Saints Clips
The Saints waived cornerback Jayden Price two days after he fumbled the opening kickoff in the second half against the Vikings.
He made three tackles in five games, playing 112 special teams snaps.
The Saints also cut undrafted rookie Brock Rechsteiner, who was on the reserve/suspended list and never played. Rechsteiner, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner, was suspended six games by the NFL.
The team terminated the contract of long snapper Cal Adomitis, and it re-signed cornerback Decamerion Richardson.
Richardson, a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2024, originally joined the Saints off waivers from Las Vegas. He played two games for the Saints and totaled one special teams tackle.
The Saints also cut running back Ulysses Bentley and wide receiver Trey Palmer from the practice squad.
Seats are starting to heat up in New Orleans.
The Saints lost to the Vikings in Week 5 to fall to 1-4 on the season. The last three losses came in a row and all three came at the Superdome, including a Monday night drubbing at the hands of the Vikings on a night when the Saints celebrated the 20th anniversary of their post-Katrina return to the stadium.
On Tuesday, owner Gayle Benson said that loss “truly disappointed me” during a speech at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club Luncheon that left no doubt about how disappointed she is with the team’s performance in general. Benson said fans “are right to expect more than we have delivered” through the first five weeks of the season.
“As the owner, the responsibility does start with me,” Benson said, via Rod Walker of NOLA.com. “I will not make excuses and I will not accept this level of performance as our standard. I am committed to making the decisions necessary to improving this team. Everyone on this organization understands the urgency. We must prepare better, execute consistently and correct mistakes that are costing us the games.”
Benson didn’t issue any ultimatums about a more acceptable standard of play, but she did vow to hold people accountable if the Saints are not able to right their ship in the coming weeks.
“Kellen Moore and his coaches are responsible for preparing our players to perform,” Benson said. “Mickey Loomis and our football staff are responsible for building a roster capable of sustained success. The players are responsible for their preparation and execution. I am responsible for holding this organization accountable.”
Moore is in his second season as the head coach while Loomis has been the General Manager since 2002. The Saints are 7-15 since Moore was hired in 2025 and it sounds like that record will need to get a lot better in order for anyone to feel secure about returning in 2027.
Through a brief appearance in Week 1 and a pair of starts in Week 3 and Week 4, Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray didn’t seem much like Kyler Murray. The offensive rookie of the year version. The two-time Pro Bowler version. The Road Runner version.
On Sunday, “meep meep” made its way to New Orleans.
Murray looked like the Murray of old again. He completed 24 of 30 passes for 229 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 109.6. He added 51 rushing yards on 10 attempts.
Per the Vikings, the performance made Murray the first quarterback in franchise history to throw for 200 or more yards with an 80-percent completion percentage while rushing for 50 or more yards.
The first hint of the offense waking up came last week, after the Dolphins cut the score of the Week 4 game to 12-10 late in the third quarter. Murray engineered the drive that extended the lead to five and then, after a three-and-out, Murray guided the offense toward consuming the rest of the clock.
Indeed, since Miami’s touchdown on the next-to-last play of the third quarter, Murray has completed 36 of 43 passes (83.7 percent).
It felt different this week, with Murray playing well from the start of the game to the finish. Even with a couple of significant momentum-shifting miscues, Murray and the Minnesota offense were never rattled. After the Saints returned a Myles Price fumble 87 yards for the game-tying touchdown, the Vikings drove 70 yards in six plays for the go-ahead touchdown. One more scoring drive provided the final margin of 23-13.
Now, the Vikings enter their bye with a chance to get healthy and prepare for games against the Colts, Lions, Bills, Packers, and 49ers in a Sunday night showdown in Mexico City.
After five weeks, Minnesota remains undefeated.
The Vikings’ defense was excellent against the Saints on Sunday, leading the club to a 23-13 victory.
New Orleans’ offense looked dazed and confused throughout the afternoon, with Tyler Shough completing 16-of-25 passes for just 96 yards with two interceptions.
The Saints did not even reach 10 first downs in the contest, finishing with nine. The offense had 142 total yards — averaging 3.3 yards per play — and was just 2-of-10 on third down.
The Vikings could have had more points if not for two critical fumbles in the red zone. Aaron Jones had one in the first half inside the 10-yard line. Myles Price had the other in the third quarter, which led to the Saints tying the game on an 87-yard fumble return.
But a missed extra point prevented the Saints from taking a one-point lead.
That likely wouldn’t have stopped the Vikings from eventually winning, as Minnesota went up with an 8-yard touchdown run by Jones in the fourth quarter. The club then got a 55-yard field goal by Will Reichard to close out the scoring.
Kyler Murray played well, completing 24-of-30 passes for 229 yards with a touchdown. He also rushed for 51 yards on 10 attempts. Playing in his home state, Justin Jefferson was on the receiving end of Murray’s touchdown, finishing with six catches for 79 yards.
Jones had 113 yards on 25 carries with a TD.
Now at 5-0, Minnesota will be on a bye in Week 6.
The 1-4 Saints will be on the road to face the Giants next week.
It looked like the Vikings had taken control of Sunday’s matchup with the Saints, but New Orleans just changed the game with a turnover.
But the game remains tied after a missed extra point.
On third-and-15 from the New Orleans 19, Kyler Murray connected with Myles Price on a swing pass to the left. But Martin Emerson punched the ball out, with Jonas Sanker recovering the loose ball and running 87 yards for a touchdown.
But Daniel Carlson’s extra point was no good, with the kicker sending it wide left. That kept the score tied at 13-13.
The Saints have struggled offensively, only picking up seven first downs so far on Sunday with the game late in the third quarter. Tyler Shough has been under constant pressure, currently 10-of-14 for 57 yards with an interception.
But the Saints’ defense has kept the team in the game.
At long, long last, the Vikings have scored an offensive touchdown.
Back in his home state of Louisiana, Justin Jefferson made an outstanding catch in the back of the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown, giving the Vikings a 13-7 lead.
It was Jefferson’s first score since the fourth quarter of Week 1.
Minnesota hadn’t scored a touchdown since Week 3.
Jefferson now has five catches for 71 yards.
Murray is 17-of-21 for 164 yards with a TD.
Neither the Saints nor the Vikings have been able to put much together consistently on offense in the first 30 minutes on Sunday, but New Orleans has a 7-6 halftime lead.
Minnesota scored first on a Will Reichard 40-yard field goal in the first quarter.
New Orleans responded with a long drive in the second period, with Kendre Miller scoring on a 2-yard run to cap a 15-play, 66-yard drive.
Reichard then hit from 54 to cut New Orleans’ lead to one as time expired on the second quarter.
Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray started the game 12-of-12 passing, finishing the first half 15-of-18 for 143 yards.
Aaron Jones had 10 carries for 36 yards, with a critical fumble deep in the red zone that kept the Vikings off the board.
Justin Jefferson has four receptions for 56 yards.
On the other side, Tyler Shough is 8-of-11 for 37 yards. New Orleans has five first downs, 84 total yards, and is 1-of-6 on third down.
New Orleans will receive the second-half kickoff.
The tailback-needy Seahawks turned last week to a receiver who has a history of playing the running back position. And Rashid Shaheed delivered.
Shaheed told reporters this week that he played tailback in high school and college. He made the switch to receiver during his sophomore season at Weber State.
“Once I figured out that I wasn’t going to be a big person, I made that decision that I didn’t want to get hit by linebackers,” Shaheed said.
First, they have to catch him. On his 28-yard touchdown run last week against the Chargers, no one touched him.
“I liked it a lot,” Shaheed said. “It was something that we’ve been trying to key in on for a few weeks now, and to get it ran and executed was really fun.”
He said it was harder to go from running back to receiver than receiver to running back.
“As a running back, you can just get the ball and make something happen,” Shaheed said. “As a receiver, there are so many other things that need to happen around the play for you to get the ball. I feel like I am still continuing to learn at the receiver position knowing I was late to the party.”
Shaheed clearly wants to play some more tailback for the Seahawks.
“Just any chance I can get to have the ball in my hands,” Shaheed said. “Growing up playing running back allows me to have a different feel for the game, and I give that a lot of credit.”
The best part for Shaheed is that he’s getting paid like a receiver. In fact, his three-year deal pays out $17 million per year from signing; that’s more than the average annual value of the Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs contracts, when assessed not in new-money terms but from the moment pen was put to paper.
The Vikings are already down one key offensive contributor and now have another with an injury concern.
Running back Aaron Jones is questionable to return with a knee injury.
Jones was injured on a play late in the first quarter where he fumbled inside the 10-yard line. According to multiple reporters on the scene, Jones limped to the sideline and was then examined in the medical tent.
But tight end T.J. Hockenson has been ruled out with a concussion. He went down early in the first quarter.
While he was able to walk off the field under his own power, he was examined in the medical tent and then in the locker room where he was ruled out.
UPDATE 1:51 p.m. ET: Jones has returned to the game.
The Vikings had both of their top wide receivers listed as questionable on their final injury report of Week 5 and the gameday decisions went in different directions.
Justin Jefferson will play after missing last Sunday’s win over the Dolphins with an ankle injury, but Jordan Addison will miss the game with a hamstring injury. There was some thought that Odell Beckham Jr. would make his Vikings debut on Sunday, but he is also inactive.
Beckham signed to the practice squad this week and was elevated on Saturday, but Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he’d only play if the team was missing one of the other wideouts. They are, but Beckham is still out of the lineup. Jauan Jennings, Tai Felton, Myles Price, and practice squad elevation Jeshaun Jones are the other wideouts.
Vikings at Saints
Vikings: WR Jordan Addison, WR Odell Beckham Jr., S Jakobe Thomas, QB Max Brosmer, CB Chuck Demmings, OT Christian Darrisaw, DL Elijah Williams
Saints: QB Zach Wilson, LB Anfernee Jennings, S Mike Reid, LB Kaden Elliss, G Jeremiah Wright, DL Vernon Broughton, DL Nathan Shepherd
Bears at Packers
Bears: QB Caleb Williams, RB Kyle Monangai, OL Ozzy Trapilo, LB Keyshaun Elliott, DL Jamree Kromah, DL Jayden Loving.
Packers: OL Jacob Monk, OL Aaron Banks, OL Donovan Jennings, DL Anthony Campbell
Bengals at Dolphins
Bengals: S Kyle Dugger, OT Myles Hinton, TE Jack Endries, WR Colbie Young, OL Connor Lew, DT Landon Robinson
Dolphins: WR Caleb Douglas, RB Kaytron Allen, CB Reese Taylor, DE Rob Beal, OL DJ Campbell, TE Justin Joly, OL Chukwuebuka Godrick
Raiders at Patriots
Raiders: WR Jalen Nailor, S Tristin McCollum, S Dalton Johnson, C Trey Zuhn, DT J.J. Pegues, RB Roman Hemby, QB Aidan O’Connell
Patriots: QB Behren Morton, OT Dametrious Crownover, CB Christian Gonzalez, CB Carlton Davis, CB Karon Prunty, CB Channing Canada
Browns at Jets
Browns: QB Taylen Green, WR Tylan Wallace, TE Carsen Ryan, C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins, DT Mike Hall Jr., DT Mason Graham
Jets: RB Breece Hall, WR Adonai Mitchell, G Dylan Parham, LB Nate Lynn, LB Kiko Mauigoa, CB Nahshon Wright
Colts at Steelers
Colts: LB Jaylon Carlies, WR Ashton Dulin, QB Riley Leonard, WR Darius Slayton, G Dalton Tucker
Steelers: RB Rico Dowdle, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Jamel Dean, CB Terell Smith, DL Kevin Jobity
Texans at Titans
Texans: CB Collin Wright, DE Chris Braswell, DE Sabastian Harsh, LB Aiden Fisher, G Febechi Nwaiwu, OT Nate Thomas, TE Marlin Klein
Titans: RB Nick Singleton, RB Michael Carter, S Amani Hooker, CB Jaylon Jones, T Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE David Martin-Robinson, DT Jackie Marshall
Giants at Commanders
Giants: RB Devin Singletary, OL J.C. Davis, DL Bobby Jamison-Travis, S Jason Pinnock, CB Nikko Reed, QB Jake Haener
Commanders: WR Stefon Diggs, QB Marcus Mariota, S Tyler Owens, S Nick Cross, S Percy Butler, G Tanoa Togiai, DE Charles Omenihu
