There’s no getting around it: between COVID-19 cases and injuries, the New Orleans Saints are missing a lot of players in the final week of the regular season: Alvin Kamara (and his backups), C.J. Gardner-Johnson, D.J. Swearinger, Josh Hill and Marcus Williams among them. So the starting lineup looks quite different from what we’re used to. Here’s who is expected to start in Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers:
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