That was enough to prompt a major organizational change. The Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen nine games into the 2024 NFL season. The 52-year-old becomes the second NFL coach to be fired during the 2024 season and is expected to be replaced by special ...

Taking over the Saints means inheriting Derek Carr, the league’s worst salary cap situation and a GM lacking recent draft hits.

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 lost seven straight, including Sunday’s 23-22 defeat against the Carolina Panthers. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back as the New Orleans Saints would go on to fire head coach Dennis Allen. Pope Francis may have accidentally blessed the team after that move.

Dennis Allen was feeling optimistic after the New Orleans Saints started the season 2-0. But a seven-game losing streak, including a 23-22 road loss to NFL cellar dweller Carolina on Sunday, has Allen answering questions about his job security.

Dennis Allen can feel the frustration ... Not counting this season, there have been 262 teams who have had a losing streak of at least six games since the NFL-AFL 1970 merger, according to Stathead. It turns out 46.1% of those teams made a coaching ...

Allen was promoted by general manager Mickey Loomis after a six-season tenure as New Orleans’ defensive coordinator, a period that saw his unit ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in 2020 and 2021. “Dennis has been a part of our organization for many years ...

Dennis Allen heads a list of coaches who could be out of a job soon — a list that includes Doug Pederson, Mike McCarthy and Matt Eberflus.

Oct 13, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus talks with side judge Chad Hill (125) against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second half during an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The New Orleans Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after the team suffered their seventh straight loss.

The New Orleans Saints are taking drastic action amid a seven-game losing streak by firing coach Dennis Allen after a 2-7 start.