The New Orleans Saints will host the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots this Sunday in their 2017 home opener. New Orleans comes into this game with a disappointing (infuriating?) 0-1 record after a 29-19 pummeling at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings on the road Monday night. The Patriots are a surprising 0-1 as well after being pushed around their home stadium on Thursday night by the Kansas City Chiefs, in a 42-27 beating.
It is difficult to call any Week 2 game "must-win", but the loser of this game will not have history on their side.