New Orleans finish their regular season in Week 18 against the Buccaneers, who are fighting to clinch the NFC South title and a playoff spot.

The New Orleans Saints could keep Derek Carr as the team's starting quarterback in 2025 due to a lack of salary cap flexibility, according to ESPN's

The New Orleans Saints are not looking very healthy ahead of their Week 18 matchup vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With the regular season finale on Sunday against the Buccaneers, Saints QB Derek Carr received his final injury notice of the 2024 year.

If Carr isn’t able to prove he is ready to return, then it will be rookie Spencer Rattler who will get his fifth start of the season. Though the Saints have no won with Rattler at QB, including Monday becoming the only team in the NFL to be shut out.

The New Orleans Saints could stumble into the perfect Derek Carr replacement in the 2025 NFL Draft — and he's not even a projected first round pick.

Though Derek Carr may not be able to play in Week 17, he'll be seeing the Las Vegas Raiders for the first time since his release.

Jacobs did not see a ton of action against the Saints but he still led the Packers with 69 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries to go with 38 receiving yards on four receptions and four targets. As for Carr, he can be expected to sit out the rest of the season, given his injury and the Saints being out of playoff contention already.

The New Orleans Saints have been struggling in the absence of star quarterback Derek Carr and running back Alvin Kamara, and it turns out that is unlikely to change. According to ESPN NFL Insider, "Saints ruled out RB Alvin Kamara and QB Derek Carr for Sunday's game vs. the Raiders."

The New Orleans Saints have plenty of items on their immediate offseason to-do list. Here they are, ranked by priority and urgency:

The NFL playoff picture is about to be complete. Check back throughout Week 18 for updates on AFC and NFC scenarios, as well as wild-card matchups.