Two Saints awaiting word from a judge on whether their four-game suspensions will be upheld experienced the lows and highs that life can offer this week.

New Orleans did not expect to have defensive end Will Smith and running back Deuce McAllister available for today’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Three Saints — running back Deuce McAllister, and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant– are marching into the league’s New York City headquarters Tuesday to appeal their four-game suspensions for positive tests of a weight-loss diuretic.