Da Boot Sports
9/28/2025
Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports
By: Ken Trahan


   You probably heard the numbers, and they were daunting. No 0-3 team had beaten a 3-0 team in 17 years.The Saints entered their game at Buffalo as a 15.5 to 16-point underdog, the largest spread of the young NFL season.

   New Orleans caught the Bills in perfect weather fashion, sunny and 73 degrees. The Saints had won four straight games at Buffalo. No one expected the Saints to win. They did not.

   Here are my Quick Takes on the 31-19 Buffalo win over the Saints:

​**Inactives for the Saints were Jonathan Bullard, Devin Neal, Trey Palmer, Dillon Radunz, Xavier Truss, Rejzohn Wright and Chase Young.
**The Saints won the toss and deferred, giving the Bills the ball first.
**That was not a good idea.
**Josh Allen hit Khalil Shakir with a 43-yard touchdown pass to give the Bills a 7-0 lead with 10:49 to play in the opening quarter.
**Demario Davis and Jonas Sanker each missed a tackle on Shakir, who made the catch in the right flat and turned a short pass into a long touchdown.
**The drive covered 79 yards in seven plays, taking 4:11 off the clock.
**The Bills have scored a touchdown on all four opening drives this season, hence questioning the decision to give the Bills the ball first.
**Velus Jones Jr. finally got a chance to return a kickoff and did a good job with a 30-yard return.
**The Saints opened with their projected starting five offensive linemen for the first time this season.
**The Saints had to waste a timeout prior to their second offensive snap of the game.
**Spencer Rattler scrambled for a first down twice to extend the possession.
**Rattler then hit an open Juwan Johnson for 17 yards and a first down.
**Kendre Miller then ran inside, broke three tackles and raced 17 yards for a touchdown to tie the game 7-7 with 6:46 to play in the opening quarter.
**It was the first time in 10 games that the Saints scored a touchdown on their opening drive, dating to last season.
**The drive covered 69 yards in seven plays, taking 4:03 off the clock.
**The Bills answered easily. James Cook scored on a 1-yard run to make it 14-7 with 2:29 to play in the first quarter, completing a 66 yard drive in seven plays. Buffalo had open receivers throughout the drive.
**Cook set a franchise record, scoring a rushing touchdown in his eighth straight game. It was his 21st rushing touchdown since last year, which leads the league.
**Ugo Amadi was flagged for holding on the ensuing kickoff, burying the Saints at their own 13-yard-line.
**Alvin Kamara swept left for 17 yards and a first down. Johnson had a good kickout block on the play.
**Rattler then bought time and hit Rashid Shaheed for 10 yards and a first down.
**Buffalo amassed 145 yards to 106 for the Saints in the opening quarter.
**Rattler was then sacked on consecutive plays to kill the possession for the Saints. On the second sack, Rattler was flagged for intentional grounding, a 16-yard penalty.
**Jonas Sanker then showed out. First, he broke up a pass on an outstanding play before making a great read on a deep ball by Allen intended for Keon Coleman against Isaac Yaidom and Sanker intercepted it at the Buffalo 49-yard-line.
**It was the first turnover of the season for Buffalo and the first interception of Sanker’s career.
**The Saints did nothing with the turnover, going three-and-out as Chris Olave failed to catch what would have been a first down completion from Rattler and had to punt.
**Kai Kroger punted beautifully, downed by Jones at the Buffalo 3-yard-line.
**Pete Werner dropped another potential interception when Allen had his arm hit under pressure from Chris Rumph III.
**The Saints started a second consecutive drive at the Buffalo 49-yard-line.
**Once again, the Saints failed to take full advantage but Blake Grupe, who has been poor previously, nailed a 54-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 14-10 with 5:31 to play in the half.
**Jordan came up with his 124th career sack, surpassing Robert Mathis for 20th all-time in NFL history. Allen became the 50th quarterback Jordan has sacked in his illustrious 15-year career.
**Granderson sacked Allen on the next play, forcing a punt.
**New Orleans got the ball at the Buffalo 40-yard-line after a nine-yard punt return by Shaheed.
**Miller followed with a 13-yard run for a first down.
**Cesar Ruiz went down with 1:47 to play in the half with an ankle injury, replaced by Torricelli Simpkins. Ruiz did not return.
**The Saints reached the Buffalo 6-yard-line and on third and goal, Kellen Moore went for a trick play on a reverse to Olave, who then tried to throw a pass to Rattler and Cole Bishop read it and intercepted it to kill the drive. It was the “Philly Special” which worked so well for the Eagles, not so much for the Saints.
**The Saints finished the first half with 117 yards rushing, just 43 passing. Rattler was a big part of it with five carries for 38 yards.
**The Saints finished the half with 160 yards to just 158 for the Bills, who had just 13 yards in the second quarter.
**Kamara ran 12 yards for a first down on a sweep left to start the second half but Rattler threw behind Olave and Olave could not catch it, despite getting his hands on it and the Saints ended up punting.
**The Saints finally broke defensively as the Bills drove 80 yards in nine plays with Allen running it in from five yards out to make it 21-10 with 6:42 to play in the third quarter.
**New Orleans answered with an outstanding drive of 65 yards in 11 plays with Rattler hitting Olave with a 3-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-16 with 14 seconds left in the third quarter.
**Moore elected to go for two and ran Rattler behind a three tight-end setup but Rattler came up a yard short.
**The Bills had 248 yards while the Saints had 240 yards of offense after three quarters.
**Granderson made a huge stop on a fourth-and-one at the New Orleans midfield.
**The Saints had a chance to take the lead with another good drive but on third down, Rattler threw behind an open Brandin Cooks in the end zone. Cooks reached back for the poor throw with one hand, brought it back toward his body and pulled it in. Initially, it was ruled a touchdown but upon replay review, the call was overturned. It was a big miss by Rattler.
**Grupe kicked a 35-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 21-19 with 8:53 to play in the game. The drive covered 32 yards in nine plays.
**Grupe then failed to kick the ensuing kickoff in the required zone, giving the Bills the ball at their own 40-yard-line. It was the second time he has done so this year and it simply cannot happen.
**Allen came up with a 27-yard run on third-and-five.
**On the next play, Allen hit Dalton Kincaid with a 28-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-19 with 7:07 to play in the game. It was Kincaid’s first catch of the game. It took the Bills just four plays to go 60 yards, taking advantage of the good field position.
**The Saints had a fourth-and-two at the Buffalo 41-yard-line, went for it but Rattler felt pressure, threw it short of the sticks to Kamara and he was stopped, giving the ball back to Buffalo with just under six minutes left in the game.
**Bryan Bresee collected his first sack of the season, getting Allen on the ensuing series to force a punt. It marked the first time Allen was sacked more than twice in 17 games.
**It did not matter. Nephi Sewell committed an obvious roughing the kicker penalty with 5:11 to play to finish the Saints, who had used all their timeouts.
**Matt Prater finished the scoring with a 35-yard field goal.
**Rattler was sacked twice on the final offensive series of the game for the Saints.

   There were some good things for the Saints.

   The pass rush was good, producing three sacks.

   Sanker was outstanding, producing five tackles, three passes broken up and an interception.

   Jordan had four tackles, including a sack, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hits.

   Granderson had five tackles, including a sack, two quarterback hits and a tackle for loss.

   Kroger punted well, averaging 47.3 yards per punt with two punts downed inside the 20-yard-line.

   Jones returned kickoffs effectively.

   New Orleans ran the ball quite well, to the tune of 189 yards. Kamara, Miller and Rattler all ran the ball solidly.

   Rattler continues to play solidly enough to not get his team beat but continues to not make plays that have to be made if a below average team is going to win a game. He is now 0-10 as a starting quarterback for the Saints.

   Much like he missed an open Olave in the end zone against San Francisco, he missed an open Cooks in the end zone today. These are throws that have to be made. He finished 18 of 27 but for just 126 yards with a touchdown. He did not turn the ball over.

   The Saints caught Buffalo not playing its best football and competed well. New Orleans had a chance in the fourth quarter for the third time in four games.

   The Saints limp home at 0-4 to take on another lowly team, the New York Giants and rookie quarterback Jackson Dart, who will be making just his second NFL start.

   That’s the good news.

   The bad news is that the Giants got their first win, upsetting the Chargers 21-18. Unfortunately, former LSU star Malik Nabers reportedly suffered a torn ACL in the game.

   Moore is the first Saints coach to start 0-4 since Tom Fears did so in the inaugural season of the franchise in 1967.

   The watch continues.

   When will Rattler win his first game?

   When will Moore win his first game?

   That is the mantra of a last-place team.
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Post Game Press Conference

​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.

Da Boot Sports
9/21/2025
Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports
By: Ken Trahan


   It was hard to watch. I feel bad for those that faithfully did so from start to finish Sunday.
   
   The New Orleans Saints went with their “whiteout” look at Lumen Field.

   From a symbolic perspective, the color rush uniform represented waving the white flag before this one even started. These Saints surrendered, figuratively. Then, they surrendered literally.

   The Seahawks had lost seven of their last eight games at home.

   The Saints were the panacea, a true remedy for those losing ways.

   Enjoying themselves immensely were Klint Kubiak, John Benton and Andrew Janocko and Michael Byrne. All four were on the staff of Dennis Allen in New Orleans last season. Kubiak certainly enjoyed calling plays against this Saints defense.

   As for rookie New Orleans coach Kellen Moore, it was a bitter homecoming. The Prosser, Washington native no doubt enjoyed returning to his original home state but no doubt did not enjoy watching his team perform so poorly.

   Moore and his staff must absorb blame as well.

   On this day, this was not a well-prepared team. This was not a well-coached team. This was not a disciplined team. Then again, this is not a talented NFL team.

   The result was a direct result of all of the above.

   Here are my quick takes on the 44-13 Seattle win over the Saints:


**Inactives for the Saints were Khristian Boyd, Taliese Fuaga, Trey Palmer, Devin Neal, Dillon Radunz, Devaughn Vele and Chase Young.

**Cam Jordan started and played in his 229th career game, surpassing Drew Brees for the most games played in franchise history.

**Torricelli Simpkins started at left guard while Asim Richards started at right tackle.

**The Saints took the opening kickoff and drove to the Seattle 45-yard-line. On third down, Rattler threw short and a bit errant for Juwan Johnson. Kellen Moore elected to go for it on fourth-and-two. Rattler rolled right and had Alvin Kamara open deep but overthrew him, a big miss.

**The Saints got a stop and it did not matter as Bryan Bresee committed a personal foul well after a play, a terrible mistake. That came just after Bresee had a shot at a sack of Sam Darnold and missed him.

**That led to a 12-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The drive covered 55 yards in six plays, taking 2:32 off the clock. Jonas Sanker was the closest defender to Smith-Njigba.

**Tight end Jack Stoll had his first catch as a Saint on the next series, an 8-yard completion.

**Then, Moore went for his “tush push” play on fourth and less than a yard from the New Orleans 38-yard-line. Simpkins committed a false start which was actually a good thing as Rattler came up short and the Saints had to punt.

**Tory Horton then returned Kai Kroger’s punt 95 yards for a touchdown. He was untouched as the coverage was simply awful and Seattle took a 14-0 lead with 7:31 to play in the first quarter.


**It was the first punt return for a touchdown in 10 years for Seattle. It was also the longest punt return in Seahawks history. Nehemiah Pritchett appeared to get away with a block in the back adding to the misery.

**Kelvin Banks and Chris Olave then committed false start penalties, followed by a hold against Banks to start the next offensive series. The Saints actually committed another rholding penalty, this one on Richards, but it was mercifully declined and the Saints had to punt.

**Anthony Bell came off the edge, completely unblocked, and blocked Kroger’s next punt attempt. It was a complete blown protection scheme, giving Seattle the ball at the New Orleans 11-yard-line. It was the first punt the Saints had blocked since 2011.

**Justin Reid went down on the next play, leaving the game and Kool Aid McKinstry also left. Both were evaluated for concussions but were cleared to return.

**Kenneth Walker III scored on a 3-yard run on the next play to make it 21-0 with 4:22 to play in the opening quarter.

**The 21 points were the most scored in a first quarter by the Seahawks since 2006.

**For the second straight week, Rattler had an interception negated by a penalty which sustained a drive for New Orleans.

**The Saints outgained Seattle 94 yards to 54 yards in the opening quarter and possessed the ball for 12 minutes to just three minutes for the Seahawks and New Orleans trailed 21-0.

**The Sains mounted a drive covering 65 yards in 16 plays but it stalled. Blake Grupe kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 21-3 with 12:47 to play in the first half.


**The Saints then allowed a 60-yard kickoff return by Dareke Young to the New Orleans 38-yard-line.

**Horton caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Darnold two plays later to extend the lead to 28-3 with 11:18 to play in the half. Horton whipped McKinstry.

**Devon Godchaux then committed a roughing the passer penalty. Of course, Darnold still completed a 45-yard pass to Smith-Njigba, who whipped McKinstry, making it a 60-yard gain on the play.

**That led to a 1-yard touchdown by Walker and it was 35-3 with 7:42 to play in the half. The drive covered 76 yards in four plays. It was easy, way too easy.

**Banks committed yet another false start.

**Grupe then continued his poor season, missing a 52-yard field goal wide right.

**While Grupe could not make a 52-yard effort, Jason Myers nailed a 56-yard effort to make it 38-3 with 1:29 to play in the half.

**The largest deficit for the Saints in the Sean Payton era was 21 points.

**New Orleans drove to the Seattle 6-yard-line. On the final play of the half, Grupe kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 38-6 at halftime.

**The 38 points were the most allowed by the Saints in the first half in the 59-year history of the franchise.

**The Saints had 206 yards to 177 for Seattle in the half.

**New Orleans had eight penalties for 62 yards in the half, continuing the parade of mistakes which have plagued the team in all three games.


**The second half began the same way. Somehow, Nathan Shepherd managed to commit a holding penalty on a run play by Seattle.

**Somehow, the Saints got a stop.

**Somehow, Reid was offside, make that way offside as he blocked a field goal attempt. With a second chance, Myers nailed a 46-yard attempt to increase the lead 41-6 with 11:29 to play in the third quarter.

**Myers capped another drive with a 37-yard field goal to make it 44-6 with 4:39 to play in the third quarter.

**The Saints finally scored a touchdown on the first play of the first quarter as Rattler, scrambling right, found Stoll in the back of the end zone with a 13-yard touchdown pass, the first touchdown of Stoll’s career, to make it 44-13 with 14:53 to play in the game.

**The drive covered 80 yards in 11 plays, taking 4:46 off the clock.

**Drew Lock took over for Seattle at quarterback, at that point.

**Seattle punted for the first time with 13 minutes to play in the game.

**Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 40 yards to the Seattle 44-yard-line.

**Rattler committed his first turnover of the season on a fourth down play as Derion Kendrick picked off a throw as he was rolling right and nearing the boundary.

**Rookie Quincy Riley forced a fumble with a hard hit on George Holani and Pete Werner recovered with 3:31 to play in the game.


**Tyler Shough entered the game for his first NFL action and his first two passes were incomplete, forcing a punt.

**New Orleans finished with 11 penalties for 77 yards and Seattle declined two other infractions. That trend continues.

   Rattler finished 28 of 39 for 217 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Chris Olave had 10 catches but for only 57 yards.

   This offense has no explosiveness, whatsoever.

   The longest play from scrimmage was a 21-yard completion from Rattler to Johnson. That was the only play in excess of 20 yards for New Orleans.

   The Saints have scored just 47 points in three games.

​   It is the first 0-3 start for the Saints since 2016. It was also the seventh straight loss for New Orleans, dating to last year.

   It was the first game since Oct. 2, 2022 that Seattle scored 40 or more points in a game when the Seahawks beat Detroit 48-45.

   Where do you go from here?

   It is certainly a learning experience for Moore, the youngest head coach in the league in his first head coaching position.

   Any objective observer realized this would be a rebuilding season resulting in a poor record for the Saints.
 
   Did anyone see it being this bad already?

   Perhaps some did.

   The Saints were competitive in losses to Arizona and San Francisco.

   They were not competitive, in any way, at Seattle.

   I thought and stated that this team could win five or six games and that would be acceptable progress, given the circumstances.

   Based on what we saw today, reaching that number of wins seems improbable, at best.

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Da Boot Sports
9/14/2025
Article Courtesy of Crescent City Sports
By: Ken Trahan


   In a season which figures to be a long, perhaps very long one for the New Orleans Saints, you were looking for improvement Sunday against San Francisco.
   
   In fact, with the 49ers dealing with an abundance of key players injured and without their starting quarterback, the Saints had a realistic shot at pulling an upset Sunday at Caesars Superdome.

   Instead, the team and its fans left upset after a solid effort which simply was not good enough.

   For the 2025 New Orleans Saints to win a game, much less games, they have to be near perfect.

   With seven penalties, a missed field goal and a turnover, that was not the case despite some positive signs.

   When healthy, San Francisco is markedly better than the Saints.

   Not healthy, that margin was thin.

   Of course, the Saints had a few key players out as well.

   The result was predictable.

​   The 49ers won a close, competitive game.

   For the second straight week, the Saints had to play from behind all afternoon which is hard to do.

   For the second straight week, the Saints lost, this time 26-21 to the 49ers.


   Here are my Quick Takes:
**Saints inactives included Kristian Boyd, Jonathan Bullard, Trey Palmer, Trevor Penning, Xavier Truss, Rezjohn Wright and Chase Young.
**After a penalty on Taliese Fuaga on the first series of the game, Spencer Rattler connected with Rashid Shaheed on a perfectly thrown 39-yard completion to the San Francisco 26-yard-line. Shaheed was interfered with and still caught the outstanding throw.
**Rattler then missed a wide open Chris Olave for what would have been a 26-yard touchdown pass. It was a poor throw, well behind Olave.
**Blake Grupe, who missed a 37-yard field goal in week one, missed a 40-yard attempt wide right.
**The New Orleans defense forced a 3-and-out with Alontae Taylor breaking up a Mac Jones pass on third down.
**Juwan Johnson dropped a pass on the next possession after Alvin Kamara ran twice for 21 yards and the Saints had to punt.
**Isaac Yiadom committed a pass interference penalty on the next San Francisco series to extend the drive as he interfered with Jauan Jennings.
**Carl Granderson got a sack after Bryan Bresee had Jones in his grasp to slow him down.
**Fadil Diggs then committed an illegal hands to the face penalty.
**San Francisco took a 6-0 lead with 3:25 to play in the opening quarter as Jones hit Luke Farrell with an 11-yard touchdown pass. The drive covered 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:56. Newly signed Eddy Pineiro missed the extra point wide right.


**The next possession was killed by a holding penalty against Erik McCoy, negating a first down scramble by Rattler.
**Johnson then dropped another pass, his third in two weeks.
**The Niners mounted another drive and Pineiro kicked a 44-yard field goal to extend the lead to 9-0 with 11:23 to play in the first half. The drive covered nine plays, 39 yards, taking 5:02 off the clock.
**Rattler was sacked by Upton Stout on the first play of the next drive as Kamara missed the attempted block on the blitzing cornerback.
**Granderson got a sack on the next San Francisco possession.
**The Saints cut the deficit to 9-7 with 1:14 to play in the half as Rattler hit Johnson with an 18-yard touchdown pass. The throw was excellent, as was the catch. Upon replay review, the call was upheld. The drive covered 12 plays, 84 yards, taking 5:34 off the clock.
**The momentum died quickly. The New Orleans defense came up empty, allowing the 49ers to drive 77 yards in nine plays, taking just 1:07 for Jones to hit Christian McCaffrey with a 7-yard touchdown pass to give San Francisco a 16-7 lead with seven seconds left in the half. It was simply a poor defensive series.
**San Francisco finished the half with 192 yards to 155 for the Saints.
**Grupe’s struggles continued. He mishit the second half kickoff, short of the prescribed landing zone, giving San Francisco the ball at its 40-yard-line.
**Kool Aid McKinstry then sustained the drive with an illegal hands-to-the-face penalty when the Saints had stopped San Francisco.


**Justin Reid went down hurt on the next play, replaced by Terrell Burgess. Reid was able to return.
**Jones was hit by Chris RumphII, he fumbled and Demario Davis recovered at the San Francisco 47-yard-line.
**New Orleans reached the San Francisco 21-yard-line and on fourth-and-one, Rattler kept it and converted a first down, running left with a 3-yard run to sustain the drive.
**The Saints took advantage with Rattler hitting Rashid Shaheed with a 3-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 16-14 with 7:11 to play in the third quarter. The drive covered 47 yards in 10 plays, taking 5:08 off the clock.
**San Francisco responded with a 46-yard field goal by Pineiro to expand the lead to 19-14 with 3:20 to play in the third quarter. The drive went 49 yards in eight plays, taking 3:51 off the clock.
**Rattler continued to play well, completing 14 straight passes but on a short completion to Kamara, the star running back fumbled it away when hit by Fred Warner, who also recovered it and San Francisco was given the ball upon replay with the initial call of Kamara being down by conduct overturned.
**San Francisco took advantage, driving to score as Jones hit Jennings with a 42-yard touchdown pass to give the 49ers a 26-14 lead with 12:18 to play in the game.
**The Saints fought back, driving 71 yards in 13 plays with Rattler throwing his third touchdown pass, a 3-yard completion to Devaughn Vele to make it 26-21 with 6:18 to play in the game.
**Bryan Bresee batted down a pass to help the Saints get a needed stop.
**Unfortunately, the Saints went 3-and-out with Rattler getting sacked on third down by Nick Bosa.


**Needing a stop, the Saints got it and forced a San Francisco punt.
**New Orleans had to start at its own 6-yard line with 2:40 to play in the game.
**The Saints moved it to their own 43-yard-line but on fourth-and-two, Rattler was sacked and fumbled to clinch the win for San Francisco. Bryce Huff beat Taliese Fuaga off the corner and Bosa got there as well with simply no pass protection.

   Kamara narrowly missed recording the 12th career 100-yard rushing game of his illustrious career, rushing 21 times for 99 yards.

   Kamara added six catches for 21 yards but had the crucial lost fumble.

   It was the first game in which Rattler has thrown for multiple touchdowns. He missed an easy touchdown throw early to Olave but played well after that. The second-year pro finished 25 of 34 passing for 206 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers for a very good Quarterback Rating of 118.

   Rattler was sacked three times and the Saints sacked Jones three times. Each team had a turnover.

   Davis played well again, once again leading the Saints in tackles with 11. Granderson had seven tackles, including two sacks.

   It was the first time the Saints have scored 20 points in nine games, dating to last season.

   Despite showing some improvement, it came against a San Francisco team which came in banged up and lost its fullback and a starting guard in the game.

   The Saints make the long trip to Seattle next week to face the Seahawks, who won at Pittsburgh 31-17 in impressive fashion.

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Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

Da Boot Sports
9/7/2025
By: David Penn


   NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Saints (0-1) opened the season in the Caesar’s Superdome on Sunday and the 2025 edition of the New Orleans Saints is underway. The Saints ultimately lost to the Cardinals (1-0), but it wasn’t all bad news.

   Arizona opened up the scoring with a field goal in the first quarter, but the Saints would go ahead 7-3 on an 18 yard scamper by Alvin Kamara.

   The Cardinals would score a pair of touchdowns before the half and took a 20-10 lead into the intermission.

   In the second half the only scoring allowed was a field goal by each team, which provided the final margin of 20-13.    
   Throughout the game, penalties and discipline seemed to be the biggest hindrances to the Saints. The black and gold were flagged 13 times for 89 yards. The Cardinals were flagged 9 times for 54 yards, including a penalty that wiped away a  Cardinals interception.
    
   Spencer Rattler started for the Saints and did well managing the game, Rattler didn’t turn the ball over and as the contest went on, seemed to get more comfortable with the flow of the game. Rattler fired a pass to tight end Juwan Johnson that would have tied the game, but was punched out as Johnson hit the ground. Rattler finished the day 27/46 for 214 yards and also added 29 yards rushing on 4 attempts.
    
   Alvin Kamara scored the Saints lone touchdown and had 11 carries for 41 yards. The Saints receiving core was led by Johnson who hauled in 8 catches for 76 yards. Chris Olave made his return to the field and had 7 receptions for 54 yards. Rasheed Shahid also returned for the black and gold and caught 6 passes for 33 yards, Shahid’s was also instrumental in the return game.
    
   The defense was stout for the most part. Aside from one explosive play, the Saints consistently pressured Kyler Murray and logged 5 sacks. There were no turnovers in the game. The Saints defense held the Cardinals offense to an average of 4.6 yards per play. Cam Jordan and Carl Granderson each logged 1.5 sacks. Kool-aid McKinstry did give up a big play to Marvin Harrison Jr but bounced back well after and logged 7 tackles.
    
   The Saints will host the San Francisco 49ers on September 14th, who are fresh off their season opening win over the Seattle Seahawks. Kickoff for the game will be at noon.

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.

Da Boot Sports
9/3/2025
By: Terrill J. Weil


   NEW ORLEANS, LA - Kellen Moore has his daily press conference to discuss the season opener and answer questions from the media. Starting quarterback Spencer Rattler also met with the media.

​   Video of the press conference is posted below.

​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.

Da Boot Sports
9/2/2025
Article Courtesy of New Orleans Saints
​By: Staff


   The New Orleans Saints will debut their new "Gameday Golds" alternate uniform during the team’s Week 1 home opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

   Presented by Caesars New Orleans, a Patron Saints Partner, the "Gameday Golds" are part of the ongoing effort to enhance the Saints' gameday experience. This will mark the first time since 2002 that the team takes the field in gold jerseys. The updated design offers a modern twist on the original look, honoring the team's history while ushering in a new chapter for the franchise.

   As part of the uniform rollout, the Saints will host a Prize Hour Jersey Drop presented by Caesars Sportsbook on Monday, September 1 through Thursday, September 4. Each day, fans will have the opportunity to win one of 10 autographed Cam Jordan gold jerseys during a fast-paced 10-minute giveaway window at 12:00 PM.

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Da Boot Sports
9/2/2025
Courtesy of New Orleans Saints
​By: Staff


   Here are your Five Things to Know about the New Orleans Saints for Monday, Sept. 1
   1. It's game week as the Saints prepare to take on the Arizona Cardinals in the Caesars Superdome on Sept. 7. The team is not scheduled to practice, however, Coach Kellen Moore will speak with the media around 1 p.m. and Saints fans can watch live on NewOrleansSaints.com or on Saints YouTube, X or Facebook channels.

   2. The locker room will be open to the media so check back for any player interviews from open locker room.

   3. Saints fans can expect a new episode of the New Orleans Saints Podcast where Erin Summers will speak with a guest about the upcoming Saints season.


   4. Saints fans can take a trip down memory lane and catch a broadcast of Walking Together Forever: The Story of the 2009 Saints on the Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network at noon.

​   5. It is the final week to join us for the 2025 Saints Kickoff Run presented by Hancock Whitney. With just five days until the race hosted on Saturday, Sept. 6 prior to the Saints home opener on Sept. 7, the run will start in Champions Square and finishing on the 50-yard line of the Caesars Superdome. A post-race party with live entertainment and a beer garden will take place in Champions Square. Saints will also host a Kids Fun Run presented by Ochsner Children's at 9:15 a.m.

​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.