The Saints battled to the end, but came up short in securing a spot in the postseason. New Orleans defeated the Falcons in Atlanta 30-20 yesterday, but nearly 22-hundred miles away the 49ers rallied to beat the Rams in overtime knocking the Black and Gold out of the playoffs.

After the Saints disposed of the Dirty Birds, they raced into the locker room to watch the conclusion of the Rams-49ers game. Safety Malcolm Jenkins says it was tough to watch…
Cut 7 (12) “…somebody else’s hands.”
Jenkins just completed his 13th season, he says it’s too early to say if he’ll play another season. Saints linebacker Demario Davis just completed his tenth season, but he says he’s not thinking about retirement anytime soon.

And in case you are wondering the Saints have the 18th pick in the first round.

The 14-and-1 LSU Tigers moved up nine spots to number 12 in the latest A-P Top 25 polls after pulling off top 20 wins over Tennessee and Kentucky last week. The Tigers knocked off the Volunteers in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday 79-67. Forward Darius Days says losing to Auburn in the SEC opener turned into a good thing…
cut 17 (17) “….keep rolling”
LSU is at Florida on Wednesday and they’ll host Arkansas on Saturday. The Gators and Razorbacks are both unranked.

Louisiana Tech leads the Sun Belt West with a 4-0 record. The Bulldogs defeated UTSA on Saturday 79-63. Tech faces Southern Miss twice this week, they host the Golden Eagles on Thursday and travel to Hattiesburg on Sunday.

The Ragin Cajuns lead the Sun Belt with a 3-0 record. UL-Lafayette is at Texas-Arlington Thursday and Texas State on Saturday.