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Commanders Opponent Fires Coach After Week 9 Loss

The Washington Commanders will see a different version of the New Orleans Saints later this season.

Jeremy Brener

Oct 27, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen on the sidelines in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Oct 27, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen on the sidelines in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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When the Washington Commanders face off against the New Orleans Saints next month, their opponent will look a little bit different.

That's because the Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen after the team's 2-7 start, which has resulted in a league-worst seven-game losing streak. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was the first to report on the news.

The final straw came when the Saints lost to the one-win Carolina Panthers in a 23-22 affair in Week 9.

Allen, 52, has been with the Saints for 10 seasons, starting as a defensive assistant in 2015, the year after he was fired as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

Allen was promoted to become the team's defensive coordinator, a position he held until the 2021 campaign. When Sean Payton announced his first retirement, the Saints promoted Allen to the head coaching role.

As the Saints head coach, Allen went 18-25 in 43 games, marking a .419 winning percentage.

Now, the Saints will look to name an interim head coach, who will have the task of preparing his team for the rest of the games in the second half of the season, including the matchup against the Commanders in New Orleans on Dec. 15 as part of Week 15's action.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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