Dennis Allen gets last laugh on Saints
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Allen spent 15 seasons with the Saints in various roles and won Super Bowl XLIV with them as an assistant to Sean Payton.
CHICAGO — The New Orleans Saints have now lost the last eight games they’ve played when Dennis Allen was on the field. Seven of those came last year, when Allen was head coach of the Saints before being fired. The eighth came Sunday in Allen’s first season as defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears.
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Dennis Allen finally unleashed his defense’s full potential vs. former team in Week 7, but now he might have a new concern
Easily the biggest staff hire Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson made was the decision to name Dennis Allen as the team's next defensive coordinator. Earlier in the week, Johnson called Allen a "godsend" for the experience and defensive brilliance he brought to Chicago ahead of facing his former team in the New Orleans Saints.
Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and special teams coordinator Richard Hightower address the media Thursday at Halas Hall ahead of the Bears' Week 7 matchup with the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field Sunday.