Film Study: Saints run defense puts in another stellar showing

On what was an overall great day for the New Orleans Saints defense when they held Nick Mullens and the San Francisco 49ers to just 13 points (with 7 of them coming on the opening drive of the game), it looks even better when analyzing the Saints run defense, which gave up 49 total yards on 25 carries to, an albeit depleted, 49ers team. The 49 yards marks the third time in four games that Saints opponents have been held to under 50 yards rushing, and SF’s 2.0 yards per carry marks the second-lowest YPC that the Saints defense this season (with the lowest being Tampa Bay’s hilarious 1.