Following his great performance in week 1, including 5 punts and a crucial pop-up punt that was recovered by Bennie Fowler, Thomas Morstead is named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
The Saints have not allowed a an opposing rusher to go over 100 yards since November of 2017, reaching a 44-game streak, including this past week 1 victory.
According to Five Thirty Eight, Football Outsiders, and Oddshark, the Saints remain in the top 3 teams most likely to win the Super Bowl, topping the list for Football Outsiders.
Comparing the last time the Saints played with Michael Thomas, which was a 2016 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to how the Saints will attempt to play without Michael Thomas for the first time in 58 games.