What seems to be an underrated storyline heading into the Week 9 matchup of the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is how porous the Saints offense was in Week 1.
Don’t be fooled by the score of 34-17. The offense was far from crisp.
Aided by a pick six and two other costly Tampa turnovers, they sort of got a pass for an abysmal day.
They averaged only 4.2 yards a play and went 5/15 on third down. Drew Brees, Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara played well below their potentials, but it didn’t matter because of how bad the Bucs were on special teams and offense.