A gut-wrenching loss preceded a short week for the New Orleans Saints. They’ll have to bounce back quickly in order to reach .500 again. Here are a few ways for them to do so:
1. Could physical fatigue set in for the Saints defense against the Panthers? It’s a concern worth monitoring, considering the Saints defense lined up for 83 snaps against Denver on Sunday (the Broncos had possession for 39:22, almost twice as long as New Orleans’ 20:38), and had three less days than normal of recovery time. One way to combat that possibility is to get off the field on third down; Denver converted 11 of 19 attempts against New Orleans.