METAIRIE, La. – The New Orleans Saints are in uncharted territory heading into Sunday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Saints (6-7) began the week as 11 1/2-point underdogs, according to Caesars Sportsbook. If that holds, this will be their first game as double-digit underdogs since Sean Payton and Drew Brees arrived in 2006 – snapping a streak that is the NFL’s longest by more than five years, per ESPN Stats & Information.
And perhaps the biggest reason for that lopsided spread is New Orleans no longer has the dynamic passing offense that made Payton and Brees so legendary.