Battered Saints limp into Week 18 of what is already the franchise’s worst season since 2005
Associated PressNEW ORLEANS — What looked like such a promising season for the New Orleans Saints back in mid-September will instead go down as their worst since the franchise was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and went 3-13 in 2005. “There are a lot of excuses that we could make,” veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan said, alluding to a rash of injuries to most of the Saints’ prominent offensive skill players and to key offensive linemen. “I know that no one wants to hear that,” Rizzi said Monday, adding that when he reviews game video, “I’m looking for guys that aren’t giving great effort; I can’t find them. Sunday’s 25-10 loss to a Raiders team that won just its fourth game this season — on the heels of a 34-0 drubbing at Green Bay a week earlier, won’t help Rizzi’s long-term prospects. The Saints’ defensive front allowed the Raiders to run for 156 yards after Las Vegas entered the game ranked last in the NFL in rushing, averaging 77 yards per game.
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