Saints' bye comes as an all-but-lost season winds down
New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) carries against Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Anthony Nelson in the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) carries against Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Anthony Nelson in the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton (14) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton (14) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton (14) hands off to running back Mark Ingram II (22) in the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton (14) hands off to running back Mark Ingram II (22) in the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Dec. 05, 2022 09:28 PM EST
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) carries in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) carries in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen watches from the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen watches from the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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