2020 New Orleans Saints Opponent Preview: San Francisco 49ers
Heading into this season, here is a preview of the opponents the New Orleans Saints will face in 2020, continuing with the San Francisco 49ers.
The New Orleans Saints have a chip on their shoulder going into 2020 after losing in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Minnesota Vikings. This season, they are hoping that the outcome will be a little different.
Here is a look at their Week 10 opponent after looking at their Week 8 opponent, the Chicago Bears. They also play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa in Week 9, you can find our Tampa Bay analysis here.
2019 Season in Review
Besides the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers were the only team ahead of New Orleans in the NFC last year. The Niners beat the Saints in a high-scoring offensive showdown between Brees and Garoppolo.
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The Saints lost to the Vikings, as stated above, in the Wild Card. The 49ers ended up winning the NFC and went on to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.
However, they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
2020 Offseason Wrap-Up
New Orleans had a stellar offseason with a handful of excellent additions making their team stronger and better all around. The 49ers, on the other hand, saw more departures than they did acquisitions during this offseason.
They did get in Trent Williams from the Redskins and they drafted Brandon Aiyuk and Javon Kinlaw. However, they lost Matt Brieda, Emmanuel Sanders — to New Orleans, Marquise Goodwin, Joe Staley, Deforest Buckner, and Levine Toliolo.
2020 Matchup Preview
The New Orleans home schedule this year is brutal. So far they have already played Tampa Bay and Green Bay at home and now they host the 49ers. Green Bay was their first real test, but there are many weeks between then and now.
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By now San Francisco and New Orleans both have adjusted to their new chemistry. This will definitely be a huge test for New Orleans. However, I think that the way they battled last year will spark New Orleans to a win this season.