Luke Johnson
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Luke Johnson
@bylukejohnson.bsky.social
· Apr 10
What forces created someone like Kellen Moore? Come explore them with me in his small-town Prosser, Washington roots. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
There is no way to pick apart the Saints’ ninth loss in 11 tries without coming back to the team burying itself under the weight of its own mistakes. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
The Saints buried themselves in their own mistakes in a 24-10 loss to the rival Falcons
The Saints had the ball inside Atlanta's 20 yard line three times, including two that made it to the 1-yard line, and came away with three points.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There is no way to pick apart the Saints’ ninth loss in 11 tries without coming back to the team burying itself under the weight of its own mistakes. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
The Saints were coming off a bye and their best performance of the year, looking to put together a nice finish to what has been a tough season.
Instead, they buried themselves in their own mistakes in a loss to the rival Falcons. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Instead, they buried themselves in their own mistakes in a loss to the rival Falcons. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
The Saints buried themselves in their own mistakes in a 24-10 loss to the rival Falcons
The Saints had the ball inside Atlanta's 20 yard line three times, including two that made it to the 1-yard line, and came away with three points.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Saints were coming off a bye and their best performance of the year, looking to put together a nice finish to what has been a tough season.
Instead, they buried themselves in their own mistakes in a loss to the rival Falcons. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Instead, they buried themselves in their own mistakes in a loss to the rival Falcons. www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Atlanta went for 2, and Bijan Robinson took it in. Make it a 24-10 deficit.
Kirk Cousins just hit Darnell Mooney for a 49-yard touchdown and the Saints are now trailing 22-10 (PAT pending)
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Atlanta went for 2, and Bijan Robinson took it in. Make it a 24-10 deficit.
Kirk Cousins just hit Darnell Mooney for a 49-yard touchdown and the Saints are now trailing 22-10 (PAT pending)
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Kirk Cousins just hit Darnell Mooney for a 49-yard touchdown and the Saints are now trailing 22-10 (PAT pending)
This Saints drive has been so, so painful to watch. Latest thing was a shotgun snap way over Taysom Hill's head on third and goal from the 1. Hill threw the ball away and the refs are now penalizing him for intentional grounding.
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This Saints drive has been so, so painful to watch. Latest thing was a shotgun snap way over Taysom Hill's head on third and goal from the 1. Hill threw the ball away and the refs are now penalizing him for intentional grounding.
The Saints have converted two fourth downs on this drive and now have a first and goal
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Saints have converted two fourth downs on this drive and now have a first and goal
Saints get a first and 10 at the 16 and follow with a 2 yard loss and a false start.
November 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Saints get a first and 10 at the 16 and follow with a 2 yard loss and a false start.
Sucks that a player like AK is out for this game, but I like what I've seen from Devin Neal so far.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sucks that a player like AK is out for this game, but I like what I've seen from Devin Neal so far.
The Us vs Them segment had a good run, but it's time for it to take the long sleep
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The Us vs Them segment had a good run, but it's time for it to take the long sleep
The Saints' best drive of the day also results in zero points after Taysom Hill's pass on fourth and goal from the 1 yard line is batted down.
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Saints' best drive of the day also results in zero points after Taysom Hill's pass on fourth and goal from the 1 yard line is batted down.
Saints have converted just one of their five third downs. With Alvin Kamara out of the game, they've been really pass heavy today (19 dropbacks, 8 rushes)
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Saints have converted just one of their five third downs. With Alvin Kamara out of the game, they've been really pass heavy today (19 dropbacks, 8 rushes)
Halftime in the Superdome: Falcons lead 16-7. Two missed field goals for the Saints in this game, and the lone score came from a Justin Reid pick six.
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Halftime in the Superdome: Falcons lead 16-7. Two missed field goals for the Saints in this game, and the lone score came from a Justin Reid pick six.
Another drive stalls, and Blake Grupe missed another field goal. He'd made 7 of his last 8 coming into today, but his two missed field goals are the difference in this game currently.
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Another drive stalls, and Blake Grupe missed another field goal. He'd made 7 of his last 8 coming into today, but his two missed field goals are the difference in this game currently.
Louisiana native Justin Reid's first interception in a Saints uniform goes for a pick six against the Atlanta Falcons. How about that?
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Louisiana native Justin Reid's first interception in a Saints uniform goes for a pick six against the Atlanta Falcons. How about that?
Another Saints drive stalls, but it could've been worse. Chris Olave turned into a defensive back and batted down a pass that S Xavier Watts probably would've picked off on third down.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Another Saints drive stalls, but it could've been worse. Chris Olave turned into a defensive back and batted down a pass that S Xavier Watts probably would've picked off on third down.
The Falcons offense breaks through first, as Kirk Cousins hit David Sills for a 9-yard TD pass. Big play came from Bijan Robinson, who made Jonas Sanker whiff in the open field for a 32-yard gain that set ATL up in the red zone.
10-0 Atlanta
10-0 Atlanta
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Falcons offense breaks through first, as Kirk Cousins hit David Sills for a 9-yard TD pass. Big play came from Bijan Robinson, who made Jonas Sanker whiff in the open field for a 32-yard gain that set ATL up in the red zone.
10-0 Atlanta
10-0 Atlanta
Saints finally got a first down, but their drive stalled because of a holding penalty on Devaughn Vele on a WR screen. Alvin Kamara briefly went into the injury tent after being tackled awkwardly, but he's out and had his helmet back on
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Saints finally got a first down, but their drive stalled because of a holding penalty on Devaughn Vele on a WR screen. Alvin Kamara briefly went into the injury tent after being tackled awkwardly, but he's out and had his helmet back on
Cam Jordan is now up to 126 sacks in his career, pushing him past Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney — which he's said was a major goal of his, because he loved watching Freeney.
Cam's also up to 4.5 on the season, which is his best single-season sack total since 2022 (when he had 8.5)
Cam's also up to 4.5 on the season, which is his best single-season sack total since 2022 (when he had 8.5)
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cam Jordan is now up to 126 sacks in his career, pushing him past Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney — which he's said was a major goal of his, because he loved watching Freeney.
Cam's also up to 4.5 on the season, which is his best single-season sack total since 2022 (when he had 8.5)
Cam's also up to 4.5 on the season, which is his best single-season sack total since 2022 (when he had 8.5)
Rough start for the Saints (minus the defense and Mason Tipton). Second offensive series goes nowhere after Tipton's huge return, then Blake Grupe pushed a 39 yard FG wide right.
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Rough start for the Saints (minus the defense and Mason Tipton). Second offensive series goes nowhere after Tipton's huge return, then Blake Grupe pushed a 39 yard FG wide right.
Tyler Shough and Alvin Kamara have a mix up on a read option handoff and it results in a fumble that the Falcons recover. Not a great start!
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tyler Shough and Alvin Kamara have a mix up on a read option handoff and it results in a fumble that the Falcons recover. Not a great start!
Tyler Shough doesn’t live in a bubble. He knows football means something different with the Atlanta Falcons coming to town this weekend.
And because Shough lives in New Orleans, that feeling and meaning are impossible to ignore anyway.
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And because Shough lives in New Orleans, that feeling and meaning are impossible to ignore anyway.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tyler Shough doesn’t live in a bubble. He knows football means something different with the Atlanta Falcons coming to town this weekend.
And because Shough lives in New Orleans, that feeling and meaning are impossible to ignore anyway.
www.nola.com/sports/saint...
And because Shough lives in New Orleans, that feeling and meaning are impossible to ignore anyway.
www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Reposted by Luke Johnson
In Sunday's Times-Picayune sports, from @bylukejohnson.bsky.social: Against the Falcons, with Drew Brees watching, Saints QB Tyler Shough will make his first home start ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Tulane stays in control of American race with easy win at Temple ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/tulan...
Tulane stays in control of American race with easy win at Temple ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/tulan...
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In Sunday's Times-Picayune sports, from @bylukejohnson.bsky.social: Against the Falcons, with Drew Brees watching, Saints QB Tyler Shough will make his first home start ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/saint...
Tulane stays in control of American race with easy win at Temple ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/tulan...
Tulane stays in control of American race with easy win at Temple ➡️ www.nola.com/sports/tulan...
Taliese Fuaga (ankle) was back at practice today.
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Taliese Fuaga (ankle) was back at practice today.
Kellen Moore said the team granted Brandin Cooks’ request for a release after adjusting his contract to make it work for both sides.
He added that Mason Tipton will now slide into the WR3 role.
He added that Mason Tipton will now slide into the WR3 role.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Kellen Moore said the team granted Brandin Cooks’ request for a release after adjusting his contract to make it work for both sides.
He added that Mason Tipton will now slide into the WR3 role.
He added that Mason Tipton will now slide into the WR3 role.