NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints were blown out by the Denver Broncos Thursday night, 33-10. This is the team's fifth loss this season.
In the second quarter, defensive back Paulson Adebo was carted off the field with a leg injury, taking him out the remainder of the game. And former Saints head coach Sean Payton returned to the dome, snatching a win for the Broncos.
Adebo had four tackles, including two assists, when he went out with 10 minutes to play in the second quarter.
Rookie QB Spencer Rattler made his second straight start for the Saints.
The Saints fell 2-5 and the Broncos improved 4-3.
Here's what media from around the nation are saying about the Saints fifth loss of the season:
- The Saints are in free fall as Sean Payton, Broncos embarrass Dennis Allen, Saints - Matthew Paras, NOLA.com
- Broncos vs. Saints: Denver routs New Orleans 33-10 in ugly loss for Dennis Allen in Sean Payton's return to NOLA - Frank Schwab, Yahoo Sports
- Rod Walker: 3 things we learned as Saints' continue to spiral in latest loss to Denver Broncos - Rod Walker, The Advocate
- Bo Nix, Denver Broncos Rebound In Blowout Over Saints: 4 Takeaways - Vincent Frank, Forbes.com
- Saints Fans Unleash 3-Word Chant During Frustrating Thursday Night Loss - Matt Audilet, Athlon Sports
- Grades for Broncos and Saints after Denver's blowout victory - CBS Sports, John Breech
- Broncos- Saints on 'Thursday Night Football': Five things we learned from Denver's 33-10 win - NFL.com, Eric Edholm
- Broncos' Lutz trolls Saints getting booed by fans, 'Alvin Kamara can't blame them' - Bleacher Report, Adam Wells
- Denver D, Javonte and Bo, help Broncos crush Saints - 9News, Mike Klis
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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