Opening Kickoff: The New Orleans Saints come to town with a 1-1 record. The Saints thrashed the Packers 38-3 but lost to the Panthers 26-7 last week.

The Saints snd Patriots are meeting for the fifteenth time. The Patriots are 10-4 all time against the Saints. New England has won the last two meeting between the two teams. The Saints lady visited Foxboro in 2013. That was a come from behind 30-27 win for the Patriots. The Patriots beat the Saints 36-20 in the last meeting between the two teams in 2017.

Here’s a look at the Saints.

Head Coach: Sean Payton

Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael

Defensive Coordinator: Dennis Allen

Special Teams: Darren Rizzi

Offense

– Expect the Saints to use a lot of different formations and personnel groups.

– Sean Payton loves compressed formations and creating space for his receivers on the outside or running mesh concepts inside.

– The Saints utilize a lot of motion. They don’t just use it as a barometer to see what coverage a defense is in, they also do it to out leverage defenders on space.

– Direct snap package. The Saints will do a lot with Taysom Hill as a runner and passer.

– Deep shots off play action. The Saints run a variety of play action fakes and throw the ball down field out of them.

Defense

– Base pressure. The Saints don’t blitz a ton. They rely on their front four to get there using T-E stunts.

– When the Saints do blitz, expect a lot of double A gap pressure. They love to play two three technique tackles and blitz inside.

– Marcus Lattimore travels. He will match up on the Patriots best receiver no matter where they line up.

– The Saints play a lot of nickel and they’ll do it mostly with a 30 front. They do not play a ton of 30 fronts. When they do, they will go dime.

– Fundamentally sound. The Saints don’t usually beat themselves. They play aggressive but they are hardly out of position.

Depth Chart

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