The Advocate · Aug 14, 2015
Ugly start for Saints defense
Advocate staff photo by PATRICK DENNIS -- Ravens tailback Lorenzo Taliaferro runs over Saints defensive tackle John Jenkins and others during the first half of their preseason opener Thursday in Baltimore.BALTIMORE — The New Orleans Saints’ first preseason game might have been costly for their first-team defense.
On the Ravens’ first possession — a 16-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown — weakside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and starting cornerback Brandon Browner went down on back-to-back plays.
Ellerbe made a tackle at the goal line, then came up with a gimpy knee and called for the trainers.
