The Saints aren’t mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but after their loss to the Rams, hope is in low supply:

Do-it-all Saints tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in New Orleans' loss to the Los Angeles Rams. "It looks like an ACL tear," interim coach Darren Rizzi said Monday.

The Los Angeles Rams took down the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Sunday, notching their sixth win of the season. I

The win got the Rams back to .500 at 6-6, keeping them only one game out of first place in the NFC West behind the Seattle Seahawks. It wasn’t a pretty win or one that will make Sean McVay feel good about the offense, but it was a much-needed victory against a resilient Saints team that had been 2-0 under interim coach Darren Rizzi.

NEW ORLEANS -- The Darren Rizzi magical run is over for now, as the Saints got knocked back down to reality on Sunday. The Rams came in and bulldozed New Orleans in the second half and were able to close out the game late to earn a 21-14 win. The Saints are now 4-8 and 1-4 in one-score games.