An effective Taysom Hill and a stout defense led to the Saints seventh straight win as New Orleans defeated its NFC South rival Atlanta 24-9. Hill filled in for the injured Drew Brees and threw for 233 yards and rushed for two touchdowns. Hill credits Brees for helping him to get ready for his first NFL start…
cut 19 (19) “..best friends.”
Hill completed 78-percent of his passes, while the Black and Gold’s defense sacked Atlanta Q-B Matt Ryan eight times and intercepted him twice.
The Saints own the N-F-C’s best record as the Packers lost to the Colts in overtime. Joe Burrow’s season is over. The former LSU star and Heisman Trophy winner suffered a knee injury and tweeted afterward see you next year.
The LSU Tigers got a much-needed win on Saturday as the Bayou Bengals pulled off a 27-24 win at Arkansas. It was not pretty, as LSU was penalized nine times, lost its starting corners, one to injury, the other to an ejection and the defense once again gave up some big passing plays. But Coach Ed Orgeron liked how his team fought…
Cut 16 (14) “…build on.”
LSU is back on the road this Saturday as they visit fifth-ranked Texas A-and-M.
The Ragin Cajuns are ranked 23rd in the A-P poll, but Coach Billy Napier has tested positive for COVID-19. U-L Lafayette is scheduled to play at ULM this Saturday.
The high school football playoff pairings are out…Acadiana, Carencro, Jennings, Many, Oak Grove, Brother Martin, De La Salle, Newman and Calvary Baptist are the number one seeds.