Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to keep his job after New Orleans improved by two victories, finished with a winning record and missed the playoffs by the narrowest of margins. The Saints were a model of inconsistency. After starting 2-0, they sputtered, losing seven of 10 games — a stint during which quarterback Derek Carr, the team's marquee offseason acquisition, got beat up and booed.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints coach Dennis Allen is taking a nuanced view of his players’ decision to disobey coaches’ orders and hand the ball off to Jamaal Williams for a 1-yard touchdown run in the final minute of a season-ending 48-17 victory over Atlanta. With a night to digest what happened, Allen stuck by […]
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Victory formation hits different now — just like the Atlanta Falcons defenders undoubtedly will next time they face the New Orleans Saints. Defying his coaches' call for a couple of kneel-downs near the goal line following an interception with about a minute to go and the Saints up by 24 points, Winston put it to a vote, then handed the football to running back Jamaal Williams, who hadn't reached the end zone since joining the team as a free agent in the offseason after rushing for a league-leading 17 touchdowns last season in Detroit.