It was a hard-fought game on Sunday, but unfortunately, the New Orleans Saints were unable to come up with the victory over the visiting New England Patriots. However, in the 25-19 loss, Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler managed to impress.
This is after Rattler won his first career game against the New York Giants last week. In his efforts to make it two wins in a row, Rattler completed 20/26 passes for 227 yards (a rating of 106.1, his second best all season) while also having four carries for 20 rushing yards. "It's a game where I thought we moved the ball really well, especially in the first half," he said postgame. "Could've been a little better on third down, could've finished in the red zone a little more, but it didn't feel like we played poorly."
On the stat sheet, one could argue that in this loss to the Drake Maye-led Patriots, Spencer Rattler played better than he did in his first career win. Either way, Saints' head coach Kellen Moore is certainly impressed. "I thought Spencer had some good football out there," the first-year head coach said to the media. "He used his legs again, got us some completions, and put us in some situations."
Saints QB Spencer Rattler could get his second ever win against his former head coach, Dennis Allen
The Saints will be traveling up North this weekend to face the Chicago Bears at home. However, it's important to note that the team won't just be facing the team who is currently at the bottom of the NFC North. They'll be facing their former head coach, Dennis Allen, who will be running the Bears' defense as their defensive coordinator.
Under Allen, Chicago has one of the worst defenses in the league. They have allowed 379.5 yards per game, which ranks in the bottom five in the league. The same can be said for the scoring defense, as the Bears have allowed 29.3 points per game. These stats are before the Monday Night Football double header, so they could change.
However, there's no telling what the vibe on the field will be come Sunday, as DA did not have the most mutual breakup with the Saints. So for Allen, he might need to prepare for some things to get personal when the Saints come marching in.