Patriots Enemy Profile: New Orleans Saints

The New England Patriots won last week 25-6. Both offensively and defensively, New England dominated the game. The team looks to improve to 2-1 as they take on the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium for the first time since 2013. In addition to the normal game day activities, former Patriots receiver Julien Edleman will be honored at halftime for his remarkable career and surely they’ll have a terrific video that will take a long walk down memory lane of his time in New England. His accomplishments will and should land him a spot at the Patriots hall of fame.

Moving back to this year’s team, Mac Jones each week has improved. Coming into the season, everyone expected him to make an immediate impact. He has done that and more with the way Jones commands the offense. In addition, Matt Judon has also made an impact right away. The pressure he puts on opposing offensive lines makes it easier for his teammates to make plays. They will double cover him and leave some of his teammates one on one at the line.

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Know Your Enemy

Let’s get to know the New Orleans Saints and what to expect come Sunday afternoon.

Everyone thought the Saints were the real deal two weeks ago after blowing out Green Bay; well, they came down to earth last week. Each week is different in the NFL. That’s the beauty of it, and you never know what to expect. COVID-19 has gone through some of the New Orleans coaching staff. This forced multiple coaches to have responsibilities that they usually do not do every week. Life goes on in the NFL, and a perfect example of that was in last week’s loss to the Carolina Panthers. Adjustments weren’t made to stop the Panther’s passing attack, and they made them pay for it on the scoreboard. Running back, Alvin Kamara has had back-to-back very good weeks. At 1-1, this is no time to panic if you are a Saints fan!

Defensively, the Saints have arguably the best front in the NFL. Cam Jordan leads that group. Similar to Matt Judon. Jordan’s presence on the field has a huge impact every week. Not every team in the league has a player like Jordan. Demario Davis and Zack Baun make it incredibly difficult to run the football. New England prides itself on establishing running, so it will be challenging to get that going this week. On the backend, Malcolm Jenkins and Marshon Lattimore can tackle in space. What might help New England is Lattimore is questionable for this Sunday’s game.

Be sure to tune into the game this Sunday at 1 PM ET on FOX!