Pineiro’s kick lifts Panthers to 10-7 win over Saints
January 8, 2023 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — If Steve Wilks has coached his last game for the Panthers, he can walk away knowing his players didn't quit on him.
Eddy Pineiro kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired, and Carolina closed out its season with an opportunistic 10-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Kamara’s fumbles lead to Saints 1st shutout loss in 21 years
November 28, 2022 GMTSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Alvin Kamara took a handoff on the fourth play of the game and had it punched out of his grasp for a lost fumble.
With Kamara fighting for the end zone as New Orleans tried to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, he lost the ball again.
Lutz, Saints fall just short with 61-yard miss vs. Vikings
October 2, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — The kick looked good. However Wil Lutz didn't get the bounces.
Even the Minnesota Vikings were preparing for overtime when the Saints kicker struck his 61-yard field-goal attempt.
Vikings hang on for 28-25 win over Saints in London
October 2, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Justin Jefferson bounced back from two quiet games and Greg Joseph made amends for a missed extra point.
The Vikings star receiver scored a touchdown and beat Marshon Lattimore on a 39-yard reception to set up Joseph’s 47-yard field goal with 24 seconds left and Minnesota hung on for a 28-25 win over New Orleans on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Saints happy, but also humbled, about historic comeback
September 12, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen was both gratified and concerned that his first game in his new job was rescued by the largest fourth-quarter comeback in the franchise's 56-year history.
Saints pull off improbable comeback to beat Falcons 27-26
September 11, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A new coach. A bunch of guys coming back from injuries. A 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
None of it flustered the New Orleans Saints, who pulled off a stunning comeback Sunday.
Saints’ week off comes as slew of key players near return
October 14, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyond the New Orleans Saints' quarterback transition from Drew Brees to Jameis Winston, and the club's month-long displacement by Hurricane Ida, there has been the challenge of having half-dozen or more prominent players unavailable because of injury or suspension.
Saints cut Amukamara, waive Maher among several roster moves
August 17, 2021 GMTMETAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have cut cornerback Prince Amukamara and waived kicker Brett Maher with an injury designation, coach Sean Payton said Tuesday.
Payton said New Orleans also waived rookie running back Stevie Scott, cut linebacker Noah Spence, placed offensive lineman Kyle Murphy on injured reserve and placed defensive back KeiVarae Russell on the club's COVID-19 reserve list.
Saints kicker Lutz having surgery for core muscle injury
August 10, 2021 GMTMETAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints kicker Wil Lutz has scheduled surgery to a repair a core muscle injury and it's unclear if he'll return in time for the regular season.
New Orleans signed former Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher to fill in, Maher's agent, Derrick Fox, told The Associated Press on Monday evening.
Will Lutz makes field goal in OT, Saints beat Bears 26-23
November 2, 2020 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints kept their cool in another tight spot and again came away with a narrow victory...
Brees, Lutz lift Saints past hard-luck Chargers, 30-27 in OT
October 13, 2020 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees keeps coming through in the clutch in his 20th season, while the Los Angeles Chargers keep squandering the heady play of promising rookie quarterback Justin Herbert...
Lutz’s kick lifts Saints to dramatic 34-31 win over Panthers
November 25, 2019 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees, receiver Michael Thomas and kicker Wil Lutz celebrated a decisive string of late-game successes that put New Orleans on the cusp of a third straight NFC South crown...
Lutz’s 58-yard field goal lifts Saints over Texans, 30-28
September 10, 2019 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and Wil Lutz supplied the accuracy and poise New Orleans needed to overcome another officiating gaffe and its defense's late collapse...