NEW ORLEANS -- Saints coach Dennis Allen had a message for his team in the final two weeks of the season.
He challenged the offensive and defensive lines to dominate the line of scrimmage and urged the roster to lock in mentally with their postseason chances on the line.
He put the players through a rare late-season padded practice after their mini-bye following a Thursday night loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 16. The idea was to get them in a specific mindset heading into their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday.