Last week: 26 (+2)

Record: 1-4

It was great for Drew Brees to get the win and break Johnny Unitas’ record at home on Sunday Night against his old team with Head Coach Sean Payton watching. This team is off the snide and out of the 1 win teams in the NFL, I’d give them one of the better chances to turn things around. Still, only one team has ever started 0-4 and made the playoffs in NFL history and the Saints need to start reeling off the victories to play catch up in a loaded NFC. I don’t think they have the defense for that. They’re still the favorites to be this year’s team that goes from in the playoffs to 5 wins or fewer, right ahead of Detroit and Cincinnati, my preseason pick to do so whose case was “strengthened” this past week by a home loss to the Dolphins.

Studs

QB Drew Brees: 29 of 45 for 370 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception, 3 drops, 2 batted passes, 96.3 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 14 of 48 drop backs (3 sacks, 6 of 11, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception)

RG Jahri Evans: Did not allow a pressure on 49 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 26 yards on 6 attempts

LT Jermon Bushrod: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 49 pass block snaps, run blocked for 5 yards on 1 attempt

WR Marques Colston: Caught 9 passes for 131 yards and 3 touchdowns on 18 attempts on 46 pass snaps, 2.7 YAC per catch, 1 drop

WR Devery Henderson: Caught 8 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown on 10 attempts on 43 pass snaps, 2.0 YAC per catch, 1 interception when thrown to

P Thomas Morestead: 3 punts for 157 yards, 2 inside 20, 2 returns for 16 yards, 47.0 yards per punt, 7 kickoffs, 1 touchback, 68.1 yards per punt, 20.3 opponent’s average starting distance

Duds

LG Ben Grubbs: Allowed 2 quarterback hurries and 1 quarterback hit on 49 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 8 yards on 3 attempts

TE Jimmy Graham: Caught 1 pass for 4 yards on 2 attempts on 29 pass snaps, 0.0 YAC per catch, 1 drop

CB Corey White: Allowed 5 catches for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 4 solo tackles, 1 missed tackle, 1 sack, 1 quarterback hit, and 1 quarterback hurry on 4 blitzes

MLB Curtis Lofton: Allowed 7 catches for 66 yards on 8 attempts, 7 solo tackles, 4 stops, 2 missed tackle, 1 sack on 4 blitzes

FS Malcolm Jenkins: Allowed 1 catch for 24 yards on 3 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 2 solo tackles, 4 missed tackles, 1 penalty

LE Cameron Jordan: 1 sack and 1 quarterback hurry on 51 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle

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