New orleans saints wildcard game

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts returned from a hamstring injury and fell short in his bid to pass Mike Ditka's record for most yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Ditka had 1, yards in 14 games for Chicago in and Pitts, who had only two catches for eight yards on Sunday, finished with 1, yards. Atlanta's season-long difficulties in protecting Ryan continued.

The Saints had three sacks, including one by Cameron Jordan. Ryan completed 20 of 33 passes for yards with one touchdown and one interception. He could be attractive for many teams after proving he can be productive as a runner, receiver and return specialist. Patterson made it known Sunday he's open to re-signing with Atlanta. The Falcons announced Davis was questionable to return with injured ribs following his second lost fumble.

Falcons: Atlanta shifts its focus to the offseason and the NFL draft. General manager Terry Fontenot must prioritize needs, including edge rusher, offensive line, running back, wide receiver and quarterback. Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Chargers, Raiders are set to battle Sunday night with a playoff spot likely on the line in a game to be show locally on KSDK Channel 5.

Not so much in Minnesota and Chicago, where both the coaches and general managers had long since worn out their welcome. Baker Mayfield's skipping the season finale as well — for a very different reason.

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The 49ers currently own a record. A win or tie would automatically give them a better record than the Saints, so New Orleans wouldn't be able to catch them in the standings. The 49ers are the lone NFC team that hasn't clinched a playoff spot, so the only way the Saints can get into the postseason is if they have the same record as the 49ers. If the 49ers and Saints are tied in the standings, the Saints would have the tiebreakers necessary to bump the 49ers out of the playoffs.

The Saints have a better division record than the 49ers and would have a better conference record than San Francisco if they finished the year tied in the standings. That would give the Saints the edge over the 49ers in any tiebreaker, including a three-way one that the Eagles would win. So, the only way that the Saints can get into the postseason is with a win and a 49ers loss. Jacob Camenker 4 days ago. Trauma center at LA hospital shut down for hours due to blood shortage.

They kept up with the Ramsers games on the sideline and so there was a rush to watch the ending on TV. No different than a fan would be. Siemian led back-to-back scoring drives following two Atlanta turnovers late in the first half as the Saints overcame the loss of quarterback Taysom Hill to a Lisfranc injury to his left foot.

Alvin Kamara ran for yards on a career-high 30 carries for the Saints, topping his combined yards in his last three games with his first yard game since Dec. The Falcons were hurt by three turnovers, including two fumbles by running back Mike Davis. With about six minutes left in the first half, the Saints were up when Hill was injured on a 1-yard run. Hill went into the Saints medical tent on the sideline before being escorted to the locker room. With just more than a minute remaining in the half, the Saints faced a third-and from their 3.

Conventional wisdom would have been to run the ball and then punt because Carolina had no timeouts. Instead, Hill let fly a yard back-shoulder throw that Callaway caught along the left sideline. That pushed them out out of field goal range.