{"id":13451,"date":"2024-11-05T21:21:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T21:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13451"},"modified":"2024-11-05T21:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T21:21:44","slug":"social-media-thinks-pope-francis-blessed-the-nfls-new-orleans-saints-after-they-fired-head-coach-dennis-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13451","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Thinks Pope Francis Blessed The NFL\u2019s New Orleans Saints After They Fired Head Coach Dennis Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-orleans-saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>\u00a0were 2-0 and looking like a team that may make some noise in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Then the wheels fell off.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints have lost seven straight, including Sunday\u2019s 23-22 defeat against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/carolina-panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That was the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back as the New Orleans Saints would go on to fire head coach Dennis Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis may have accidentally blessed the team after that move.<\/p>\n<p>Francis seemed to inadvertently bless them after the head of the Catholic Church posted to X on Tuesday morning: \u201cThe #Saints are precious pearls and are always living and relevant because they provide a fascinating commentary on the Gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He included a hashtag for the word \u201cSaints,\u201d which on X automatically added the team\u2019s logo, a fleur-de-lis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE POPE IS VERY EXCITED THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAINTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAINTS<\/a> FIRED DENNIS ALLEN<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HmxIqksCDR\">pic.twitter.com\/HmxIqksCDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1853848236395520354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 1, he wished all Catholics a happy All Saints\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans fired Coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints\u2019 losing streak to seven games \u2014 their longest since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints named special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi the club\u2019s interim coach for the final eight games of the season, which is trending toward a fourth straight season without a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-new-orleans-saints-have-been-a-bad-team-for-years-now\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The New Orleans Saints Have Been A Bad Team For Years Now<\/h2>\n<p>The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen after a 2-7 start this season and named special teams coach Darren Rizzi as the organization\u2019s interim head coach.<\/p>\n<p>The team is in the midst of a fourth-straight bad year.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise has actually\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nor\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finished above\u00a0<\/a>.500 in two of the last four but still has not qualified for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the team is 2-7, it appears they won\u2019t be headed there yet again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0New Orleans Saints\u00a0were 2-0 and looking like a team that may make some noise in 2024. 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