The New Orleans Saints were outplayed, outcoached, and are out of excuses following their 27-21 overtime loss to the New York Giants. A tumultuous season continues to pose more questions than answers for a team that started cultivating a decisive identity just one week prior. Daniel Jones threw a career-high 402 yards and two touchdowns, and his 47 rushing yards both gained a first down and scored a crucial two-point conversion.
The Saints’ vision for themselves, a previously staunch defense expected to uphold the status quo while the offense found its rhythm, was flat out embarrassed by a winless team.
More unbelievable is that Winston’s 17 completions on 23 attempts for 226 yards are his highest season tally through Week 4. Even stranger were three pass attempts by Taysom Hill (a career-high outside of his four-game stretch as a starter last year), and a career-low zero receiving targets for Alvin Kamara. He’s had just one other game without a catch – due to a dropped pass.
Several concerning trends emerged in this ugly loss that are nothing short of confusing in contrast to the formidable team we saw last week. Let’s dig in:
