obviously we didn’t get any wins, so that’s very unfortunate, we want to win. Our goal is to come in here and win, get some momentum going.” Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. This Tuesday's special guest will be former LSU great, Eric Hill... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKS |
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