The New Orleans Saints had their worst scoring output of the season in Thursday's 20-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
As it turns out, the offense had its fewest opportunities to score as the Saints had a season-low 52 snaps.
The Saints are in some ways responsible for the low number of snaps. Had they converted better than 3-for-10 on third downs they would've run more plays.
But, the low snap total is just one explanation for why the Saints lost to their chief rivals. The previous low mark for the offense in 2017 was 57 snaps in a Week 12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.