NFL explained worse detail and reasons behind Saints performance

After a terrible loss to the Broncos, the NFL makes several Saints players’ week even worse.

Following an incredible start to the season, the New Orleans Saints (2-5) are in complete shock, and their defeat by Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos (4-3) on Thursday night was a clear indication of that.

The Saints’ five-game losing run is mostly the result of injuries, but there have also been many instances of subpar performance, errors, and dubious coaching choices that have added to the current situation.

When the Saints lost 51-27 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6 on Saturday, the NFL punished two players for two different infractions, making their already awful Thursday night much worse. Offensive lineman Connor McGovern was fined $6,722.22 for needless roughness in the third quarter, while cornerback Alontae Taylor was fined $10,916 for taunting in the second quarter. During the game, both players received flags.

The cost of Taylor’s penalty was high. It happened after Baker Mayfield was intercepted by teammate cornerback Paulson Adebo, who then returned it to the Bucs’ 13-yard line. However, the penalty forced the Saints offense all the way back to the Bucs’ 28-yard line rather than a first and ten from that position. The score was 17–10, at

Although there is no assurance that the Saints will score a touchdown if the penalty is not called, it is indisputable that rookie fifth-round quarterback Spencer Rattler would have benefited much more from a shorter field of play.

Additionally, McGovern’s penalty was expensive. Even though it would have been a 52-yarder, the Saints would have been within field goal range if they had converted a third and six from the Bucs’ 35-yard line. The offensive was forced back to middle and beyond of field goal range, though, by the penalty. However, punter Matthew Hayball took advantage of a poor circumstance and punted 42 yards to pin the Bucs at their own 8.