Saints build a 24-point lead and barely keep it in a 34-27 win over the Giants

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.

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