Saints Quarterback Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers as New Orleans defeated Pittsburgh 35-32. Afterwards, Coach Sean Payton had to address a report that a fued between himself and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had reached a point there was hate between the two of them. Payton says that’s not the case…
cut 20 (09) “….outstanding job’
The Saints will face a struggling Carolina football team this Sunday. The Panthers dropped to 3-8-and-1 on the season with a 31-13 loss to Minnesota.

Altanta beat Arizona 29-18 as Julio Jones had 189 receiving yards and a touchdown for the Falcons, who remain tied with the Saints for first place in the NFC South.

And former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger injured his shoulder as his Titans lost to the Texans 45-21.

The Ragin Cajuns wrapped up an 8-and-4 regular season on Saturday with a 42-23 win over the Troy Trojans. UL Lafayette rushed for 344 yards as Elijan McGuire and Alonzo Harris combined to gain 255 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. Coach Mark Hudspeth on his top two running backs…
cut 16 (19) “…pretty effective”
The Cajuns are expected to get another invite from the New Orleans Bowl, but nothing official yet.

LSU is at number 23 in the latest AP poll. Reports say the Texas Bowl in Houston or the Taxslayer-dot-com bowl in Jacksonville are the likely destinations for the Tigers.

Louisiana Tech and Southern are preparing to play in conference championship games.