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On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will face off against the Atlanta Falcons. After suffering seven consecutive defeats, the Saints recently dismissed head coach Dennis Allen. With five consecutive victories, the Falcons have climbed to the top of the NFC South.

When asked on Wednesday whether Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints could be a “Trap Game” following Allen’s firing, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris rejected the idea.

A trap game does not exist in the National Football League, according to Morris. You need to get down to business in every game.

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What gave rise to the NOLA rivalry? In 2024, they got out to a winning start but then lost seven in a row. Their most recent losing run dates back to when Mike Ditka was fired in 1999.

According to Nick Underhill of New Orleans Football, the players have made their distaste for Allen rather clear.

According to sources, owner Gayle Benson was the one who drove the termination, as stated by Underhill. In order to get a feel for the team’s current situation and the players’ opinions on the head coach, Benson had a meeting with several players last week. Several participants informed her that the program was not only failing, but that revisions were not only necessary, but absolutely necessary… The catastrophic loss to the Panthers on Sunday, 23-22, was the last straw.

This Thursday, James Hurst, a former offensive lineman for the Saints, reflected on the final play of 2023 in which the team ran up the score against the Falcons. “Despite the fact that what we did was wrong, admittedly, a lot of the players felt he failed to defend us or have our backs,” Hurst explained.

Preaching the faith will be taken up by Darren Rizzi, who has transitioned from special teams coordinator to interim head coach. No, I just don’t get why they didn’t try out Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak in the meantime; it’s beyond me.