FOXBORO, Mass. — Michael Thomas said the New Orleans Saints treated the New England Patriots like “nameless faces” entering their Week 5 matchup at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. In other words: New Orleans paid zero attention to New England’s carousel at cornerback or its pair of impactful defensive absences.
It turned out just fine for the Saints, who departed Route One with a 34-0 shutout win. That deficit marked the largest home shutout loss in Patriots history. Chances are even a healthy Matthew Judon and/or Christian Gonzalez would not have been enough.
“All respect to them, but whoever lines up across from us we got to execute, get open and do our jobs,” Thomas said after racking up four catches for a season-best 65 yards.