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10: The number of catches by wide receiver Michael Thomas on Sunday. For the second straight game, the Saints’ number one wideout caught 10 passes, and proved to be the only reliable receiving threat for New Orleans against Los Angeles.

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Bucs locker room meltdown a good thing for Saints ahead of Week 17 rematch

The Bucs are in turmoil, and the Saints can be the final dagger that ends their season and sends them spiraling out of control.

The Bucs haven’t eaten very many W’s this year, and the frustration is starting to mount as the team appears on the verge of collapsing to close the season.

You’ve got rumors that Jon Gruden wants back into coaching, and his preferred destination would be Tampa. Word is he’s already started calling old coaching buddies to get the squad back together like he’s gearing up to hop on the latest Call of Duty.

"Of course," Koetter said when asked if rumors have been a distraction. "It's your life, it's your life. It's what you do. So just flip it around. Of course it is. But we all as players and coaches, we're paid to do a job, and you try to do it to the best of our ability. That's all you can do."

Well jeez sir!

That doesn’t say much about the prospects of your coaching future in Tampa beyond next week.

Neither does the latest facsimile snafu involving Jameis Winston and Chris Baker.

Apparently Baker was a little too Aaron Brooks with his demeanor after an untimely penalty (that ultimately cost them the game), and multiple players including Winston took offense. Words were exchanged and an argument took place that was heated enough to take a few players to calm down.

Infighting at this point of the season is a bad look.

Which in truth shouldn’t deter you from missing the fact that over the last 3 weeks Jameis Winston has played well and they are still losing.

Meanwhile...

If you direct your attention across the way to New Orleans, then you’ll probably be made aware that the biggest issue facing the Saints right now is making sure their star rookie CB doesn’t follow up last week’s sub par showing (despite the rookie of the week nomination) with another one.

In fact, the Saints are still a team in search of that perfect game that’s eluded them this entire season. It’s still out there waiting to be discovered. And if the Saints play to the identity a weakened Bucs team, it could be enough to see that to fruition.

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What Just Happened?

They say that the NFL is a week-to-week league, and they are right! Last week in Los Angeles, the sky seemed to be falling. Drew Brees got hurt, New Orleans had 11 penalties and looked in disarray in a 27-9 loss to the Rams. Looming was a daunting challenge against the Seattle Seahawks at Century Link Field. During the week, head coach Sean Payton and Saints players said all the right things: they would rally around Teddy Bridgewater, they relished the opportunity to show that the New Orleans Saints were not actually the Drew Brees Saints. And then yesterday in Seattle, the Saints did their talking on the field with an exhilarating 33-27 victory against the Seahawks.

· The last time the Saints won a game in Seattle was October 14, 2007, in just the second year of the Brees/Payton era. That Sunday night, the 0-4 Saints defeated the Matt Hasselbeck-led Seahawks 28-17. Drew Brees had two touchdowns passes, one to tight end Eric Johnson and one to wide receiver Marques Colston. It was the first of four consecutive wins, in what was an otherwise unmemorable year.

· In the Brees/Payton era, the Saints had been 0-3 in games that Drew Brees does not start. All three losses, interestingly, had been to the Carolina Panthers, while only one of those games was missed by Brees due to injury.

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Five Numbers...That Don’t Lie

· 52: The net punting average for Saints’ punter Thomas Morstead yesterday in Seattle, which is outstanding. Morstead punted six times, with a long of 64 yards. He consistently pinned the Seahawks inside their red zone and forced Seattle to go the distance to score. A big day for The Leg.

· 25. The number of touches by Saints’ running back Alvin Kamara. The third year running back had nine receptions (on 10 targets) for 92 yards and one touchdown, while he rushed 16 times for 69 yards (4.3 yards-per-rush) and a touchdown on the ground. And though they’re not lying, the numbers do not tell the whole story of Kamara’s game yesterday: he refused to be tackled and basically carried the Saints’ offense in a tough road environment. Just exceptional.

· 15: The Seattle Seahawks were 15-0 at Century Link Field in September since 2010, the year Pete Carroll took the job. In fact, the Seahawks were the only unbeaten NFL team in September during that span. The Seahawks are now 15-1 in September since 2010, which further emphasize how unlikely and how massive yesterday’s Saints win was.

· 1: When rookie returner Deonte Harris returned a punt for the Saints’ first touchdown of the game, it was also the first punt return for a touchdown in the NFL this season. The Saints have high hopes for the speedy Harris, who was an undrafted free agent out of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. If he could just avoid fumbling the ball when New Orleans is about to put the game to bed, he would save Saints fans a lot of heart medication bills.

· 0: The number of sacks by the Saints’ defense yesterday. Coming into Sunday, the Saints were atop the league in sacks, after a six sacks night against the Texans in the season opener and a three-sack effort against the Rams last Sunday. Enter “Master of Elusiveness” Russell Wilson, who basically snatched several sure-fire sacks out of the paws of several Saints pass rushers. It doesn’t get any easier next week with the bulldozer that is Dak Prescott next in line

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The Saints’ Secondary.  One of the biggest concerns for the Saints going into the Bucs game was the absence of shutdown cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who missed the game with a hamstring injury. Despite throwing for 313 yards, Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston had to heave 51 passing attempts and was intercepted four times. Linebacker Demario Davis picked off a pass as safety Marcus Williams tackled the intended target, tight end O.J. Howard. Safety Vonn Bell recoded the second interception, as the former Ohio State buckeye is having a stellar season. Marcus Williams got the third pick, taking it 55 yards into the end zone for a touchdown, and cornerback P.J. Williams capped the interception-fest by picking off a fade pass from Winston in the end zone to thwart the final scoring attempt by the Buccaneers. Great depth is the mark of a championship team and that’s exactly what the Saints have.

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49. The number of career games with three passing touchdowns and zero interceptions by Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees. Yesterday against the Bucs, Brees threw exactly three touchdowns and no picks. Interestingly, this was the first such game for Brees this season. We may forget, but yesterday’s game in Tampa Bay was only Brees’ fourth full game of the season and the signal-caller looked in rhythm.

· 1: Hold on to something. When Drew Brees threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Michael Thomas in the first quarter yesterday, it marked the first time Brees has thrown a touchdown pass in the first half of a regular season game since November 2018. Yes, you read that correctly. To be more precise, the date was November 22, 2018, when Brees hit Tommylee Lewis for a 28-yard touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter to give the Saints a 7-0 lead. Since that date, Brees had not found the end zone via the pass in the first half until yesterday.

This statistic is obviously aided by the fact that Brees missed five games this season with a thumb injury, and sat out the season finale of the 2018 season when the Saints had clinched their playoff seed. However, there were seven games that he started between that Falcons game on November 22, 2018 and November 17, 2019. For those of you who have had the impression that the Saints’ offense has been starting slow or has not been the same since last season, you may be on to something. But the streak is dead, long live the streak, one in which the Saints hopefully can start fast and finish strong.

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415: The number of career receptions by Saints’ wide receiver Michael Thomas. Yes, I am about to gush about Thomas again, because too often we fail to properly acknowledge greatness while it is staring us in the face. In catching 13 passes against the Falcons last week, Thomas became the fastest wide receiver in NFL history to reach 400 receptions, as it took him only 56 games. Fun fact, the second-fastest wide receiver to reach the 400-reception mark is Julio Jones, who needed 59 games. Another win for the Saints over the Falcons!

Yesterday Thomas caught eight passes, which gave him 94 receptions on the year. That established him as the first player in NFL history to have at least 90 receptions in each of his first four seasons. Oh wait: his 94 receptions are also a record for highest number of receptions through the first 10 regular season games in NFL history. With 1,141 receiving yards, Thomas is a lock to shatter his career-high of 1,405 receiving yards from last season. Enjoy what you’re witnessing, Who Dat Nation, you’re witnessing history.

· 401: No, we’re not talking about savings here, but rather the number of career receptions by wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. With an 8-yard reception early in the game yesterday, Ginn Jr. who is in his 13th NFL season, became the 250th NFL player to reach 400 receptions. Ginn finished the game with two receptions for 14 yards. This puts what Michael Thomas is doing in perspective, when you realize that it took Ted Ginn Jr. 181 games to reach the same 400-reception mark that Thomas surpassed in 56 games. However, Ginn Jr.’s accomplishment is worth celebrating, because at 34 years old, his longevity is remarkable, and it makes it even sweeter that he has reached this milestone in the Black and Gold uniform.

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Drew Brees, referees, and third down Saints defense

After a heart-stopping game, the good, the bad, and the ugly are broken down on a Saints season opening victory.

What a game! Every fan in the Superdome held their breath as Deshaun Watson took two completions to score a touchdown to get a go-ahead score in the final minute. All were hoping the Saints defense could prevent a devastating loss. Instead, the Superdome had to take one more deep breath as Drew Brees marched his team down the field to help secure the game-winning field goal.

Even with the vintage game-winning drive, and then ultimately the first win on the season opener in six years, not everything went to plan. While Drew Brees looked great (aside from an early interception), the referees seemed determined to undermine the Saints plans, while the Saints’ third down defense was downright awful.

Every football fan knows that if you give Drew Brees 37-seconds and a timeout, magic is bound to happen. On Monday night, it did, but the game was kept in hand long before Brees had to lead the march to victory. Drew Brees threw for 370 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one boneheaded interception. His percentage completion was a characteristic 74.4-percent.

Despite bad play calling in key situations, Brees regularly put the team in a position to find success. Luckily his play, as well as the rest of the offense could do just enough to earn the victory.

Here is the fun part, the bad part of this game. Over eight months have passed since the infamous “no-call”. The referees may have short term memory when it comes to their mistakes, but the city of New Orleans surely doesn’t. Fans dressed up as referees in Monday’s game as a protest, and the referees did not disappoint.

The most notable mistake the referees made in Monday’s game against the Texans had to be the poor decision to run the clock down 10 seconds to 16 seconds when there clearly should have been 31 seconds left in the first half after a Michael Thomas first down. On top of this, the officiating crew seemingly held a Saints’ timeout hostage.

Finally, the UGLY. The Saints third down defense is the culprit this week. Overall, the defense played poorly from stopping the run all the way to the defensive backs. However, the third down defense was by far the worst.

The Texans converted 7-of-13 of their third downs on the evening. Every successful conversion seemingly went for a huge chunk of yardage while the Saints’ defense did little to nothing to stop the Texans and get the ball back in the hands of the offense. The outcome of the game most likely would not have had to come down the heroics of Brees and Wil Lutz had the defense stopped the Texans on third down.

The Saints defense should bounce back in the next few weeks, but will face another challenge as the Saints face the Los Angeles Rams next week. It will take a better showing from all facets of this team to achieve victory next week.

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3 ups and 1 down from yesterday’s win over the Seahawks Three “Ups” and one “Down” from the game.

Maybe the Who Dat Nation doesn’t need to panic just yet after all.

It was still a roller coast over a game, with plenty of “Ups” and “Downs” along the way, though. Here are a few that stood out:

Up: Alvin Kamara

When the New Orleans Saints lost Drew Brees to injury, you knew they were going to have to lean on Alvin Kamara if they wanted any hope of winning games in Brees’s absence. And lean on Kamara they did.

In Week 3, Alvin Kamara finished with 69 rushing yards (leading the team in rushing), 92 receiving yards (leading the team in receiving), and two scores. In the home of the infamous BeastMode run from Marshawn Lynch, Kamara had himself mini-BeastMode runs where he seemingly bounced off or ran through tacklers to get positive yards on every attempt.

He’s something special.

Up: Officiating

If we’re going to point out when the NFL officials have bad games, we need to also recognize when they have a good one too. There were a few ticky-tacky pass interference or holding calls that could have gone either way, but you expect those issues every game. But for what felt like the first time in a long time, it didn’t feel as if the Saints were actively having to play not just against the team on the other side of the football, but the zebras too.

Of note, the referees properly let a questionable fumble call play through which the Saints returned for a touchdown. Upon further review, the call stood, but it was a stark contrast from the Week 2 blunder against the Rams.

Down: Penalties

There were a lot of considerations for a possible down this week. Deante Harris muffed a punt, but he also returned one for a score. The defense gave up huge plays, but also scored a touchdown and made key stops on fourth down. The Saints cornerbacks gave up contested catches, but also had several passes broken up. However, if we’re taking something away from this game to fix, it would definitely be the sloppy play that resulted in numerous penalties - especially on offense.

Granted, playing on the road in Seattle is always tough for opposing offenses, but when you’re already missing Drew Brees, you can’t afford to shoot yourself in the foot with holdings, false starts, or illegal blocks.

Hopefully this gets cleaned up at home next week.

Up: Thomas Morstead

Thomas Morstead is the best punter in the NFL.

His ability to consistently pin teams within their own ten yard line is absolutely uncanny. When the Saints needed Morstead to flip field position, Morstead performed like the Pro Bowler he is and his performance is what helped keep the Saints in the game.

(Special honorable mention “Up” goes to the assist from Pete Carroll. Yo, do you not even clock manage, bro?)

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Five Numbers...That Don’t Lie

· 9: The number of consecutive wins by the Saints against AFC opponents dating back to the 2017 season. On September 17, 2017, the Saints lost a 36-20 home game to the New England Patriots. Since that defeat in week two of the 2017 campaign, New Orleans swept the rest of the AFC East (Dolphins, Bills and Jets) in 2017, swept the AFC North in 2018 (Browns, Ravens, Bengals and Steelers) and has beaten the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019. Not too shabby.

· 6: The number of points allowed by the Saints yesterday. I know, you knew that already. Here is what is remarkable about that: those six points are the fewest allowed by a Saints defense since October 1, 2017. That day the Saints crushed the Miami Dolphins 20-0 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. It was the second win in a row for New Orleans, who was en route to an 8-game winning streak.

· 5. The number of sacks by Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan after six games in 2019 after he recorded two sacks against the Jaguars yesterday. At this rate, Jordan is on pace for 13 sacks this year. Jordan’s consistency is something to behold, as he has led the Saints in sacks in four of the last five years, with 12 and 13 sacks in 2018 and 2017 respectively.

· 3: The number of receptions by Jaguars’ wide receiver D.J. Chark yesterday. The former LSU Tiger is quickly becoming a star in Jacksonville and was coming off a wowing performance against the Carolina Panthers last week: 8 catches (on 11 targets), 164 yards and two touchdowns. Guarded by reborn Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore for most of yesterday’s game, Chark was targeted seven times and caught just three of those passes for 43 yards and no touchdowns. The Saints’ defense is working at every level these days.

· 1: The number of first downs obtained via the rushing game by Jacksonville yesterday. As we keep marveling at the performances put up by the Saints’ defense, the numbers keep confirming what we’re seeing: after a game last week against the Carolina Panthers in which they recorded 4.8 yards-per-rush with 8 first downs via the run, the Jaguars’ potent running game led by Leonard Fournette was limited to 3.1 yards-per-rush and a single first down via the ground game. This is not a fluke, folks.

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Saints Over Bucs Sunday

Hey look who is stepping off the ledge! Throngs of Saints fans who were brought to the brink of despair after a shocking 26-9 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons on November 10. Yesterday the Saints looked like who we thought they were, in a 34-17 win over the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay.

The most encouraging part of the win was how complete New Orleans looked at Raymond James Stadium: the offense scored in the red zone, going 2-for-3 (67%) in goal-to-go efficiency and 3-for-4 (75%) in red zone efficiency, totaling 27 points on the day. They went 7-for-13 (54%) on third down and held the ball for 37 minutes, 14 minutes more than the Buccaneers.

The defense forced four turnovers (four interceptions) and scored seven points of its own on a pick-six by safety Marcus Williams. They limited the Bucs to 36 rushing yards on eight attempts and harassed Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston repeatedly, sacking him twice.

On Special teams, placekicker Wil Lutz made both of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra point attempts. In the absence of kickoff and punt returner Deonte Harris, the Saints return game was serviceable, with Alvin Kamara returning three punts for 32 yards.

At 8-2 now, the Saints are tied for the second-best record in the NFC with the Green Bay Packers, behind only the once-beaten San Francisco 49ers (9-1). Green Bay is the current number two seed in the NFC based on conference record (5-1 for the Packers, 6-2 for the Saints), but with a lot of football to be played, the Saints are in prime position to vie for one of the two top seeds in the conference and that all-important first round bye in the playoffs.

123: Let move to the other side of the ball for a while, shall we? Following Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, this is the number of consecutive regular season games started by Saints’ defensive end Cameron Jordan. Jordan has also played in 138 consecutive regular season games (he started only one game during his rookie season in 2011). What this means is that in his 9th season, Jordan has not missed a single game during his NFL career.

Jordan had 1.5 sacks yesterday against Tampa, bringing his season total to a team-high 9.5. At age 30, Jordan is right in the thick of his prime and showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. In the Sean Payton-era, the Saints have not always drafted well on the defensive side of the ball. Cameron Jordan was an absolute homerun pick.

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2.9. The number of yards-per-carry for the Saints against the Rams yesterday. In week one against the Texans, the Saints had 7.0 yards-per-rush, an excellent average. Yesterday, with Brees out of the game, the Rams loaded the box and forced Teddy Bridgewater to throw, which he unfortunately was not very efficient at.

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Saints to sign running back Zach Zenner

According to multiple sources and first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the New Orleans Saints have signed running back Zach Zenner Wednesday afternoon. The signing came after the team had reportedly worked out former Saint back Travaris Cadet. To make room for Zenner, the Saints released linebacker Stephone Anthony. Zenner's signing is to give the team depth at the position, with the status of Alvin Kamara perhaps in doubt with knee and ankle injuries.

The 28-yr. old Zenner had played all four of his NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions after entering the league undrafted from South Dakota State in 2015. He has appeared in 36 career games, starting 6, with 174 rushing attempts for 685 yards and 8 touchdowns. His most productive rushing season came in 2016, when rushing for 334 yards and 4 scores. Zenner, who is 5'11 224-lbs., also has 27 career receptions for 263 yards.

In the event that Kamara is unable to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, veteran Latavius Murray will move into the starting role, with Dwayne Washington likely to be the number two back. The 29-yr. old Murray has 32 rushes for 138 yards and a touchdown so far this year, while adding 9 catches for 67 yards. He played well in the second half against the Jacksonville Jaguars with Kamara slowed, and looks to be a big key against the rugged Bears defense this weekend.

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3 Ups and 1 Down from yesterday’s win over the Jaguars

An ugly win is still a win, right?

It was still a roller coast of a game, with plenty of “Ups” and “Downs” along the way, though. Here are a few that stood out:

Down: Teddy Bridgewater

Please understand that I’m by no means a “Teddy Bridgewater Hater” or anything of the sort. I think Bridgewater will be a great NFL quarterback, whether for the New Orleans Saints or elsewhere in 2020. That being said, I’m not a blind homer either. I’m simply willing to point out when a player has a bad game.

For Teddy, yesterday was a bad game. He didn’t turn the ball over, and he lead his team to a victory, but the team winning had little to do with Teddy. Teddy consistently missed open throws, had throws sail, held on to the ball too long, and refused to pull the trigger down field despite open receivers. Against one of the NFL’s best defenses next week in the Chicago Bears, he’s going to have to step up.

Up: Special Teams

Deonte Harris didn’t fumble the ball. Wil Lutz nailed each of his kicks, including a field goal which tied an NFL-record for most consecutive field goals made on the road in NFL history. Thomas Morstead continued to show why he’s one of the best punters in the game, helping the Saints defense flip the field.

In a low scoring game, the field position battle is crucial. the Saints special teams did everything to help their team win when the offense wasn’t firing on all cylinders.

Up: Defense

The Saints defense gets an entire “Up” this week for the second week in a row. After Minshew Mania ran wild over the NFL the past few weeks, the Saints defense held the Jacksonville Jaguars out of the end zone all game. They tacked on two sacks with constant pressure on Gardner Minshew forcing bad throws, and one bad throw landed in the arms of Marshon Lattimore for an interception. Frankly, Minshew was lucky to finish the game with only one INT, as Demario Davis and Eli Apple each dropped catchable passes on defense.

Up: Coaching

This up is long overdue.

When Drew Brees went down, there were some who immediately wrote off the Saints’ chances of staying competitive in the NFC South, let alone the entire NFC. Many fans - myself included - crossed their fingers and hoped for Teddy Bridgewater to lead the team to a 3-3 record while Brees was out.

Fast forward four weeks, and Teddy has kept the Saints in first place in the NFC South with a 4-0 record as a starter in 2019. Bridgewater has played well enough to help the Saints stay competitive, but it’s truly a testament to Sean Payton, Dennis Allen, and the rest of the Saints coaching staff to keep the team focused after their Hall of Fame quarterback went down with injury.

If Sean Payton isn’t on the short list for Coach of the Year, someone is doing something wrong.

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2 Ups and 2 Downs from last night’s win over the Cowboys

Wins over the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys would have been tough even with Drew Brees. Considering the New Orleans Saints were able to win those games back-to-back without Brees is absolutely incredible.

It was still a roller coast of a game, with plenty of “Ups” and “Downs” along the way, though. Here are a few that stood out:

Up: Defense

Let’s get this one out of the way early.

The entire defense deserves a huge “Up” for their performance Sunday night. Against the previously undefeated Cowboys, Dennis Allen and the Saints defense was able to hold Dak Prescott, Ezkiel Elliott, and Amari Cooper to 10 points.

The Saints defense generated three turnovers, held Zeke to only 35 rushing yards, held Amari Cooper to only 48 receiving yards, and hit Prescott all night long.

An overall outstanding performance by the Saints defense.

Down: Offensive Line

The offensive line had its worst overall game in recent memory.

The talented Saints offensive line gave up five sacks (granted, a couple were on Teddy Bridgewater for holding onto the ball too long) and was guilty of numerous holding penalties which killed drivers before they started. Away from the noise in Seattle and back in the Dome in New Orleans, they were even guilty of a false start, which is completely unacceptable when you know you have Teddy Bridgewater - and not Drew Brees - under center.

Terron Armstead repeatedly got beat. Erik McCoy had moments where he looked like rookie. Larry Warford struggled on his side. Andrus Peat looked gassed. It was only Ryan Ramczyk whose name wasn’t repeatedly called on the broadcast.

They will need to step up against Tampa.

Up: Michael Thomas

It won’t show up in the box score, but in the same way Alvin Kamara carried the Saints offense last week against Seattle, it was Michael Thomas who proved his worth to the Saints offense last night.

Thomas finished the game with “only” 95 yards, but considering that was almost half of Teddy Bridgewater’s passing total, it’s significant. He proved to be a reliable and consistent option in critical situations, hauling in all nine of his targets, routinely getting enough separation for Teddy Bridgewater to get him the ball.

There’s a reason the Saints paid him this offseason.

Down: Teddy Bridgewater

I might get a fair amount of flack of saying this, but Teddy deserves the game’s final “down.” Yes, I know he didn’t get a lot of help around him with drops and penalties. It’s hard to be critical considering we won the game, but he just didn’t pass the eye test this week. Maybe I’m spoiled from having watched Drew Brees under center for so long, but Bridgewater will need to play better in the next few games.

He held on to the ball too long and took critical sacks. He hesitated to attack down field and his pump-fakes seemed more like moments of being indecisive rather than attempting to confuse the defense. The two balls he threw for considerable distance both sailed high, and even his intermediate throws to open receivers were unnecessarily high (but Josh Hill should’ve caught that one...).

We can’t count on the defense consistently holding opponents to ten points. The Saints are going to need to Teddy to held lead the offense into the end zone if we want any chance of beating the Buccaneers and Jaguars moving forward.