3 New Orleans Saints that must step up for team to make the Super Bowl

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 22: Running back Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints and running back Latavius Murray #28 of the New Orleans Saints celebrate after a touchdown during the third quarter against Tennessee Titans in the game at Nissan Stadium on December 22, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

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Emmanuel Sanders

The Saints nabbed Emmanuel Sanders from the team that handed them one of their three losses a season ago. This time around, the 49ers won’t be making a run to the Super Bowl, but Sanders may.

However, signing Sanders to a two-year this offseason hasn’t paid off the way the Saints would’ve hoped. Sanders had 869 yards last season, a year that was split between seven games in Denver and ten with the Niners.

While he’s produced in New Orleans, he hasn’t been the Sanders they hoped to bring in so far. He’s played in ten games and has under 500 receiving yards. Sanders has 41 receptions on 54 targets this season.

Sanders has two games eclipsing 70 yards and one over 100. On the flip side, he had four games of under 20 yards and two with under ten. If Sanders can step up and produce more with Brees in the postseason, the Saints will have a dynamic offense.

He’s one of the keys to their offense, and getting Sanders going is what Brees needs to do. He’s a dangerous threat on the edge, and he’d be a tough cover for other teams, especially taking on their second-string cornerbacks.

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