The Saints eight-game winning streak ended yesterday in Los Angeles with a 26-20 defeat to the Rams. The loss moves New Orleans into a first place tie with Carolina for first place in the NFC South. The Saints and Panthers meet this Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees on moving from this loss to a big division matchup….
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The Panthers beat the Jets 35-27 yesterday to improve their record to 8-3. Altanta is now 7-4 after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-20. And

Elsewhere in the league….TreDavious White’s interception late in the game secured Buffalo’s 16-10 victory over Kansas City. Leonard Fournette rushed for just 25 yards in Jacksonville’s 27-24 win over Arizona.

LSU defensive line coach Pete Jenkins will retire after the bowl game. Jenkins is completing his third stint with the Tigers. He helped send Henry Thomas, Roland Barbay, Jarvis Green, Marcus Spears, Davon Godchaux, Lewis Neal and Tashawn Bower to the NFL. Dennis Johnson, who serves as LSU’s outside linebackers coach, will coach the defensive line.

Will LSU lose offensive coordinator Matt Canada? Ed Orgeron says he expects Canada will seek a head coaching job.

The bowl season in Louisiana begins with the R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 16th. Jerry Palm of CBS Sports has La Tech versus Troy in that game. He has Southern Miss versus Florida State in the Independence Bowl on December 27th. And the Sugar Bowl is a semifinal contest in the College Football Playoff. Palm says the number one seed will likely be in New Orleans…
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Bowl announcements will come out on Sunday.