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Alvin Kamara ties NFL record with 6 rushing TDs in New Orleans Saints’ 52-33 win
NEW ORLEANS — Alvin Kamara went dashing through the Minnesota Vikings’ defense on Friday with a Christmas Day performance for the ages. Kamara ran for six touchdowns — tied for the most in NFL history with Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals in 1929 — as the New Orleans Saints clinched their fourth straight NFC […]
Continue readingNew Orleans Saints’ Tre’Quan Smith is latest wide receiver to land on injured reserve
Smith, who is a standout blocker in addition to his pass-catching role, will have to miss at least three games, including the Saints’ playoff opener. Saints receivers Michael Thomas (ankle) and Deonte Harris (neck) are already on IR for the remainder of the regular season — though coach Sean Payton said the goal is for […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady throws 3 INTs in 38-3 loss to New Orleans Saints
After narrowly escaping with a 25-23 victory last week over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football — a game they entered as 12.5-point favorites — the Bucs were decimated by the New Orleans Saints 38-3 on “Sunday Night Football” to fall to 6-3. The Bucs entered the night looking to not only add […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 8 – 1-32 poll, plus players who need to step up in 2020
As the NFL Power Rankings charge toward midseason, this is a good time for assessment. And this week, it’s about identifying who must pick up the slack over the final 10 weeks of the campaign. While most of the selections below are individual players, position units and even coaches bear some of this burden. How […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 6: 1-32 poll, plus each team’s biggest weakness
The NFL Power Rankings are inherently a judge of each team’s strength. But to find out which team is the strongest, you have to consider their weak spots. That’s what we’re doing in this week’s rankings. As we rank teams this week, each NFL Nation reporter assesses where the teams they cover have gone wrong […]
Continue readingHow the Dallas Cowboys’ rallying win ranks among the most improbable comebacks of the past 20 seasons
It’s not often that you see a comeback like the one the Dallas Cowboys pulled off Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Down 29-10 at halftime, the Cowboys scored 30 points in the second half to take a 40-39 victory. Along the way, they worked past deficits of 39-24 midway through the fourth quarter and 39-30 […]
Continue readingAlvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints agree to 5-year extension
METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints and running back Alvin Kamara have agreed to a five-year extension, the team announced Saturday. The extension is for $75 million in new money — bringing the total value of Kamara’s contract to $77.133 million — and includes $34.333 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The average […]
Continue readingBattle of the GOATs? Why Tom Brady-Drew Brees matchup is like nothing we’ve seen before in the NFL
METAIRIE, La. — The rivalry between Tom Brady and Drew Brees has now spanned four different decades and six different teams — dating back to when Brady’s Michigan Wolverines trounced Brees’ Purdue Boilermakers in 1999. But when Brady debuts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome (4:25 […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Big contracts, more helmeted workouts … and puppies
On a day when three elite talents signed massive, multiyear contract extensions, players at every income level around the NFL continued to do some work with helmets on at training camps across America. And, oh yeah, we found some photos of the adoptable dogs that will be available at the Cleveland Browns’ “Puppy Pound” tomorrow. […]
Continue readingFrom cutting a rap album to creating a community center, Saints’ Terron Armstead has busy offseason
METAIRIE, La. — Somehow Terron Armstead forgot what this humidity felt like. The New Orleans Saints’ left tackle has primarily been training in Dallas during the coronavirus pandemic. But he returned to New Orleans during this late-June weekend, and one of his first stops was the open-air gym where he has added intense boxing workouts […]
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