Will Lutz made his return to New Orleans rely. The one-time Professional Bowl kicker made all 4 of his area purpose 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’ devoted through the sport.
After Thursday’s sport, Lutz took to social media to take an obvious dig at his former coach, Dennis Allen.
“Ehh, I think we know who was getting booed out the building,” 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 rejoice a area purpose through the first quarter in opposition to the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (Gus Stark/Getty Photographs)
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 prompt they would not thoughts seeing their coach dismissed.
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“They don’t want to tackle. They don’t want to make plays. These are good players. Tyrann Mathieu is a good player. The easiest interception of his life … and he drops it,” Sherman mentioned through the Prime Video broadcast.
“I see guys not having effort to get to the ball carrier, to make tackles. Like, I don’t understand this. It seems like they want to get their coach fired. That’s the effort they’re playing with.”
After the sport, Allen shrugged off any obvious issues about his job safety.
New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen, left, talks with Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton after a sport Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Picture/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 possible left the as soon as proud fan base annoyed. 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 mentioned “Life After Drew” whereas others held indicators that pleaded for assist.
A Saints fan throughout a sport between the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Oct. 17, 2024, in New Orleans. (Gus Stark/Getty Photographs)
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 sport.
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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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