New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler will start Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. Allen said he thought Rattler, a fifth-round rookie out of South Carolina, gave the Saints the best chance to win. He said the Saints were concerned “now” about this week and that the situation would be reevaluated after the Buccaneers game. See more >>

For two weeks everything worked exactly according to plan. When the New Orleans Saints hired offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, one of the priorities was to rejuvenate a rushing attack that had floundered last season. That ground game would serve as the attacking base, while everything else was built around it. See more >>

After the preseason concluded, New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said the competition between Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler was not over. Their performance would be monitored week-to-week, he said, even if the Saints opted to go with Haener as the backup quarterback on game days. On Wednesday, when it was time for Allen to choose who would replace the injured Derek Carr for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Saints went with Rattler. See more >>

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