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Payton is planning to stay with Saints
01/03/2017As whispers swirl around Sean Payton's future, he openly denies them all. Payton then Monday night issued his most declarative statement to date on his Saints future.Could Payton leave Saints to fill Rams' vacancy?
12/24/2016With the Los Angeles Rams job open, multiple sources tell NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that it is a job Saints head coach Sean Payton is monitoring with sincere interest.Jury finds Hayes guilty of manslaughter in Will Smith shooting
12/12/2016A Louisiana jury has found the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith guilty of manslaughter and guilty of attempted manslaughter.Bucs knock off Saints to stay tied atop NFC South
12/11/2016The Buccaneers (8-5) remain tied with the Falcons atop the NFC South after knocking off the Saints (5-8) at home. Here's what we learned from Tampa Bay's 16-11 win over New Orleans.Injuries: Redskins' Reed, Saints' Ingram to play
12/11/2016The Redskins and Saints will have two of their top players available on Sunday. Tight end Jordan Reed (shoulder) and running back Mark Ingram (toe, knee) will play, Ian Rapoport reported.Stafford saves heroics for another day in Lions' win
12/04/2016Matthew Stafford kept the fourth-quarter heroics in his back pocket on Sunday as the Lions did not trail in the fourth quarter for the first time this season in an impressive 28-13 road win.Saints WR Cooks set to be at center of trade talks
12/04/2016Expect trade talks centered around Brandin Cooks leading up to the free-agency window, with the speedster no doubt set to draw interest, Ian Rapoport reports.Players knew Sean Payton was 'fired up' to beat Gregg Williams
11/28/2016Sean Payton didn't shovel dirt on his former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after the Saints put up 555 yards on the Los Angeles Rams Sunday. New Orleans players, however, knew what the win meant for their coach.Brees, Saints pummel Rams in blowout win
11/27/2016The New Orleans Saints exploded for 49 points and more than 500 yards, embarrassing the Los Angeles Rams at the Superdome on Saturday.Payton pours it on
11/27/2016Sean Payton and Gregg Williams have plenty of history together. Did some of that history -- including an infamous Bountygate scandal -- lead Payton to pour it on Williams on Sunday?Payton is frustrated with special teams miscues
11/18/2016The New Orleans Saints suffered a blocked field goal that caused a 10-point swing in a 3-point loss. Coach Sean Payton vented about the special teams mistakes and turnovers after the latest loss.Eight takeaways from Panthers' win over Saints
11/18/2016The Panthers' 23-20 victory over the Saints on Thursday gave Carolina a much-needed win that moved them to 4-6 on the season. But it felt hollow because of all that went wrong late.Another blocked kick returns to haunt Saints
11/18/2016The New Orleans Saints' kicking woes resurfaced again late in the first half of Thursday Night Football against the Panthers. It led a 10-point swing late in the first half.
| Draft 2016 | more |
| Pick | Player |
| Rd 1, Pick 12 (12) | Rankins, Sheldon DT |
| Rd 2, Pick 16 (47) | Thomas, Michael WR |
| Rd 2, Pick 30 (61) | Bell, Vonn FS |
| Rd 4, Pick 22 (120) | Onyemata, David DT |
| Rd 7, Pick 16 (237) | Lasco, Daniel RB |
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| Georgia Dome - Wk 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New Orleans Saints | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 32 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Schedule | more | ||
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Time |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | Los Angeles | 49-21 W |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 04 | Detroit | 13-28 L |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 11 | @ Tampa Bay | 11-16 L |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 18 | @ Arizona | 48-41 W |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | Tampa Bay | 31-24 W |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 01 | @ Atlanta | 32-38 L |
| Injuries | more |
| Player (Pos) | Injury |
| No Injuries Reported |
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| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | TDs |
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| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TDs |
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| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
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| Transactions | more |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1/3 | Brian Blechen (LB) Reserve/Future (reserve/future). |
| 1/3 | Royce LaFrance (DE) Reserve/Future (reserve/future). |
| 1/2 | Ashaad Mabry (DT) Reserve/Future (reserve/future). |
| 1/2 | John Fullington (G) Reserve/Future (reserve/future). |
| NFC South | more | |||
| Team | W | L | T | Win % |
| Atlanta | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
| New Orleans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
| Carolina | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
Head Coach more
Sean Payton
Regular Season: 94-66
Postseason: 6-4
Experience: 9
Career record: 100-70
Payton was hired as the 14th head coach in Saints history on Jan. 18, 2006 after being a member of the Dallas Cowboys staff since 2003. In 2009, he led the Saints to their first Super Bowl championship by defeating the Indianapolis Colts.
In 2010 Payton led the Saints to their second consecutive postseason appearance and third in five seasons with an 11-5 record, becoming the only the second coach in franchise history to post three double-digit win seasons. It was only the second time in club record books that the Saints had back-to-back 11-win campaigns. He followed that up with a 13-3 campaign in 2011.
In 2012, Payton was suspended as part of the Saints' bounty program from April 1, 2012 to Jan. 22, 2013.
Payton came to Dallas after four years with the New York Giants (1999-2002), the last three as offensive coordinator.
Payton wrapped two coaching stints at San Diego State University (1988-89 and 1992-93) around a stop at Indiana State (1990-91). During his second stretch with the Aztecs, Payton was running backs coach, working with Heisman Trophy runner-up Marshall Faulk before becoming quarterbacks coach.
Following the 1993 season, Payton moved to Miami of Ohio (1994-95) where he was quarterbacks coach and later co-offensive coordinator. He spent 1996 as quarterbacks coach at Illinois before entering the NFL with Philadelphia.
Payton earned a bachelor's degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarterback he had 10,665 passing yards, then the third-highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. He had professional stints with Chicago of the Arena Football League, Ottawa of the Canadian Football League and the Chicago Bears in 1987.
Payton was born Dec. 29, 1963 in San Mateo, Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill.
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