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A terrific defensive performance was squandered by New Orleans in another mind-numbing loss. Here is the thumbs up, thumbs down, along with another appropriate finger gesture from their loss at San Francisco.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Three consecutive second-half shutouts were impressive for the San Francisco 49ers. Their prideful defense knew they were capable of even more.

The New Orleans Saints (4-7) are back on the road this week taking on the San Francisco 49ers (6-4). For the Saints, this could very well be the toughest opponent they face all season. The 49ers have proven to be one of the best teams in pro football, loaded with top tier talent on both sides of the ball. But despite being heavy underdogs today, the Saints’ young talent perhaps gives them a punchers chance to pull off a stunning upset.

Previewing a New Orleans passing game that should be productive against a disruptive 49ers pass defense, but must be consistent and avoid mistakes to pull off an upset.

Previewing what will be a physical Week 12 war between the New Orleans running game and San Francisco run defense.

T.J. Watt has a vintage performance, T.J. Edwards continues to rack up tackles and Melvin Gordon is released by the Broncos.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen placed a renewed focus on fundamentals during the past week of practice and it appeared to pay off. New Orleans did not turn the ball over, didn't have many missed tackles and was called for just two penalties during a 27-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday that kept the Saints within 1 1/2 games of first place in the NFC South, where no team has a winning record.

We put a bow on the Rams game, taking a look at the snap counts and giving some observations from the Saints win in Week 11.

New Orleans offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk is among 32 nominees for an NFL postseason award.

Former Patriots Vince Wilfork and Rodney Harrison are also on the list of semifinalists for the 2023 class.