6:45 LRN Sportscast

Most of the so-called experts had Tampa Bay winning last night’s battle between the Bucs and Saints, but it was all Black and Gold as New Orleans trounced Tom Brady and the Buccaneers 38-3. The Saints offense was clicking on all cylinders with the return of receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Michael Thomas. Drew Brees threw four touchdowns, while New Orleans defense intercepted Brady three times and the future Hall of Famer finished with his third-worst passer rating in his career. Coach Sean Payton says they were locked in…
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The Saints hit the halfway mark with a six and two record and they have the top seed in the NFC. Green Bay and Seattle also have six and two records. New Orleans will host a struggling San Francisco team this Sunday.

It’s Alabama week for the LSU Tigers as the top-ranked Crimson Tide will travel to Baton Rouge this weekend for a 5 PM kick-off on Saturday night. Bama is a 23.5 point favorite. It’s reportedly the largest point spread deficit LSU has faced in 21 years.

The Ragin Cajuns are back in the AP Top 25 after beating Sun Belt West rival Arkansas State 27-20. Louisiana comes in at number 25 in the latest AP poll. On Saturday, the Red Wolves tied the game at 20 late in the 4th quarter on a long pass play, but the Cajuns quickly came back and Elijah Mitchell scored on a two-yard touchdown run for the winning score. Coach Billy Napier
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The Cajuns host South Alabama this Saturday.