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Saints star Chris Olave will play against Vikings after a week of injury-related questions.

Next · Week 5 · FOX

Sunday, Oct. 11 · noon CT

Minnesota Vikings at Saints

Caesars Superdome · FOX. Saints 1–3.

Until

2 days · noon CT

Spread

Saints +1.5

Total

42.5

TV

FOX

Kickoff

noon

  1. Sun Oct 11

    Vikings, noon CT, FOX, Caesars Superdome.

  2. Fri Oct 9

    Official Friday report, 1:55 p.m. Out: Elliss, Jennings, Wright. Six questionable.

  3. Line

    FanDuel, Wednesday morning: Saints +1.5 / O/U 42.5.

  4. Archived

    Week 4 final: Falcons 45, Saints 24.

FanDuel, checked Wednesday morning, Oct. 7: Saints +1.5 (−104) / O/U 42.5 / Saints +110 · Vikings −130. Spread and total unchanged from the Oct. 6 opening line.

This card is the next game. Week 4 is archived on the week page: Falcons 45, Saints 24.

The beat

News wire. Newest first.

October 9, 2026 · 3:51 p.m. CT

  1. Oct 9 · 3:41pLuke Johnson / nola.comlisted Oct 9 · 3:41p

    Saints star Chris Olave will play against Vikings after a week of injury-related questions.

  2. Oct 9 · 3:31pNewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 3:31p

    Why didn’t Tyler Shough throw over the middle against Atlanta? NOF breaks down the role of the Falcons’ safeties and blitzes.

  3. Oct 9 · 2:52pMike Triplett / NewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 2:52p

    Chris Olave insists he’s ‘100%’ after minor injury concerns.

  4. Oct 9 · 2:51pNewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 2:51p

    Chris Olave on national recognition, via NOF: “I don’t really pay attention to that type of stuff. I just want the respect from my teammates and the people I’m going against.”

  5. Oct 9 · 2:48pNewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 2:48p

    Chris Olave on whether Michael Thomas influenced his goal of catching 80% of passes thrown his way, via NOF: “Yeah, for sure. I was just studying, and his best seasons was up there, and I talk to him pretty often, so yeah.”

  6. Oct 9 · 2:38pNewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 2:38p

    Pete Werner on containing Kyler Murray and defending the run, via NOF: “We haven't played well enough on first and second down to get to third down, so that's a heavy emphasis.”

  7. Oct 9 · 2:38pNewOrleans.Footballlisted Oct 9 · 2:38p

    Chris Olave on his start, via NOF: “Just trying to provide a spark to our offense, I know we 1-3 right now, but I feel like we headed in the right direction.”

  8. Oct 9 · 2:33pSaints.comlisted Oct 9 · 2:33p

    Former New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka epitomized toughness while forging Hall of Fame career.

  9. Oct 9 · 2:28pMatthew Paras / nola.comlisted Oct 9 · 2:28p

    Alvin Kamara, 5 others questionable ahead of Saints’ game vs Vikings; LB Kaden Elliss out.

  10. Oct 9 · 2:04pLuke Johnson / nola.comlisted Oct 9 · 2:04p

    Final injury report.

  1. 01Next: Vikings, Sunday Oct. 11, noon CT, FOX. Saints 1–3.
  2. 02FanDuel, checked Wednesday morning, Oct. 7: Saints +1.5 / O/U 42.5.
  3. 03Official Friday report, 1:55 p.m. Out: Elliss, Jennings, Wright. Questionable: Kamara, Blackmon, Brown, Ford, Miller, Styles. Olave full, no game status.

More

Injuries, depth, schedule, the South.

  1. This weekKick, TV, and the clocks that actually matter.
  2. Who's upWeek 5. No new report is cited here.
  3. Depth ChartWho’s on the field. Who’s next. Who’s arguing.
  4. ScheduleSeventeen dates. One week off. The rest is math.
  5. NFC SouthSaints 1–3. Falcons 2–2. Panthers 2–2 and Buccaneers 0–4 are the Oct. 5 standings.
  6. RosterThe 53. The IR pile. Who still has a job.
  7. HistoryOne Lombardi. The rest of the ledger.