Will Lutz made his return to New Orleans depend. The one-time Professional Bowl kicker made all 4 of his subject objective makes an attempt to assist raise the Denver Broncos to a 33-10 victory over the Saints Thursday night time.
However Lutz took discover of the obvious boos that rained down from the Saints’ trustworthy in the course of the recreation.
After Thursday’s recreation, Lutz took to social media to take an obvious dig at his former coach, Dennis Allen.
“Ehh, I feel we all know who was getting booed out the constructing,” Lutz wrote, together with a laughing emoji. “All love, WhoDatNation.”
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Wil Lutz (3) and Riley Dixon (9) of the Denver Broncos have a good time a subject objective in the course of the first quarter in opposition to the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (Gus Stark/Getty Pictures)
Allen, who took over as head coach after Sean Payton briefly stepped away from teaching, has confronted scrutiny this season. Throughout halftime, former Seattle Seahawks defensive again Richard Sherman questioned the trouble of the Saints gamers and recommended they would not thoughts seeing their coach dismissed.
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“They don’t need to sort out. They don’t need to make performs. These are good gamers. Tyrann Mathieu is an efficient participant. The best interception of his life … and he drops it,” Sherman stated in the course of the Prime Video broadcast.
“I see guys not having effort to get to the ball service, to make tackles. Like, I don’t perceive this. It looks like they need to get their coach fired. That’s the trouble they’re enjoying with.”
After the sport, Allen shrugged off any obvious considerations about his job safety.
New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen, left, talks with Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton after a recreation Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photograph/Gerald Herbert)
After successful the primary two video games of the season convincingly, the Saints have dropped 5 video games in a row. The disappointing previous few weeks have doubtless left the as soon as proud fan base pissed off. The most recent defeat additionally prompted a mass exodus from the Caesars Superdome within the fourth quarter.
Cameras captured one fan with a bag over his head that stated “Life After Drew” whereas others held indicators that pleaded for assist.
A Saints fan throughout a recreation between the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (Gus Stark/Getty Pictures)
The message referred to the run of success the franchise skilled with quarterback Drew Brees. The five-time All-Professional retired after the 2020 season, and the Saints have did not qualify for the postseason ever since.
Brees was inducted into the Saints’ Corridor of Fame at halftime of Thursday’s recreation.
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Lutz signed with New Orleans in 2016 and stayed with the franchise by means of the 2022 season. He was traded to the Broncos in 2023, reuniting him with Payton.
The Saints will journey to California subsequent week for a matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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