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2–5·Week 9 · Sunday, Nov. 8
Next · Week 9 · CBS
Sunday, Nov. 8 · noon CT
Cleveland Browns at Saints
Caesars Superdome · New Orleans · CBS.
- Until
- Sunday, Nov. 8
- Spread
- NO -3.5
- Total
- 42.5
- TV
- CBS
- Kickoff
- noon
Indoor. Caesars Superdome.
Saints −2.5, total 43.5, moneyline −135 (DraftKings, Oct. 30).
Last game: Steelers 16, Saints 10. Saints 2–5. Next: Cleveland Browns, Caesars Superdome, Sunday, Nov. 8, noon CT, CBS.
This week →Injuries
Full list →Browns week · Thursday, Nov. 5 (official): Did not practice: CJ Donaldson (shoulder, concussion), Davon Godchaux (rest). Limited: Kamara, Tyson, Banks, Emerson, Richards. Full: Ruiz. Reid and Shepherd off the report. Game statuses Friday.
- Off the reportJustin Reid · S
- Out vs. CLE (reported)CJ Donaldson · RB
- Knee · fullCesar Ruiz · OG
- Off the reportNathan Shepherd · DT
- No designationAlvin Kamara · RB
- Questionable (reported)Asim Richards · OT
- Questionable (reported)Martin Emerson Jr. · CB
- IR · questionable (reported)Jordyn Tyson · WR
- IRTravis Etienne Jr. · RB
News
Articles and X posts. Newest first.
- 01Nov 6John Sigler (Saints Wire) via Yahoo Sports
Reported: Alvin Kamara (back), Justin Reid (concussion), Cesar Ruiz (knee) and Nathan Shepherd (illness) carry no game designation on the final injury report and are good to go Sunday against the Browns.
- 02Nov 6Josh Alper (Pro Football Talk)
Reported: Rookie WR Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) is questionable for Sunday against the Browns, as are T Asim Richards (thumb) and CB Martin Emerson Jr. (shin), per Kellen Moore. Tyson and OT Kelvin Banks Jr. must be activated from injured reserve by Saturday afternoon to play. CJ Donaldson is out.
- 03Nov 6Nic Bodiford (NBC Sports)
Reported: OT Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle) is questionable to play in Week 9 against the Browns. He must be activated from injured reserve by Saturday afternoon to play.
- 04Nov 6Christopher Crawford (NBC Sports)
Reported: RB CJ Donaldson (concussion, shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday against the Browns. The rest of the game statuses come with Friday's official injury report.
- 05Nov 6Sean Leahy (Yahoo Sports)
Reported: Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback for the Browns on Sunday in New Orleans, with Deshaun Watson still in the concussion protocol. It is Sanders’ first start since Week 18 last season.
- 06Nov 5Katherine Terrell (ESPN) via CBS Sports
CJ Donaldson (shoulder, concussion) did not practice Thursday after being limited Wednesday, per ESPN's Katherine Terrell. Game statuses come Friday.
- 07Nov 5Jared Mueller (SB Nation) via Yahoo Sports
Official Thursday injury report vs. the Browns. Did not practice: RB CJ Donaldson (shoulder, concussion; down from limited), DT Davon Godchaux (rest). Limited: RB Alvin Kamara (rest, back; up from DNP), T Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle), CB Martin Emerson Jr. (shin), T Asim Richards (thumb), WR Jordyn Tyson (hamstring). Full: G Cesar Ruiz (knee). S Justin Reid and DT Nathan Shepherd no longer carry injury designations.
- 08Nov 5Katherine Terrell (ESPN) via CBS Sports
Reported: Alvin Kamara (rest, back) was limited at Thursday's practice after sitting out Wednesday, per ESPN's Katherine Terrell. The full official Thursday injury report is not posted here yet; game statuses come Friday.
- 09Nov 4New Orleans Saints (official)
Official Wednesday injury report vs. the Browns. Did not practice: RB Alvin Kamara (rest, back). Limited: T Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle), RB CJ Donaldson (shoulder, concussion), CB Martin Emerson Jr. (shin), T Asim Richards (thumb), WR Jordyn Tyson (hamstring). Full: S Justin Reid (concussion), G Cesar Ruiz (knee), DL Nathan Shepherd (illness).
- 10Nov 4BBC Sport via Yahoo Sports
Official: Kellen Moore says Charlie Smyth will kick Sunday against the Browns. "Charlie will kick this week." On Daniel Carlson: "Daniel has made some really big kicks for us - it's just the consistency thing. I just felt this is the best decision for our football team going forward."
- 11Nov 4New Orleans Saints (official) via FantasyPros
Official: Kellen Moore's practice update says WR Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) and OT Kelvin Banks Jr. (ankle) were limited Wednesday. Both are practicing off injured reserve, which starts their 21-day windows.
- 12Nov 4Jeff Nowak (WWL) via CBS Sports
Kellen Moore says the Saints have not opened RB Travis Etienne Jr.'s (hamstring) practice window yet.
- 13Nov 4John Sigler (Saints Wire)
Report: Rookie WR Jordyn Tyson returns to practice Wednesday for the first time since his August hamstring injury, per Nick Underhill. That opens his 21-day window to be activated off injured reserve. The team has not announced it yet.
- 14Nov 3John Sigler (Saints Wire)
Report: NFL Ireland's Michael McQuaid says Charlie Smyth is expected to kick for the Saints after Daniel Carlson's release. The Saints could still add a veteran such as Riley Patterson or bring in a tryout kicker to push him.
Schedule
Full slate →- W7Pittsburgh SteelersSun Oct 25 · FINAL · NFLNL 10–16
- W8BYE— · — · —N/A
- W9Cleveland BrownsSun Nov 8 · Noon CT · CBS−2.5
- W10Carolina PanthersSun Nov 15 · Noon CT · FOX−1.5
NFC South
Division →- Panthers3–4
- Buccaneers3–5
- Falcons3–5
- Saints2–5