New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has missed three consecutive games with a pair of injuries. Here's the latest update on his status for the Week 16 game against the New York Jets.

Here are your Five Things to Know about the New Orleans Saints for Tuesday, December 16:

The New Orleans Saints have swept the Carolina Panthers this season. On the back of another solid defensive performance and a timely second half performance from rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, the black and gold look like a team playing like they are in the middle of the postseason race for the

CBS Sports' Mike Renner gave his prediction for who the team would draft if it made the pick today. Renner has the Saints selecting Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, who ranks as CBS' No. 26 overall player and No. 5 edge rusher. Renner ranks him higher perhaps than others.

In his seven starts, Shough has completed 66.7 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,468 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Those are not MVP numbers yet, but they tell the story of a player learning fast.

Alvin Kamara has already missed three matches in a row while the New Orleans Saints are ending the season with a pretty average performance on the field in the new season. Last week, the team had dropped a cryptic message about Alvin Kamara,

The Saints began the season 1-8, with their lone win coming in Week 15 against the Giants, who are tied with Tennessee with the worst record (2-12) in the NFL. Since then, New Orleans has won 3 of 5, including consecutive victories over the Buccaneers and the Panthers, the two teams atop the NFC South battling for division supremacy.

Rookie kicker Charlie Smyth drills a game-winning field goal with seconds left, electrifying New Orleans and solidifying his NFL future.