Green Bay 37 @ New Orleans 30 Final - NBC

Scoring Plays:
1Q - GB - Mason Crosby 52 yd FG GOOD | GB 3, NO 0
1Q - NO - Drew Brees to Alvin Kamara 11 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 3, NO 7
End of Quarter Score - Green Bay Packers 3, New Orleans Saints 7
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2Q - GB - Mason Crosby 33 yd FG GOOD | GB 6, NO 7
2Q - GB - Aaron Rodgers to Allen Lazard 5 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 13, NO 7
2Q - NO - Wil Lutz 45 yd FG GOOD | GB 13, NO 10
2Q - NO - Drew Brees to Emmanuel Sanders 10 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 13, NO 17
End of Quarter Score - Green Bay Packers 13, New Orleans Saints 17
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3Q - GB - Aaron Jones 1 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | GB 20, NO 17
3Q - NO - Wil Lutz 35 yd FG GOOD | GB 20, NO 20
3Q - GB - Aaron Rodgers to Marcedes Lewis 18 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 27, NO 20
3Q - NO - Drew Brees to Alvin Kamara 52 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 27, NO 27
End of Quarter Score - Green Bay Packers 27, New Orleans Saints 27
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4Q - GB - Mason Crosby 49 yd FG GOOD | GB 30, NO 27
4Q - GB - Aaron Rodgers to Robert Tonyan 1 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | GB 37, NO 27
4Q - NO - Wil Lutz 34 yd FG GOOD | GB 37, NO 30
Final Score - Green Bay Packers 37, New Orleans Saints 30
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes... it's the game thread for Week 3, Game 3 of the 2020 New Orleans Saints season!!!



So the good start to the 2020 season hit a bit of a snag on Monday night in Las Vegas, but no need to worry b/c 1-1 is a familiar position for the Saints, who haven't started 2-0 in a season since 2013. In fact, the 2017 Saints started the season 0-2 and still won 11 games, won the division, and sent Cam Newton & the Panthers packing in the playoffs (I have no recollection of what happened the week after that and you can't force me to remember. Lalalalalalalala fingers in ears)... so in the immortal words of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, RELAX!!

In order to avoid being 1-2 after 3 weeks like the 2017 team, this version of the Saints have to defend the Dome in primetime (something the Sean Payton Saints have been typically very good at) against the aforementioned Rodgers & perennially playoff-bound Packers. The questions about Drew Brees arm, the team's actual depth at wide receiver, and whether or not our DBs can finally stop committing pass interference on pretty much every deep pass will be watched closely as this game could be a big one in the story of the 2020 New Orleans Saints season.

Second-year Packers head coach Matt LeFleur and Green Bay rolled through two NFC North Divison games to start the season, having put up 43 and 42 points against the Vikings and Lions, respectively. So a Saints defense that gave up 34 points to Derek Carr on Monday night will be stretched to its limits again. This is the first of 3 straight games against the NFC South for Green Bay, who host the Atlanta Falcons next week before their week 5 bye, and then go to the giant pirate ship to take on Tom's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 6.

The key in tonight's game is which offense will be able to do the most work without its best receiver as it appears both teams will be without their WR1 for this game. More about that below, and we all know about the impact of Michael Thomas, but Davante Adams had 156 receiving yards and 2 TDs in week 1 in Minneapolis, and caught all 3 passes thrown his way against Detroit for 30+ yards in week 2 before going out with injury, so that will be a key loss if he can't go tonight.

We go back to the aforementioned 2017 season for the last time these 2 teams met, which happened at Lambeau Field on October 22nd, a 26-17 Saints win. Ted Ginn, Jr. went off for 141 receiving yards and the often-imitated, never duplicated Drew Brees leap with <5:00 left proved to be enough to propel the Saints to the win. That was a game Aaron Rodgers missed and Brett Hundley started and threw for just 87 yards. Current Saint (now on IR) Ty Montgomery had 4 carries for just 6 yards for Green Bay in that game.

LET'S SMACK THE PACK AND GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK IN 2020!!!

Injury Report: (Players only currently on the 53-man roster who have a game designation from the Friday injury report listed here)
GB-
Davante Adams (Hamstring) DOUBTFUL
Kenny Clark (Groin) QUESTIONABLE
Josiah Degura (Ankle) DOUBTFUL
Randy Ramsey (Groin) DOUBTFUL
Darnell Savage (Groin) QUESTIONABLE
Elgton Jenkins (Rib/Back) QUESTIONABLE

NO-
Marcus Davenport (Elbow) QUESTIONABLE
Michael Thomas (Ankle) OUT
Chase Hansen (Hip) OUT
Trey Hendrickson (Groin) QUESTIONABLE
David Onyemata (Calf) QUESTIONABLE

Weather: Home in the Dome usually means a thunderstorm of noise for the opponent... but there will only be about 750 family members of those employed by the organization in there tonight b/c SHE WILL NOT BE BULLIED!!! But hey... 750 family members are better than no fans, right?

Uniforms: Back at home means back in all black for the Who Dats



Current Standing:
NFC South:
Saints 1-1
Buccaneers 1-1
Falcons 0-2
Panthers 0-2

NFC North:
Packers 2-0
Bears 2-0
Vikings 0-2
Lions 0-2

Betting Line: Saints (-3) O/U 53

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Today's Officials: (all officiating crews are subject to change)
Referee: #126 Brad Rogers


Umpire: #115 Tony Michalek
Down Judge: #79 Kent Payne
Line Judge: #100 Tom Symonette
Field Judge: #50 Aaron Santi
Side Judge: #58 Don Willard
Back Judge: #12 Greg Steed
Replay Official: John McGrath
Replay Assistant: Durwood Manley
**Only change from Brad Rogers' 2019 crew is the addition of LJ Tom Symonette, who moved over from Clete Blakeman's crew in 2019**

Inactive Lists
GB-
QB Jordan Love
WR Davante Adams
DB Parry Nickerson
LB Randy Ramsey
TE Josiah Deguara
DL Kenny Clark

NO-
WR Michael Thomas
DB D.J. Swearinger
LB Chase Hansen
DE Marcus Davenport
DT David Onyemata