Most starters typically sit out the final preseason game, but the New Orleans Saints played a handful of their top players in the exhibition against the Los Angeles Rams at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Left guard Andrus Peat and defensive end Alex Okafor both started in the game, likely because they missed time this summer due to injury. This was actually the preseason debut for Okafor because he rested in the first exhibition and missed the previous two recovering from knee and ankle injuries he suffered in practice.
Coach Sean Payton has talked in the past about having players compete in the final preseason game if they didn't have enough reps in practice or the previous exhibitions.