Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after catching 10 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in New Orleans 13-10 win over Seattle. Kamara also rushed for 51 yards.

Former LSU Tiger Ja’Marr Chase has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after catching eight passes for a Bengals rookie record 201 yards. Chase was unstoppable in Cincinnati’s impressive 41-17 win over the Ravens. The Bengals are at the Jets this Sunday.

The Saints got a couple of injured offensive linemen back for Monday’s game in Seattle as Terron Armstead and Eric McCoy returned to the field, but there’s a report guard Andrus Peat could miss the rest of the season because of a torn pectoral muscle. Calvin Throckmorton would be Peat’s replacement.

The Pelicans are home tonight to host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:45. New Orleans hopes to build on Monday’s win at Minnesota.

The LSU football team will work to get better during the bye week. Quarterback Max Johnson on learning from the mistakes he made in Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss…
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ULM is two wins away from becoming bowl eligible. Coach Terry Bowden says he doesn’t want to look too far ahead with a big game at Appalachian State this Saturday…
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ULM has caught the attention of national college football writers and analysts by upsetting its last two opponents, Liberty, and South Alabama.