For the first time in the Pete Carroll era, the Seattle Seahawks lost a home game in September, falling 33-27 to the Drew Brees-less New Orleans Saints in a scoreline that flatters them. Statistically, Seattle was way better than New Orleans, but the carelessness and sloppy play led to a deserved defeat.
It’s only the second time that the Saints have won at CenturyLink Field, and my sharp memory cannot help but recall the 2007 loss on Sunday Night Football to what was an 0-4 Saints squad. Even though the Saints had a prime Brees starting, he had thrown just 1 touchdown to 9 interceptions to start the year.