As backhanded complements go, this one’s a doozy. So let’s start with the positives: New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen knocked off the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday to exit Week 15 with a win. Now to take our medicine, and it’s a bitter pill: Allen is 5-9 after Week 15, having lost nearly twice as many games as he’s won. That’s also a new career-high for Allen as a head coach in the NFL.
Allen never finished better than 4-12 as the Raiders head coach early in his career, so 5 wins this year with the Saints is the highest win total he’s ever achieved. This was also his 50th game as a head coach, and his 13th win. It raises his career winning percentage to .260.
