Saints HC Dennis Allen Reveals His Own Players Overruled Him On Play That Almost Led To Postgame Fight With Falcons HC Arthur Smith

With the Saints up 41-17 over the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints did not need to score lined up with first and goal.

Instead of kneeling the ball, the Sains decided to score and make the game look even worse.

Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith and New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen had a heated exchange during handshakes at midfield following their Sunday afternoon game.

After the game, Dennis Allen revealed that his own players wanted Jamaal Willians to score a touchdown.

The Saints were supposed to take a knee according to Allen, but the players went rogue and ran a play anyway.

Dennis Allen said they asked him if Jamaal Williams could get a TD. He said no, he wanted to take a knee. He said the players ran that play anyway. He said Arthur Smith was right to be upset.

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) January 7, 2024

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Context of what happened:

Jamaal WIlliams had 17 TDs last year, the most in the NFL.

He had 0 this year coming into today. #Saints players wanted to get him one, which he did in garbage time.#Saints HC Dennis Allen apologized after the game.

"That's not who we are." https://t.co/Z08FXh0xRN

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 7, 2024

Smith told Allen “that’s f—————g BS” after New Orleans scored a touchdown with one minute left.

The Saints won 48-17.

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The Falcons have finished with a 7-10 record during all three years of Smith’s tenure and he could be seeing his way out of town this offseason.