Only minutes into the second game of the year, Who Dat Nation began calculating potential wins and losses. Would the New Orleans Saints still be a playoff team? That was a legit question by some.
Drew Brees would leave the game with a torn UCL (of the thumb) and not return. What happened next would only intensify the uncertainty. New Orleans would fall to 1-1 at the hands of a recent nemesis, the Los Angeles Rams. It was a 30-9 loss.
With help from stellar defensive play, Teddy Bridgewater guided the team to a 5-0 record in Brees’ absence.