New Orleans- Carolina

A showdown of two teams with high expectations who have flopped this year

For the Saints, things just are not right and I honestly think this has to do with the absence of Darren Sproles. Brees has not has those short passes turn into long plays. This is and was a super underrated part of how the saints offence is run. Graham and Colston are still doing their things, but without that x factor to pull defences into the box, the big plays have not been there. Brees is not any worse in my opinion, defences are just playing a lot of deep zones because no one in the flats scares them anymore (especially with Cooks on the shelf). The defence has not been any help, ranking 31st in yards surrendered. This can also be traced to key losses of leaders and mainstays on all levels of the defence. The Saints went for an addition by subtraction route and so far it has blown up in their face. They can still make the playoffs, however.

You cannot talk about addition by subtraction and leave out the Panthers. The recieving corps is bare (outside of Benjamin), the running game is stale and Cam has been fighting injury all year. The defence hasnt been awful but this offence is struggling. This is a testament to how much they rely/ied on a healthy superman to mask their weaknesses. Its unfortunate for a team with such high expectations. Someone on offence needs to step up before the time is up.

I have to go Saints here, the panthers cannot score. by 7 or less

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