Last week: 7 (-9)
Record: 0-2
Now it’s time to start pressing the button panic. The Saints haven’t been eliminated or anything, but they’re 0-2 and only 12% of teams that start 0-2 make the playoffs. They’ll get better as the season goes on as they get used to not having Sean Payton around, but right now they lack cohesion, particularly on defense, and they rank 28th in points per play differential. The good news, they head home now, where they were 9-0 SU and ATS last year, and are 9 point favorites against a Chiefs team that’s also 0-2. Since 2003, teams that miss the playoffs and go 0-2 the following year are 16-7 ATS week 3. I think 3rd time will be the charm for the Saints this week.
Studs
RB Pierre Thomas: Rushed for 110 yards (70 after contact) on 9 carries, 7 broken tackles, allowed 1 quarterback hit on 2 pass block snaps, caught 4 passes for 33 yards on 4 targets
RB Darren Sproles: Caught 13 passes for 128 yards on 14 attempts, 1 drop, no carries
RE Will Smith: 2 quarterback pressures on 22 pass rush snaps, 5 solo tackles, 3 assists, 4 stops
Duds
LT Jermon Bushrod: Allowed 3 quarterback hits and 7 quarterback pressures on 51 pass block snaps, run blocked for 50 yards on 2 attempts
WR Lance Moore: Caught 2 passes for 30 yards on 3 targets on 49 pass snaps, 4.5 YAC per catch, 1 drop
CB Corey White: Allowed 5 catches for 120 yards on 6 attempts, 6 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 stops
DT Sedrick Ellis: Did not record a pressure on 15 pass snaps, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle
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