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Getty Images The Chargers have called up a pair of practice squad players for Monday night’s game against the Saints. Defensive end Joe Gaziano and running back Troymaine Pope have been added to the active roster. Both players will revert to the practice squad after the game. Gaziano signed...

Getty Images The Saints have made a handful of roster moves before taking on the Chargers Monday night. The team has signed cornerback Ken Crawley to the active roster from the practice squad. Defensive lineman Margus Hunt was released to clear the spot for Crawley. Crawley was called up on a...

Getty Images The Chargers will have defensive end Joey Bosa and receiver Mike Williams tonight. Both are active. Williams has a hamstring injury and Bosa has triceps and knee injuries that had his status uncertain. The Chargers listed both players as questionable. The team already had ruled...

Getty Images The Saints will be without one key player on Monday night after they decided to rule wide receiver Michael Thomas out as discipline for an altercation with cornerback Chauncey Gardner-Johnson in practice last week. It appears they’ll have a couple of others who came into Monday...

Getty Images Last year, the 49ers had a three-game November gauntlet that helped prove their status as one of the best teams in the league: Packers, at Ravens, at Saints. (The 49ers went 2-1.) This year, the 49ers embark on a seven-game stretch that will either re-establish them as contenders...

Getty Images The Saints had listed receiver Michael Thomas as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Chargers, four weeks and a day after he suffered a high ankle sprain. The Saints will now rule Thomas out. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that the Saints will downgrade Thomas...

Getty Images The Saints have ruled receiver Michael Thomas out for Monday night’s game against the Chargers not because of his ankle but for another reason. Per a league source, the reason is this: Thomas got into an altercation with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. It’s unclear whether...

Getty Images Wide receiver Michael Thomas wrapped up a week of limited practices on Saturday and the Saints have left the door open for him to play for the first time since the season opener. Thomas injured his ankle in that game and has missed the last three weeks while recovering. He’s...

Getty Images Nearly four weeks ago, Saints receiver Michael Thomas suffered a high ankle sprain, late in a Week One win over Tampa Bay. He could be on track to return on Monday night against the Chargers. Thomas practiced on a limited basis on Friday. He also participated on a limited basis on...

Getty Images Chargers receiver Mike Williams returned to practice Friday and got in limited work. He played 40 snaps in Week Three and missed last week’s game with his injured hamstring. Williams has seven catches for 100 yards this season. Defensive end Joey Bosa (triceps/knee) also had a...

Getty Images The Saints waived offensive lineman Will Clapp on Thursday. It marks the third time this season the Saints have cut him. Clapp, signed to the active roster most recently Oct. 3, has played two games. He has seen action on 11 special teams plays but none on offense. He played 17...

Getty Images The Saints were hoping to have the Superdome at 25 percent capacity for their game against the Chargers Monday, but the city isn’t ready for that kind of crowd. According to Amie Just of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declined the team’s request...

Getty Images The Saints’ request to have 25 percent of the Superdome open for fans on Monday night didn’t get granted, but they are set to play in New Orleans. Earlier this week, concerns about Hurricane Delta hitting New Orleans led to discussion about the team moving to Indianapolis to...

Getty Images As if the NFL didn’t have its hands full with multiple boiling COVID-19 pots, another serious logistical problem has emerged. Delta became a “major hurricane” on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Saints are preparing to potentially evacuate to Indianapolis on Thursday, according to Jeff...

Getty Images Every Tuesday, PFT PM hands out awards in four categories, with MDS, Charean Williams, and I making our selections for offensive player, defensive player, rookie, and coach of the week. Every week, I post the video code here and invite you to watch it to see who we picked. This...

Getty Images The Saints are scheduled to host the Chargers on Monday night at the Superdome. Fifteen years after Katrina, another hurricane is heading toward Louisiana. Hurricane Delta (they ran out of alphabet this year, so they’re now using Greek letters) has gathered sufficient power to be...

Getty Images A report earlier Monday indicated Chargers running back Austin Ekeler would miss multiple weeks with his injuries. A new report puts the prognosis at 4-6 weeks. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Ekeler is seeking a second opinion on his hamstring injury and hyperextended knee and the...

Getty Images The Saints learned late Saturday night that fullback Michael Burton tested positive for COVID-19. It threw the team into a whirlwind that, despite Burton’s positive turning out to be a false result, disrupted the team’s routine significantly the night before its game against the...

Getty Images The Saints had a long night on Saturday as they waited for COVID-19 re-tests of fullback Michael Burton and other players after learning that Burton tested positive before the team flew to Detroit. Those tests showed it was a false positive for Burton and that no other players...

Getty Images Scoring is up in 2020, and that means leads that used to be safe aren’t. Each week this year, a lead of 16 or more points ultimately was squandered. That’s the first time that ever has happened in league history. The Bucs pulled off the feat today, coming from 17 down to defeat...