6:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints failed to find the end zone in a disappointing 26-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a battle of first-place teams in the NFC South. Despite the return of running back Alvin Kamara from a three-game suspension, New Orleans only had 197 yards of total offense. Coach Dennis Allen says it was an unacceptable performance…
Cut 15 (15) “…very good”
Kamara got plenty of chances. He carried the ball 11 times for 51 yards and he caught 13 passes but for just 33 yards. A-K not happy with what they are doing on offense…
cut 30 (18) “…I like losing”
The Saints have lost two in a row and they’ll play the next two on the road, at New England this Sunday and at Houston in two weeks.

The LSU Tigers defense had an all-time bad performance on Saturday night in Oxford as the Rebels outscored the Bayou Bengals 55 to 49. LSU gave up a school record 706 yards and Coach Brian Kelly says everyone should be mad….
Cut 18 (11) “…acceptable”
Missed tackles have been a big a problem. According to Pro Football Focus, LSU had a season-high 11 missed tackles in Oxford.

ULM missed out on a big win to open up Sun Belt play on Saturday night in Monroe. Instead Appalachian State kicked a game-winning 54-yard field goal as time expired as the Mountaineers left northeast Louisiana with a 41-40 victory.

The Ragin Cajuns fell to Minnesota 35-24. U-L Lafayette opens Sun Belt play this Saturday by hosting Texas State in a game that can be seen on ESPN-U.