When Andrus Peat broke his forearm against the Falcons, the insertion of Will Clapp did little to stabilize the Saints’ offensive line. The run game remained completely dormant and the Saints finished with a meager 52 rushing yards.
The offensive line’s protection of Brees was by far the worst all year. After only giving up seven sacks all year, they allowed Brees to be sacked a career high six times. By the end of the game, Saints fans wondered how a talented and deep team like the Saints could lay such an egg, at home, coming off a bye week, against a team that had only won a single game.