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Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees met with reporters after Sunday’s 27-9 loss to the Rams and discussed the injury to his right thumb that knocked him out of the game in the first quarter. Brees said that he has gone for X-rays on his thumb. He said he didn’t know at this point how...

Getty Images The Rams are set to have safety Eric Weddle in the lineup against the Saints this Sunday. Weddle suffered a concussion when he took a knee to the head during last Sunday’s win over the Panthers. He made steady progress through the concussion protocol over the course of the week...

Getty Images Dirty is in the eye of the beholder. When Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams insists that he doesn’t coach “dirty” play, Williams relies upon a specific definition of the term. He’s saying he doesn’t coach illegal hits or behavior that goes beyond the boundaries of...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Buccaneers and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play...

Getty Images The Saints and Rams square off on Sunday, for the first time since one of the most controversial playoff games in league history — an outcome so significant that it prompted a major change in the rules. The non-call of defensive pass interference against the Rams still resonates...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced plans for an expanded class of inductees in 2020 by approving a proposal to put together a group of 15 candidates for selection in addition to the annual group of modern era nominees. That new group will be made up of 10 seniors candidates...

Rams coach Sean McVay talked to his team about the controversial non-call in the NFC Championship afterward. He has not talked individually with cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman, who interfered with Tommylee Lewis without drawing a flag. The Rams also have not talked about it this week as they...

Getty Images The Rams admit it. It was pass interference. They’re just tired of talking about it. Via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com, a number of Rams players acknowledged the obvious, that cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman interfered with Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis in last year’s NFC...

Getty Images The most entertaining game of the NFL’s opening week of action came down to a field goal attempt at the buzzer. Saints kicker Wil Lutz hit that 58-yard shot and the Saints edged the Texans 30-28 at the Superdome. It was the longest game-winning field goal with no time left in the...

Getty Images Week One finished up with a pair of Monday night games and a lot of people tuned in to see the two matchups. ESPN says that the doubleheader drew an 8.6 overnight rating, which is up 19 percent over the Week One doubleheader last year. It’s the highest-rated opening Monday night...

Getty Images The Texans looked like they thought they were leading the Saints by more than the one-point they were on the final play from scrimmage. With six seconds remaining and the Saints on the Houston 49 — needing only a few more yards for a makeable field goal — the Texans called for...

Getty Images The Saints reinstated defensive end David Onyemata from the suspended list after he served his one-game punishment, according to the NFL’s transactions report. The team waived defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen, whom the Saints promoted from the practice squad this week. He had...

Getty Images Monday night’s game between the Texans and Saints made history. It shouldn’t have. It was the first game in the 50-year history of the Monday Night Football franchise that had multiple lead changes in the final minute, thanks to the touchdown scored by Houston receiver Kenny...

Getty Images The Texans have cut cornerback Aaron Colvin after his rough start to the 2019 season, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. They signed Phillip Gaines to a one-year deal to replace Colvin on the roster. He allowed two touchdowns in the loss to the Saints and was the...

Getty Images In the most entertaining game of the NFL season thus far, Deshaun Watson and Drew Brees went back and forth, toe to toe down to the last second. Saints kicker Wil Lutz had the final say, nailing a 58-yarder with no time left for a dramatic 30-28 victory. Lutz missed a 56-yard...

Getty Images Rams franchise quarterback Jared Goff celebrated his new contract with a non-franchise quarterback performance, generating 4.8 yards per attempt and a passer rating of 69. On Monday, coach Sean McVay explained to reporters Goff’s outing. “I think it starts with some of the play...

Getty Images The Saints can’t catch a break from officials. They didn’t get the obvious pass interference penalty late in the NFL Championship Game in the Superdome, and eight months later, officials botched the play clock in the final seconds of the first half of their season opener in the...

Getty Images The Texans mortgaged the future to protect Deshaun Watson now. If Monday’s any indication, he might not be around when that loan matures. Despite the addition of left tackle Laremy Tunsil, Watson was again martyred for the cause, sacked six times in a dramatic loss to the Saints...

Getty Images At least this time they won. But the Saints were still concerned to say the least about the latest officiating mistake in their building, after last night’s clock-keeping screwup in their win over the Texans. Officials cost the Saints 15 seconds at the end of the first half, time...

Getty Images The Saints made a change to their defensive line ahead of Monday night’s game against the Texans. They’ve promoted Mitchell Loewen from the practice squad to the active roster. He’ll take the place of Wes Horton, who was released in a corresponding move. Loewen played in three...