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New Orleans hosts the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Central at the Smoothie King Center to start the regular season. Opening night brings value-priced concessions, a commemorative hat giveaway and a Red Panda halftime show, after a 3-1 preseason finish.

Down 10-0 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 18, New Orleans ran off 34 unanswered points behind Tyler Shough and a season-best running game, then needed one last stop near its own goal line to close out a 34-27 win and end a three-game losing streak.

The league said on Sunday, Oct. 18, that preparations for the Oct. 25 game at the Stade de France are continuing on schedule, and the Saints, who were due in Paris early Monday, say their own staff on the ground has seen no disruption at team sites.

The Saints made two roster moves on Saturday, Oct. 17, activating long snapper Zach Wood from injured reserve and elevating wide receiver Cedric Tillman from the practice squad for Sunday, Oct. 18, at the New York Giants.

The Pelicans announced on Saturday, Oct. 17, that guard Kobe Bufkin and forward Jalon Moore had been placed on waivers, trimming the roster to 18 players, 15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.

The Green Wave defense took the ball away six times on Friday night, Oct. 16, TJ Smith returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, and Tulane beat a Memphis team that arrived as a seven-point favorite, 31-17, for its first American Conference win of the season.

Saddiq Bey scored 19 points off the bench on Friday night, Oct. 16, New Orleans built an 11-point lead through three quarters at the Smoothie King Center, and the Pelicans survived a 36-point Washington fourth quarter to win their preseason finale 107-106.

The final injury report of the week, released Friday, Oct. 16, rules out linebackers Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings for Sunday at the New York Giants, and lists Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, Nathan Shepherd, Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Zach Wood as questionable.

Chris Olave, Kaden Elliss, Anfernee Jennings and Nathan Shepherd missed practice again on Thursday, Oct. 15, Alvin Kamara stayed limited with a back injury, and Tyree Wilson and Colby Wooden moved back to full work ahead of Sunday at the New York Giants.

The Green Wave, 2-3 and still looking for a first American Conference win, host a 5-1 Memphis team on Friday, Oct. 16, at Yulman Stadium, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and the program’s first drone show on the night’s schedule.

New Orleans plays its fourth and final preseason game on Friday, Oct. 16, at home against Washington, two nights after a 101-97 win at Dallas, with the regular season opener against Indiana set for Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Chris Olave and Nathan Shepherd missed practice with illness, Kaden Elliss and Anfernee Jennings were also out, and Tyler Shough and Zach Wood practiced fully on the first injury report of Week 6.

Jeremiah Fears scored 16 points with five assists on his 20th birthday, Karlo Matkovic added 11 and New Orleans survived a 34 point Dallas fourth quarter to win 101-97 and move to 2-1 in the preseason.

Speaking to the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Benson said the 1-4 start falls short of what fans deserve and put responsibility on the coaches, the football staff, the players and herself.

New Orleans re-signed Decamerion Richardson, released Cal Adomitis, waived Jayden Price and Brock Rechsteiner, and cut Ulysses Bentley and Trey Palmer from the practice squad on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Head coach Kellen Moore said Monday, Oct. 12, that the No. 8 overall pick will not return to practice this week. Tyson has been on injured reserve all season with a hamstring injury and has yet to make his NFL debut.

Minnesota stayed unbeaten at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday while the Saints fell to 1-4 with their third straight loss. Tyler Shough threw two interceptions, and the Vikings pulled away with 10 fourth-quarter points.

Cale Hellums ran for a career-high 223 yards and Dawson Jones hit a 25-yarder as time expired, handing Tulane a gutting loss in its American Conference opener at Michie Stadium.

New Orleans got two young defenders back from injured reserve, elevated two practice-squad players, and waived two more on Saturday ahead of Sunday's noon kickoff against the 4-0 Vikings.

Stratton became the first two-time women's Money in the Bank winner, Penta won the men's ladder match, Roman Reigns retained his title, and Liv Morgan reclaimed the women's world championship.

New Orleans will be without three starters Sunday against the 4-0 Vikings, while Chris Olave is set to play and Alvin Kamara's status stays uncertain.

More than 11,000 tickets are sold for Saturday’s show at the Smoothie King Center, headlined by Reigns vs. Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship and two ladder matches.

The Tip-It Foundation is the Tipitina's Foundation again. The fall brings free Sunday Youth Music Labs starting Oct. 25 and a documentary marking the venue's 50th anniversary in 2027.

New Orleans' starters outlasted Oklahoma City's deep reserves in Tulsa, storming back from 24 down for a 116-110 exhibition win.

Bijan Robinson ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns as Atlanta turned the 20th anniversary of the Superdome's post-Katrina reopening into a rout. The Saints fall to 1-3.

The 1-2 rivals square off at the Caesars Superdome with at least a share of first place in the NFC South on the line, while ESPN commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ emotional 2006 return after Hurricane Katrina.

The final injury report leaves New Orleans without three defensive players for the prime-time division game at the Caesars Superdome. Pete Werner and Noah Fant are questionable.

More than 40 restaurants, Nelly and Big Freedia on the stages, and a decade of the bird: the National Fried Chicken Festival wraps Sunday at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds.

The $52 million back aggravated his hamstring in the Raiders loss and must miss at least four games. The Falcons come to the Dome on Monday.

Seven free agents worked out Wednesday at the Saints' facility, including former 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell, as injuries to Travis Etienne Jr., Anfernee Jennings and Pete Werner thin the depth chart.

Four fourth-quarter takeaways erased a 27-16 Saints lead. Next: the Falcons, near the 20th anniversary of the post-Katrina reopening.

The Oct. 29 exhibit remembers the Rampart Street club that ran from 1993 to 2010.