Yuck. Props to you if you stayed up on a Monday night to watch the New Orleans Saints trip over themselves in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens — and even more respect if you were among the crowd packing the Caesars Superdome for the Saints’ most dispiriting loss of the season.
The game was never really close, with Baltimore sprinting out to an early 11-point lead and never relinquishing control. The Saints weren’t able to move the ball with consistency on the ground or through the air on offense, and while their defense pressured Lamar Jackson throughout the evening the former league MVP had little trouble navigating the pocket to convert long downs. It was hard to watch, and it was a massive step backwards after last week’s false promise of a turnaround. Let’s break it down further.