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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

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Saints focused on playoff push after outbreak set them back
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,12/28/21-5:31PM , 100 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton sounded ready to accept and move on immediately from a potentially costly late-season defeat.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book (16) walks back to the bench after throwing an interception which was returned for a touchdown by Miami Dolphins' Nik Needham during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

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Saints' Payton: Book's NFL debut was 'hard to evaluate'
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,12/28/21-12:33AM , 129 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton said quarterback Ian Book's NFL debut was "hard to evaluate."

The very reason the rookie out of Notre Dame was pressed into service in the first place was a COVID-19 outbreak on the club that also robbed New Orleans' active roster of 16 players.
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Miami Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle (17) runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

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Waddle shines, Dolphins beat Saints 20-3 to win 7th straight
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Mon,12/27/21-10:28PM , 85 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle returned from the COVID-19 list to catch 10 passes for 92 yards and touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins beat the short-handed New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Monday night, becoming the first NFL team to win seven straight games after losing seven in a row.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) fumbles the football after getting hit by New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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Saints' Jordan not letting up in 2nd decade, on field or off
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sun,12/26/21-11:14AM , 104 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan entered his second decade in the NFL with a fresh, clean-cut look.

Gone were the long dreadlocks with the dyed blond ends that he wore in recent seasons.
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