Talking about the New Orleans Saints running game right now is an extremely weird endeavor. Obviously, Latavius Murray and Alvin Kamara are the leaders in the conversation, but now the Saints have a quarterback in Taysom Hill who rushes the ball nearly as much as his running backs. It’s a new dimension to the New Orleans offense, and one that is undoubtedly strange for defenses to gameplan for.
This week, it’s Ed Donatell’s unenviable task to rally the Denver Broncos run defense to stop the Saints. New Orleans was ridiculously balanced against the Atlanta Falcons last week, with Murray and Hill rushing for 49 yards each, Kamara rushing for 45 yards, and Deonte Harris even breaking off a 23-yard run.