Even though all of the talk for the past two weeks has been focused around Drew Brees’ arm, arguably the biggest disappointment through three weeks of the Saints’ season was Emmanuel Sanders. The receiver, touted as Brees’ best second option, got a chance to shine with an injury to No. 1 receiver Michael Thomas. Against the Raiders and the Packers, he had just five catches to show for it.
Against the Lions, Sanders finally started to look like himself. He notched six catches for 93 yards, and he consistently looked like a threat while he was on the field.