Sunday will mark the first meeting between the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints in 1,470 days — a 36-20 Patriots victory in Week 2 of 2017 that featured NFL legends Tom Brady and Drew Brees at quarterback. Four years later, both teams have hit the organizational reset button and are starting what they hope to be the next future of their franchise at quarterback.
It’s safe to say that much has changed. So let’s see how different these franchises really are from their last meeting.
Patriots changes
The following 15 players from the last meeting on Sept.