The New Orleans Saints absolutely, positively will take it. There were scratchy spots (as expected) in Saturday’s preseason opener against Jacksonville in the Caesars Superdome, in which a 20-6 halftime lead wove its way into a 24-20 loss. But there were unquestionably enough bright spots conjured by Saints for justifiable optimism. SEE MORE>>
Defense puts on a show during first preseason game of the 60th season of Saints football. SEE MORE>>
With the top players from both teams sitting out following a beneficial joint practice Thursday, the New Orleans Saints lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 at the Caesars Superdome on Saturday in the teams’ opening game of the 2026 preseason. SEE MORE>>