The New Orleans Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games.

The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen as their losing streak has extended to seven games, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Allen has an 18-25 record as the Saints' head coach and a 26-53 overall record as an NFL head coach.

We've heard NFL head coaches be described in a few different ways, but Marquez Valdes-Scantling's description of Darren Rizzi has to be one of the more unique descriptions in recent memory. In a sitdown interview with Kay Adams,

New Orleans returns to play-action passing, a new D-Line coach improves the pass rush and Tyrann Mathieu rediscovers the Honey Badger.

Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi figured one way to help New Orleans overcome its seven-game skid was to think about anything but the losing streak itself. So Rizzi’s messaging revolved around the idea that with a new regime comes a “fresh start.

A legendary former New Orleans Saints quarterback congratulated Darren Rizzi on beating the Falcons, but he initially thought it was Archie Manning's famous grandson, not Archie himself, texting him on Monday.