Despite a sluggish Week 1 start with the offense slightly off-kilter, the New Orleans Saints won their Week 1 matchup against Tampa Bay with quite a bit of help from special teams; as affirmed by punter Thomas Morstead winning the NFC special teams player of the week, the unit was the star of the show last Sunday. Past Morstead, two former practice squad members stood out in particular: Margus Hunt and Bennie Fowler III.
While fans were initially disappointed at Hunt and Fowler’s demotion back to the practice squad following Sunday’s matchup, it’s clear their performance did not go unnoticed.