New England was able to stuff Kamara for gains of 1 and 0 yards. Jameis Winston led the Saints offense out onto the field, immediately feeding Alvin Kamara on the first two plays from scrimmage. That is expected to be a theme throughout the day. Jake Bailey kicked the ball back through the end zone, not allowing Deonte Harris to make a return. New Orleans choice of heads was incorrect, they will start with the football. The Patriots won the toss and chose to defer their choice to the second half. All-Pro defensive back Marshon Lattimore will make his return to the lineup following a hand injury. No surprises on the Saints side, as starting center Erik McCoy missed the entire week of practice. Trent Brown will miss his second straight game with a calf injury. Uche popped up on the injury report late in the week with a back issue that will keep him out of Sunday’s game and pave the way for a Kyle Van Noy return. Those are the changes to New Englands inactive list this week.
Saints Inactives: QB Ian Book, C Erik McCoy, DL Albert Huggins, CB Desmond Trufant, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey Patriots Inactives: OT Trent Brown, RB Rhamondre Stevenson, TE Devin Asiasi, CB Shaun Wade, LB Ronnie Perkins, LB Josh Uche ET | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Broadcast information Pregame They will return to Gillette Stadium next week, welcoming Tom Brady home in a game that is sure to bring out a variety of emotions. Something they’re starting to get used to since the start of the 2020 season. New England saw James White go down with an injury, Jonnu Smith drop four passes, and their mostly reliable special teams unit make mistake after mistake.Īll in all it was an ugly loss for Bill Belichick and company. Their offense dominated on the ground, picking up yardage at will throughout their final touchdown drive to finally put things away late in the fourth quarter.
Their defense got to Mac Jones early and often, intercepting him three times and hitting him 11 times. It was never really much of a game, as the New Orleans Saints dominated the New England Patriots throughout Sunday’s matchup, defeating them by a score of 28-13.