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Why Patriots might actually have success defending Saints' passing attack

Nick Underhill joins Tom Giles to preview Sunday's Patriots-Saints matchup and break down why this New Orleans team may be in just as tough of a spot as the Patriots through the first four weeks of the season.Nick Underhill: Saints' issues a ‘borderline red alarm” right now originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots defense is pretty banged up right now, especially in the secondary.

It's possible that the Patriots will be without cornerbacks J.C. Jackson, Jack Jones, Jonathan Jones, Marcus Jones and Christian Gonzalez for Sunday's Week 5 game against the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium.