Allen said Carr looked "rusty" in his return the starting lineup and the Saints were unable to close out despite leading 22-17 in the fourth quarter. And when the Saints needed to only to get into field goal range in the final 2:18 to win, they couldn't do it as Carr's fourth-and-4 pass to Cedrick Wilson was broken up.

Dennis Allen couldn’t coach his way through a grueling run of injuries. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis cited an “abnormal” amount of injuries that led to a 2-7 start as the impetus for why the franchise fired its head coach Monday.