Patriots vs. Saints: Postgame Grades, Notes and Quotes for New Orleans

August 23, 2015   ·   Zane Brown   ·   Jump to comments

The New Orleans Saints hosted the New England Patriots in a Week 2 preseason matchup Saturday night, and the home team came up on the short end of a 26-24 score.
New Orleans, which dropped its preseason opener to the Baltimore Ravens a week ago, clearly was the more aggressive of the two squads to open the contest.
The Saints got off to a scorching start, as the starting offense and defense dominated the defending Super Bowl champions for the better part of the first half. Behind near-flawless play from quarterback Drew Brees, New Orleans scored on each of its first three possessions and jumped out to a 15-0 lead.
The Saints added another touchdown with Luke McCown leading the No. 1 offense, and they built a 21-0 lead with just over a minute remaining in the first half.
Meanwhile, an inspired New Orleans defense that was without its entire starting secondary stymied New England’s offense. The Patriots failed to gain a single first down with Tom Brady unde...

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