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NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Te'o, Manti

LB Manti Te'o was active for the first time in nine games and made five tackles.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Davenport, Marcus

DE Marcus Davenport, the Saints' rookie No. 1 draft choice, finished the season with 4 1/2 sacks, the most for a New Orleans rookie since Will Smith had 7 1/2 in 2004.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Thomas, *Michael

WR Michael Thomas broke the Saints record for receiving yards in a season, finishing with 1,405. That surpassed the 1,399 yards that Joe Horn had in 2004. His 125 catches were the fifth most in NFL history.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Washington, *Dwayne

RB Dwayne Washington's 108 rushing yards were a career-high for the three-year veteran as he matched his season-high for carries. His most productive pervious game came against Chicago when he carried 16 times for 64 yards as a rookie with Detroit.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Brees, Drew

QB Drew Brees failed to extend an NFL-record streak but secured another record while he sat out Sunday's game. His record streak of 12 consecutive seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards came to an end. Brees was just eight yards short of the milestone but watched ...

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Washington, *Dwayne

RB Dwayne Washington rushed for 108 yards on 11 carries after stepping in for Mark Ingram II in the finale against Carolina.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Thomas, *Michael

WR Michael Thomas had seven catches for 29 yards, which enabled Thomas to break Joe Horn's franchise record for receiving yards in a season and wind up with 1,405 yards.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Bridgewater, Teddy

QB Teddy Bridgewater made his first start since 2015 as Drew Brees' replacement and completed 14 of 22 attempts for 118 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Panthers.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Thomas, *Michael

WR Michael Thomas broke Joe Horn's New Orleans franchise record for receiving yards in a season and finished with 1,405 yards.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Bridgewater, Teddy

QB Teddy Bridgewater made his first start since 2015 as Drew Brees' replacement and completed 14 of 22 attempts for 118 yards in a loss to Carolina.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Washington, *Dwayne

RB Dwayne Washington rushed for 108 yards on 11 carries in a loss to Carolina on Sunday.

Season-ending loss leaves Saints with bad taste

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton didn't see any redeeming qualities in his team's regular-season finale. Never mind that several key players, including quarterback Drew Brees, didn't play. Never mind that the team seemed to come out of the ...

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Newton, Derek

T Derek Newton was signed by the Saints Thursday (Dec. 27). He had been waived by the Saints Dec. 20.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Lucas, Cornelius

T Cornelius Lucas was signed by the Saints Thursday (Dec. 27). He had been waived by the Saints Dec. 22.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Bridgewater, Teddy

QB Teddy Bridgewater will start at quarterback against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday to save Drew Brees for the playoffs, Saints head coach Sean Payton announced on Friday. Bridgewater last start came for the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round of the playoffs ...

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Watson, Benjamin

TE Benjamin Watson said Thursday he will retire at the conclusion of this season.Watson's career will end with the conclusion to his second stint with the Saints, whom he also played for from 2013 to 2015. He returned to New Orleans on a one-year deal and this ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints</h2>PLAYER NOTES --WR Michael Thomas leads the NFL with 120 pass receptions and his 316 career catches are a NFL record for a player during their first three seasons. --T Terron Armstead, who returned last week ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints</h2>--The Saints are trying to win 14 regular-season games for the first time in franchise history. They have gone 13-3 twice -- in 2009 and 2011. The 2009 team won the Super Bowl and the 2011 team won a wild-card ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints</h2>Saints stars will likely be camped on bench Sunday The New Orleans Saints don't want to lose their edge. But they also realize they have nothing tangible to gain or lose in their regular-season finale. They ...

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Thomas, *Michael

WR Michael Thomas leads the NFL with 120 pass receptions and his 316 career catches are a NFL record for a player during their first three seasons.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Armstead, Terron

T Terron Armstead, who returned last week from a five-game absence due to a pectoral injury and aggravated the injury last Sunday, did not practice Wednesday.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Bushrod, Jermon

T Jermon Bushrod, who missed last week's game because of a hamstring injury suffered a week earlier, did not practice.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Warford, Larry

G Larry Warford (knee) did not practice Wednesday.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Ramczyk, *Ryan

T Ryan Ramczyk (shoulder) was limited Wednesday.

NFL Note - New Orleans Saints Bell, *Vonn

S Vonn Bell (quadriceps) was limited Wednesday.

Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons

WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, ...

How Derrick Henry reacted to Browns running back Nick Chubb's devastating injury

The Tennessee Titans will head to Cleveland this week to face a team reeling from an injury to its best and most dangerous offensive player.Browns running back Nick Chubb suffered a devastating knee injury that's expected to end his season during Monday night's ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? Five ways the singer has been linked to the KC area

Taylor Swift performs the song “Cruel Summer” during her Eras Tour stop at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday, July 7, 2023, in Kansas City.Reports that superstar singer Taylor Swift has been “hanging out” with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce have set social ...

NFL running backs: How Jonathan Taylor saga shows change in value

How the Jonathan Taylor saga can impact the value of RBs. 'That's just how the market goes'The Texans coaching staff would normally at this time of year be poring over film searching for ways to stop Jonathan Taylor. Instead, the Colts' All-Pro running back, who ...

Tennessee Titans back in the NFL playoffs? Our game-by-game predictions are in

The Tennessee Titans play the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season.Our game-by-game predictions for the Titans feature early key games vs. the Bengals, Browns and Ravens.Is The Tennessean picking the Titans to reach the playoffs in its 2023 NFL season ...

Derek Carr's impact on the Saints: What the team has learned about their new QB in 6 months

Derek Carr is a competitor.He is a hands-on field general. He is cool under pressure. He is extremely relatable with his teammates.The New Orleans Saints have had nearly six months to get to know their new franchise quarterback. The time that has passed since New ...

Did the Patriots pick a winner in Mac Jones? Now, we’ll finally find out.

The most difficult game to play in the NFL isn’t a road game, a Thursday night game on a short week, or even a Super Bowl. It’s the quarterback game. The most influential position in North American professional team sports is also the most enigmatic one to forecast ...

Houston Texans: Analyzing C.J. Stroud's 23 preseason dropbacks

28-35 minutes 8/29/2023C.J. Stroud is officially the Week 1 starter for the Texans. He began taking all the first-team reps in practice on Aug. 5. He started in all three preseason games. But what did the No. 2 overall pick out of Ohio State reveal? What can be ...

Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster includes Damar Hamlin and former undrafted free agents

Rochester Democrat and ChronicleThe Buffalo Bills’ initial 53-man roster has been released, but by no means is that the final iteration.But after Tuesday's cuts, a few notable players remained on the roster including Damar Hamlin, continuing his comeback after ...

2024 NFL mock draft: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye among four QBs in top 10

Last week, The Athletic draft guru Dane Brugler teed up his preseason 2024 NFL Draft rankings. This week, Austin Mock released his projected win totals for every NFL team.The natural next step? Our first mock draft of the season.And, no surprise here, the quarterback ...

The Saints made some difficult decisions, but they have their 53-man roster set — for now

When he was standing at the post-game podium after the preseason finale Sunday night, New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen referenced the tough decisions that loomed for the team prior to Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline to trim the roster down to 53 players.The head ...