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Are the New Orleans Saints a playoff team? We are predicting their seven remaining games and final record for the 2023 season:
Are the New Orleans Saints a playoff team? Do they belong in the postseason tournament? They’re down but not out after going into the bye week with a 5-5 record, which was good enough to sit on top of the NFC South.
They have seven remaining games to figure it out. We’re predicting the results for each of those matchups and their final record for the 2023 season coming out of the bye:
Ranking the New Orleans Saints’ 7 remaining games from easiest to toughest: Which matchups are most challenging?
We’re about to jump into the back seven games of the New Orleans Saints’ 2023 schedule, and few games look like easy wins given their 5-5 record at the bye week. But while every opponent brings different challenges, it’s worth acknowledging that some teams bring more to the table than others.
With that in mind, here are our rankings for the Saints’ remaining games, ordered from least-worrying to most difficult:
The Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the BYU Cougars on Saturday, Sooners Wire’s Staff predicts the outcome.
The Oklahoma Sooners go on the road for one final time in the Big 12. This trip is one they’ve never taken: Provo, Utah.
Oklahoma has only played the Cougars twice before, but never in Provo. The Sooners hope to scratch BYU from the short list of teams Oklahoma has never defeated.
The Sooners still have a lot to play for. They’ll need help, but a berth in the Big 12 title game isn’t out of the question.
The Sooners are a heavy 24.5-point favorite going into the 11 a.m. CT kick. How will the game turn out? Like we do each week during the season, the staff here at Sooners Wire provides their predictions for Oklahoma vs. BYU.
The Jaguars are underdogs against the 49ers, but should they be? Here’s what experts predict will happen Sunday:
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be underdogs Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, but should they be?
It’s the 49ers on a three-game losing streak after starting the year 5-0. And it’s the Jaguars who own the NFL’s longest win streak after coming out on top of all five of their October contests.
A Week 9 bye for both teams provided time for several key players to get healthy, and it may have also been the reset the 49ers needed to get back on track. A big trade to acquire Chase Young from the Washington Commanders didn’t hurt either.
But was that enough to give the 49ers the edge in Week 10. Here’s what experts predict will happen Sunday at EverBank Stadium:
Week 10 Staff Picks: Final score predictions for Saints vs. Vikings are split on Sunday’s victor
Our staff picks are in for Week 10’s New Orleans Saints game, but the choice was hardly unanimous. Final score predictions for this matchup with the Minnesota Vikings are all over the place, and rightfully so: both teams are in the NFC playoff picture at 5-4, and there’s an element of unpredictability in Minnesota given all their recent changes (like trading for a new starting quarterback in Johsua Dobbs) and volatile trends (being the league’s blitz-heaviest defense).
Here’s how our staff writers see this one playing out:
Sooners Wire Staff Predictions for Oklahoma’s matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Even in their two-game losing streak, the Oklahoma Sooners have shown signs of an improved football team. Obviously, it hasn’t been perfect, and there are things they have to improve, but there are encouraging signs.
But those encouraging signs won’t mean as much if the Sooners can’t correct the issues that have plagued them in recent weeks.
Self-inflicted wounds hurt the Sooners in tight games. If they avoid untimely penalties and protect the football better, they’ll put themselves in a position to snap their two-game skid.
The Oklahoma Sooners played a good defensive game a year ago in Morgantown, but struggled to contain Garrett Greene after he replaced J.T. Daniels at quarterback. It was Green’s ability to run the football that killed the Sooners, especially late in the game after West Virginia ran a ton of plays and kept a tired Sooners’ defense on the field for 93 plays.
Better depth, in particular at linebacker should allow their defensive guys to stay fresh as the Mountaineers attempt to slow the pace again and run a ton of plays.
But who wins the game? Let’s take a look at this week’s staff predictions.
How do the Saints fit into the NFL playoff picture after Week 9’s games? If the postseason started today, these would be the matchups:
How do the New Orleans Saints fit into the NFL playoff picture after Week 9’s games? They’re suddenly in control of the NFC South with the only winning record in the division, and a very winnable schedule is laid out ahead of them. All Dennis Allen’s team needs to do is win the games they ought to and compete hard against the few challenging matchups remaining. But we’ve seen before that’s easier said than done.
Things could change in a hurry, but if the postseason started today, these would be the seedings and matchups in the NFC and AFC:
Staff Picks: Predicting the final score for New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears
The New Orleans Saints are widely favored to take care of business with the Chicago Bears on Sunday — but are we buying the hype? Our staff writes shared their final score predictions for Week 9’s matchup at the Caesars Superdome:
Our staff previewed and predicted Sunday’s game
Quarterback Jaren Hall is set to make his first start in the National Football League on Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings take on the Atlanta Falcons.
The Vikings opened up as 1.5-point favorites before the injury suffered by Kirk Cousins and are now 3.5-point underdogs per Bet MGM. They were at one point 4.5-point underdogs so the line has moved in a positive direction.
That is likely due to wide receiver Drake London being out for the game for the Falcons due to a groin injury.
Heading into week nine, our staff previewed the game and made their score predictions.
Does Notre Dame move to 8-2 or is trouble a brewing in Clemson?
Just a couple of short months ago any college football fan would have looked at Notre Dame’s trip to Clemson on November 4 and thought one, if not both teams would be in the College Football Playoff race.
Instead, neither are.
Notre Dame enters 7-2 and has hopes of ending their New Year’s Six bowl game losing drought that dates back to 1993. In order to end that unfortunate streak though they must get by a talented Clemson team.
A talented Clemson team that hasn’t played to their potential this season, sitting just 4-4 and actually at risk of possibly missing a bowl game.
Will Notre Dame keep up the level of play after dominating wins against USC and Pitt? Or will Clemson put it all together for just one afternoon and ruin the Irish hopes of the New Year’s Six?
Here is what our staff sees happening Saturday in Death Valley:
