Saints fans thought this was the year for the Black and Gold to return to the Super Bowl. But New Orleans is 0-and-2 after suffering a heart breaking 26-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns yesterday. For the second straight game, New Orleans couldn’t preserve a late lead. Coach Sean Payton says all they could do at this point is work on becoming a better team
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Payton was spotted arguing with defensive coordinator Rob Ryan in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, but in his post-game press conference, Payton downplayed the exchange.

Elsewhere in the NFC South, Carolina improved to 2-and-0 with a 24 to 7 win over Detroit, Cincinnati clobbered Atlanta 24 to 10. Former LSU Tiger Jeremy Hill had a touchdown run for the Bengals and Tampa Bay is 0-and-2 after losing at home to St. Louis 19 to 17.

The LSU Tigers are 3-and-0 heading into Saturday’s SEC opener against Mississippi State. The Tigers blanked ULM on Saturday 31 to 0. Coach Les Miles says his team is ready to play an SEC West opponent
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The LSU Tigers are up to number eight in both the A-P and coaches college football polls. Five of the top ten teams in each ranking are from the SEC West. The Tigers host Mississippi State this Saturday at six P-M.

Nicholls State lost their ninth straight game on Saturday dating back to last year and on Sunday head coach Charlie Stubbs announced he’s stepping down and cited health reasons for his decision. Chuck Hepola will serve as interim coach.