Scoring Plays:
1Q - NO - Alvin Kamara 3 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | LV 0, NO 7
End of Quarter Score: Las Vegas Raiders 0, New Orleans Saints 7
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2Q - NO - Wil Lutz 37 yd FG GOOD | LV 0, NO 10
2Q - NO - Andy Dalton to Alvin Kamara 16 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | LV 0, NO 17
End of Quarter Score: Las Vegas Raiders 0, New Orleans Saints 17
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3Q - NO - Andy Dalton to Alvin Kamara 36 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | LV 0, NO 24
End of Quarter Score: Las Vegas Raiders 0, New Orleans Saints 24
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4Q - NONE
Final Score: Las Vegas Raiders 0, New Orleans Saints 24
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Hello Who Dats & welcome to the Saints Week 8/Game 8 Thread.

With November 1st on Tuesday, All Saints Day on your religion calendar & the day the NFL awarded New Orleans a franchise in your sports calendar, the team turns another year older and maybe they go new year, new team.

One thing that must change is the turnovers. The offense turned it over 3 times last week, 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns while 1 interception killed a Saints red zone opportunity. In fact, the Saints have thrown more pick-6s on the season than their defense has interceptions total. The offense must stop committing them and the defense must start forcing them.

But the new year of the Saints existence starts with... officially... a new QB1. Andy Dalton... even with last week's rough INTs... has apparently won the starting job from the now-fully healthy Jameis Winston. During Dalton's time as a fill-in, the offense has moved better more consistently, thus getting him the role. Now can the turnovers just stop... and when will he get the full set of receivers to throw to, if ever?

LET'S SINK THE RAIDERS AND GET BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN!!!!!!!

By the way, congrats to Devery Henderson, Fred McAfee, & Kevin Mangum on being enshrined to the Saints Hall of Fame this weekend.

Injury Report:
LV-
Jonathan Abram - Illness - Questionable
Davante Adams - Illness - Questionable
Tashawn Bower - Illness - Questionable
Divine Deablo - Back/Ankle - Questionable
Darren Waller - Hamstring - Questionable
Mack Hollins - Heel - Questionable

NO-
Michael Thomas - Foot - OUT
Jarvis Landry - Ankle - OUT
Marshon Lattimore - Abdomen - OUT
Adam Trautman - Ankle - Questionable
Andrus Peat - Chest - Questionable
Paulson Adebo - Knee - Questionable
Juwan Johnson - Hamstring - Questionable
David Onyemata - Illness - Questionable

Weather: No weather issues in the Caesar's Superdome as we prepare to turn the calendar from October to November.

Uniforms: Hoping to be spooky on Halloween weekend in all black uniforms

Current Standings:
AFC West:
Chiefs 5-2
Chargers 4-3
Raiders 2-4
Broncos 2-5

NFC South:
Falcons 3-4
Buccaneers 3-5
Panthers 2-5
Saints 2-5

Betting Lines: Raiders (-1.5); O/U 48.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #1 Scott Novak

Umpire: #128 Ramon George
Down Judge: #74 Derick Bowers
Line Judge: #65 Walt Coleman IV
Field Judge: #2 Tra Boger
Side Judge: #118 David Meslow
Back Judge: #111 Terrence Miles
Replay Official: Matt Sumstine
Replay Assistant: Tim England
(FJ Tra Boger... in his 1st season as a NFL official... is a Tulane grad. I would assume he's related to our referee from last week's game, Jerome Boger, as well.)

Inactive Lists:
LV-
OT Jackson Barton
DE Tashawn Bower
RB Brittain Brown
LB Jayon Brown
DT Matthew Butler
TE Darren Waller

NO-
OL Wyatt Davis
DE Carl Granderson
WR Jarvis Landry
CB Marshon Lattimore
WR Michael Thomas
TE Adam Trautman

This post was edited on 10/30/22 at 2:50 pm