It's safe to say that the New Orleans Saints are off to their worst start of the 21st century. The last time the black and gold rolled out a squad that only won one through their first six, "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z was topping the charts.
The team's most recent loss was to the New England Patriots. "I thought our guys played fast; they played physical," head coach Kellen Moore said. "At the end of the day, we didn't take advantage of the opportunities that were presented to us. Every game is going to have those opportunities, and you gotta take advantage of them... Gotta find a way for myself to coach better, to put ourselves in better situations to be more successful as a football team, because there's too much good in these little margins."
On Sunday, the Saints would continue to struggle in the red zone, settling for two field goals inside the 20 yard line and one more inside the 30. Moore says that's on him. "Obviously, we're not doing a good enough job. We're extending some drives, but then we're not getting the ultimate points we need," he said to the media. "Whether it be settling for field goals in the red zone or getting stalled out just crossing the 50-yard line, we're not doing good enough stuff."
The 2025 Saints just aren't there yet
The New Orleans Saints offense hasn't quite been able to hold their own. Earning around 300 yards a game, they're currently ranked 24th in the NFL. Furthermore, just to make the situation worse, in light of a struggling offense, the other side of the ball is slowly becoming a cause for concern. Since week one, when they allowed 276 total yards, the Saints defense has allowed 300 or more yards a game, which puts them 18th in the league.
However, one must have patience with this team. It's got young players being led by a young guy who's never been a head coach before. There's bound to be some bumps and bruises.
The defense isn't even all that bad and it even ranks in the top 10 in terms of takeaways (eighth in the league with eight), but that's the only category where they've done well. However, with their typical luck, their next opponent will be one that can one-up them in that category. The Chicago Bears, who the Saints are set to take on next week, are tied at fourth in the league with nine takeaways so far this season.
Fact of the matter is, though, that the Saints have yet to be able to punch their opponent in the mouth and come up with a decisive victory. They'll get another shot next week, when they travel up North to Chicago.