Taysom Hill threw his first two NFL touchdown passes and the Saints won their ninth straight as they defeated Atlanta 21-16 yesterday. It looked like this would be an easy victory for the Saints. But Hill fumbled the ball in the red zone as they were set to go up by 19 and the Falcons recovered and later scored to make it a five-point game. That’s Hill’s eighth fumble on the season
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The Saints are at Philadelphia this Sunday. It’s possible Drew Brees could return for that game. The Eagles are 3-8-and-1 and could start rookie Jalen Hurts at quarterback after he replaced an ineffective Carson Wentz yesterday.

Saturday’s LSU-Alabama game was the blowout most people expected as the Crimson Tide rolled past the Tigers 55-17. LSU center Liam Shanahan says it’s a disappointing loss…
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The Tigers are at sixth-ranked Florida this Saturday.

ULM is searching for a new head coach as the school announced today it’s parting ways with Matt Viator. The Warhawks are 0-10 this year. KNOE-TV sports director Aaron Dietrich says Viator is not the only coach to find it difficult to win at ULM…
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