4:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints own the best record in the NFC after beating Atlanta 24-9 yesterday. In his first NFL start at quarterback, Taysom Hill threw for 233 yards and rushed for two touchdowns. Hill benefited from a stingy Saints defense, which sacked Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan eight times and intercepted him twice. New Orleans defensive end Trey Hendrickson had two more sacks and credits the game plan and execution…
cut 20 (13) “….together”
Coach Sean Payton would not say today whether Hill will start at quarterback this Sunday when New Orleans travels to Denver. ESPN ‘s Ed Werder reports Brees hopes to return to the team for the Week 14 matchup in Philadelphia. Brees is recovering from eleven total rib fractures and a collapsed lung.

LSU Freshman quarterback TJ Finley had a nice bounce-back performance against Arkansas after turning it over three times in a loss to Auburn last time out. Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns against the Razorbacks and led LSU on a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. Coach Ed Orgeron says Finley is a cool customer…
cut 18 (18) “…at the end.”

Ragin Cajuns Coach Billy Napier says he’s feeling better after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. The school says Napier began to exhibit symptoms on Tuesday night and the 41-year-old says it got worse on Thursday…
Cut 9 (09) “…couple days”
The Cajuns are scheduled to visit ULM this Saturday. And Saturday’s game between La Tech and F-I-U has been postponed because of COVID issues with the Golden Panthers program.