The New Orleans Saints defense is going to present the young and currently shorthanded Green Bay Packers offense with a good test on Sunday, especially on third downs and in the red zone, where the Saints have thrived this season.
It’s in these crucial situations that football games are often decided, and it’s one key reason why the New Orleans defense has been so dominant through two games. Combined, Tennessee and Carolina – the Saints’ first two opponents – had 26 third-down attempts and moved the chains just six times. That’s a conversion rate of only 23 percent and is the third-best in the NFL.