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Saints vs. Lions: New Orleans falls to 0-1 with Week 1 loss in Detroit

The New Orleans Saints fall to 0-1 to start the 2026 NFL season after an intense 31-30 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Saints started the game down 21 points, but fought back forcing the game into overtime. Saints Scoring Kendre Miller 8-yard rushing touchdown The Saints’ scoring opens up after taking a 21-0 deficit. […]

Saints vs. Lions: Week 1 Open Thread

The Saints travel to Detroit to kick off a season that hopefully sees New Orleans contend for the division title. The Saints are getting some respect to start the season, but they need to earn that respect here with a win over Detroit. It’s been a long offseason, full of hope and promise, but now […]

New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions Inactives: Alvin Kamara is out

Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is here, and the New Orleans Saints will kick things off on the road at Ford Field against the Detroit Lions. New team, new year, new opportunity… The road to Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles all starts today! With kickoff just minutes away, let’s take a look at […]

Defensive head-to-head preview: Saints vs Lions

The Saints kick off the 2026 season on the road against the Detroit Lions. This matchup will be an early test for a young Saints team that is looking to establish itself as a contender for the NFC South division. The Saints finished off 2025 with one of the best defensive units in the league […]

Key matchups: Saints vs. Lions

Look how far we’ve come! It’s officially NFL season, and the New Orleans Saints will travel to Michigan to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The Lions are currently 6.5-point favorites. Despite leading the way in predictions to come out with the win, Sunday’s matchup is very winnable for the Black and Gold. […]

College Players to Watch: Week 1

With the 2026 season set to kick off tomorrow, the Saints are looking to make a run at winning the division, but that does not mean they will not also be preparing for the upcoming 2027 NFL Draft and evaluating what improvements they will need to make to increase the overall quality of the roster. […]

New Orleans Saints News: Could Chase Young have a career day on Sunday?

Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Canal Street Chronicles: Week 1 Saints at Lions Bold Predictions Check out the staff’s predictions! Saints restructure another veteran contract to save salary cap space Some moves from the Saints. Alvin Kamara Injury Update and Fantasy Outlook for Saints vs. Lions Amid Knee Issue […]

Saints and Keesler FCU kick off 3rd annual Kicks for Kids

The New Orleans Saints and Keesler Federal Credit Union today announced the launch of the third season of Kicks for Kids, a community initiative that donates $1,000 for every Saints field goal made during the regular season. All proceeds from the 2026 campaign will benefit Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana, supporting programs that […]

Canal Street Chronicles: Week 1 Saints at Lions Bold Predictions

It’s finally here… Week 1 of the 2026 regular season and the New Orleans Saints will open on the road against the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit. So, let’s jump right in and take a look at some of the Canal Street Chronicles and ATVS staff’s predictions for this week’s matchup between the Saints […]

Friday’s Saints vs. Lions final injury report: 3 players ruled out

The New Orleans Saints have just wrapped up their third and final practice ahead of Sunday’s regular-season opener on the road against the Detroit Lions. The running back room is the one most fans have their eyes on as Audric Estime has been ruled out, and Alvin Kamara, who has been limited all week and […]

Saints vs. Lions: Quarterback Matchup

Week 1 of the NFL is finally here, and the Saints are set to visit the Detroit Lions to begin the season. This will feature a very interesting QB matchup: veteran Jared Goff, who is entering his 11th season, versus the up-and-coming face of the Saints, Tyler Shough, who is entering Year 2 but his […]

Canal Street Chronicles welcomes new writer, Andrew Lotz

Hi, my name is Andrew Lotz and I’m the newest contributing writer for the Canal Street Chronicles as well as And The Valley Shook. As a lifelong football obsessive, this opportunity immediately jumped out at me, and I couldn’t be more excited to begin covering my two favorite teams in all of sports, the New […]

Interview with the Enemy: Detroit Lions

This Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will head to Ford Field to face the Detroit Lions in the 2026 regular season opener. To break it down, Ryan Mathews of Pride of Detroit joins us to preview this weekend’s matchup. NJ: While the culture and competitive standards in Detroit have undeniably improved since Dan Campbell arrived in 2021, if […]

Our defense vs. their offense: Detroit Lions

On Sunday, both the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions will begin their 2026 regular season at Ford Field as a long offseason comes to a conclusion. Ahead of what will likely be a competitive NFC battle, let’s take a look at what the New Orleans defense will be up against this weekend. Saints’ defensive […]

New Orleans Saints News: How will Travis Etienne perform on his debut?

Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Saints Super Bowl Odds: Week 1 Better than last year! Sunday is feeding day for New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne A potential big game. Lions DC says team was high on Saints QB Tyler Shough in 2025 draft The Saints were not […]

Thursday’s Saints vs. Lions injury report

The New Orleans Saints have just wrapped up their second practice ahead of Sunday’s regular-season opener on the road against the Detroit Lions. Fans got some encouraging news on yesterday as star running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice after missing the last few weeks with a knee injury. Unfortunately Cam Jordan, who is dealing […]

Saints rookie report: Week 1 preview

Welcome to the Week 1 edition of the New Orleans Saints rookie report! A quick preview before we start: this will be a bit different from last year because of injuries and playing time. The Saints relied on their rookies early last season, and although it took time for other players to start, nearly the […]

Saints draft position: Entering Week 1

With the New Orleans Saints not having played a game yet, projections are the only way the draft order can be made going into Week 1. According to those projections, the Saints are set to select at pick 9 in the NFL Draft. So, for the first draft position of the season, that is what […]

Our offense vs. their defense: Detroit Lions

Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints are finally set to begin their 2026 campaign on the road against the Detroit Lions this Sunday. After a relatively disappointing season that finished with a positive swing in momentum last year, expectations and vibes surrounding the team are now higher than they’ve been in over five years. […]

Wednesday’s Saints vs. Lions injury report: Alvin Kamara returns

The New Orleans Saints have wrapped up their first practice ahead of the 2026 regular-season opener on the road against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Sept. 13. New Orleans has dealt with a rash of injuries over the past few weeks, particularly during the preseason, making the health of several key players something to keep […]

Saints power ranking entering Week 1

Welcome to the first power rankings of the season! With zero games played, analysts can only go off their own projections, so let’s see what they think of the New Orleans Saints. NFL.com – 22 “Injuries on both sides of the ball (DT Bryan Bresee, WR Jordyn Tyson) have lowered expectations a bit for the Saints, but they […]

A look back at the history between the Saints and Lions

The New Orleans Saints will open the 2026 season on the road Sunday afternoon against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The Saints and Lions first met on Nov. 24, 1968, at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, with the game ending in a 20-20 tie. Since then, the teams have met just 28 times, with New […]