Marching In - The New Orleans Saints

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2023 Regular Season Week Seventeen


TUA LIT UP THE RAVENS FOR THREE TOUCHDOWNS DESPITE HEAVY RAIN

Scores
Jets 24 - 17 Browns
Lions 8 - 24 Cowboys
Patriots 0 - 38 Bills
Falcons 41 - 7 Bears
Raiders 27 - 26 Colts
Titans 17 - 20 Texans
Panthers 7 - 31 Jaguars
Rams 21 - 30 Giants
Cardinals 11 - 14 Eagles
Dolphins 24 - 17 Ravens
Saints 39 - 7 Buccaneers
49ers 35 - 21 Commanders
Steelers 19 - 14 Seahawks
Chargers 23 - 21 Broncos
Bengals 22 - 24 Chiefs
Packers 24 - 28 Vikings

Players of the Week
AFC Offense: MIA QB T. Tagavailoa - 18/27 220Yds 3TD, 5Car 19Yds
NFC Offense: ATL QB D. Ridder - 26/34 342Yds 2TD, 8Car 28Yds 1TD
AFC Defense: NYJ CB D. Reed Jr - 6Tkl, 1Int
NFC Defense: LAR ROLB B. Young- 11Tkl, 3Sck

Standings
AFC East
Dolphins 12-4y
Bills 9-7
Jets 8-8
Patriots 3-13

AFC North
Bengals 10-6
Ravens 10-6
Steelers 9-7
Browns 8-8

AFC South
Jaguars 10-6
Colts 9-7
Texans 8-8
Titans 6-10

AFC West
Chiefs 12-4y
Chargers 10-6
Raiders 7-9
Broncos 6-10

NFC East
Cowboys 13-3z
Eagles 12-4x
Commanders 5-11
Giants 4-12

NFC North
Vikings 10-6y
Lions 8-8
Packers 8-8
Bears 5-11

NFC South
Saints 11-5y
Falcons 8-8
Buccaneers 4-12
Panthers 2-14

NFC West
49ers 11-5y
Seahawks 9-7
Rams 6-10
Cardinals 3-13

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News and Notes

Ramczyk injury leads to more OL shuffling
Starting RT Ryan Ramczyk suffered an upper arm fracture in the win over the Buccaneers and is expected to miss at least three weeks. The injury will lead to another reshuffling of the offensive line with Trevor Penning expected to move to RT with Max Garcia stepping in to start at LG against the Falcons. Andrus Peat is expected to return for the playoffs and will likely start over Garcia at that time.

Taysom Hill cleared to play
Taysom Hill was banged up and not available for most of the second half against Tampa Bay. Hill has been fully cleared and will play against the Falcons.

Saints will not be scoreboard watching
"We're going to play our guys to an extent and see how the game is going. We like where we are seeded in right now but with other teams playing at the same time or after us we're just going to be focused on us and doing what we can to win the game." Saints head coach Dennis Allen said when asked about the outcomes of other games in the NFC causing them to adjust how they play. New Orleans is currently the third seed in the NFC playoffs with the 49ers posting an identical 11-5 record currently holding the second seed. Minnesota sits in the fourth seed with a 10-6 record. The 49ers will host the 6-10 Rams at 4:15 while the Vikings play at Detroit in a 1:00 game. The Rams have been eliminated from the playoffs but the 8-8 Lions are currently the 7th seed, just ahead of the Falcons and Packers who are both also 8-8. If the seeding holds the Saints will host the Seahawks who are currently 9-7 in the Wild Card round. Seattle plays at the Cardinals (3-13).

Peat expected to be ready for the playoffs
"We didn't want to push things this week given the circumstances." Andrus Peat said when asked about his recovery. "Feeling pretty good, pretty close to 100% and should be all good to go next week." Peat missed the past few weeks with a dislocated hip. His return would be timely with the injury to Ramczyk.

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Getting healthy at the right time, probably would like to see Seattle more than likely.

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Getting healthy at the right time, probably would like to see Seattle more than likely.

Ramczyk is a huge loss but it will be nice to get Peat back as he is a pretty decent upgrade over Garcia. Penning is nearly 20 OVR worse than Ramczyk though.

We'd be happy with Seattle, Detroit or Atlanta in the Wild Card. Would prefer not to drop to the 5 seed and draw Philadelphia.

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Game Report
2023 Regular Season Week Eighteen

06 @ 41
Saints trample Falcons and head to playoffs streaking

KAMARA SCORES ON A 35 YARD SCREEN PASS IN THE FIRST QUARTER

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Box Score
ATL|00|03|00|03||06
NO|07|14|10|10||41

Scoring
1Q NO Alvin Kamara 35 Yd pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick)
2Q NO Jamaal Williams 2 Yd run (Blake Grupe kick)
2Q NO Rashid Shaheed 5 Yd pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick)
2Q ATL Younghoe Koo 27 Yd FG
3Q NO Jamaal Williams 75 Yd run (Blake Grupe kick)
3Q NO Blake Grupe 44 Yd FG
4Q NO Kendre Miller 21 Yd run (Blake Grupe kick)
4Q ATL Younghoe Koo 36 Yd FG
4Q NO Blake Grupe 51 Yd FG

Key Stats
Saints
D. Carr - 13/18 165Yds 2TD
J. Winston - 1/1 15Yds
K. Miller - 14Car 109Yds 1TD, 2Rec 17Yds
J. Williams - 9Car 102Yds 2TD
A. Kamara - 7Car 47Yds, 5Rec 74Yds 1TD
T. Hill - 4Rec 45Yds
C. Olave - 1Rec 37Yds
R. Shaheed - 1Rec 5Yds 1TD
J. Johnson - 1Rec 2Yds
M. Maye - 6Tkl
P. Werner - 6Tkl
M. Lattimore - 6Tkl, 1Int
D. Davis - 3Tkl, 1Int

Falcons
D. Ridder - 21/35 213Yds 2Int, 1Car 24Yds
B. Robinson - 8Car 8Yds, 3Rec 25Yds
K. Pitts - 5Rec 57Yds
M. Hollins - 4Rec 34Yds
V. Jefferson - 2Rec 33Yds
J. Smith - 2Rec 25Yds
C. Patterson - 3Rec 20Yds
D. London - 2Rec 19Yds
K. Ellis - 14Tkl
J. Bates III - 10Tkl
J. Okudah - 7Tkl
Z. Harrison - 3Tkl, 1.0Sck

Next Game
-NFL Playoffs-

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Around the NFL
2023 Regular Season Week Eighteen


TJ WATT'S LATE SACK OF LAMAR JACKSON SEALED THE WIN AND PLAYOFF BERTH FOR THE STEELERS

Scores
Buccaneers 28 - 21 Panthers
Browns 6 - 24 Bengals
Texans 37 - 31 Colts
Vikings 21 - 17 Lions
Bears 21 - 13 Packers
Bills 28 - 10 Dolphins
Falcons 6 - 41 Saints
Jets 21 - 35 Patriots
Eagles 27 - 21 Giants
Jaguars 17 - 21 Titans
Broncos 14 - 17 Raiders
Steelers 17 - 14 Ravens
Cowboys 28 - 7 Commanders
Chiefs 28 - 21 Chargers
Rams 6 - 44 49ers
Seahawks 30 - 24 Cardinals

Players of the Week
AFC Offense: BUF QB J. Allen - 19/23 255Yds 4TD, 4Car 19Yds
NFC Offense: SEA QB G. Smith - 35/53 339Yds 3TD, 8Car 33Yds
AFC Defense: PIT LOLB T. Watt - 9Tkl, 3Sck
NFC Defense: DAL RE M. Parsons - 11Tkl, 3Sck

Standings
AFC East
Dolphins 12-5y
Bills 10-7x
Jets 8-9
Patriots 4-13

AFC North
Bengals 11-6y
Steelers 10-7x
Ravens 10-7
Browns 8-9

AFC South
Jaguars 10-7y
Colts 9-8
Texans 9-8
Titans 7-10

AFC West
Chiefs 13-4z
Chargers 10-7x
Raiders 8-9
Broncos 6-11

NFC East
Cowboys 14-3z
Eagles 13-4x
Commanders 5-12
Giants 4-13

NFC North
Vikings 11-6y
Lions 8-9x
Packers 8-9
Bears 6-11

NFC South
Saints 12-5y
Falcons 8-9
Buccaneers 5-12
Panthers 2-15

NFC West
49ers 12-5y
Seahawks 10-7x
Rams 6-11
Cardinals 3-14