How did New Orleans wrap up the regular season? How do the Saints rank?

The New Orleans Saints wrapped up their 2023 regular season on Sunday, going 9-8 overall and second in the NFC South. After all is said and done, let’s see how the Saints are ranked in five major national power rankings.

“An encounter that seemed to cast doubt on Dennis Allen’s authority over the locker room concluded a game that ought to have allowed him to feel proud of his group, even though the Saints were eliminated from the postseason. On the last play of the Saints’ rout of the Falcons, Jameis Winston lost control and called for Jamaal Williams to score rather than kneel as Allen had requested. This ignited a small controversy regarding Allen’s leadership of the club. Winston said that he and his teammates had overruled their coach, calling it “a team decision.” If New Orleans had advanced to the playoffs, this narrative might have died on the vine, but that is not what transpired. Allen’s team performed admirably in the closing minutes, andCarr told reporters that while missing the postseason is unfortunate, the team’s late surge offers the team something to build on for next year.

‘It feels great because I think we proved over the last two months, like, it’s not a fluke,’ he said of the Saints’ production on offense.

It’s November 25th, 1993. Were at Texas Stadium for a Thanksgiving day showdown between the hometown Dallas Cowboys and the visiting Miami Dolphins. Dallas controls the game with a one-point lead but Miami’s lining up for a field goal in the final seconds. A booming kick could give the Dolphins a chance to gobble up a statement win against the defending Super Bowl Champions. Before we witness what comes next, there’s so much to unpack. To do that, we need to rewind