Scoring Plays:
1Q - NO - Tyrann Mathieu 27 yd interception return for TD (PAT Good) | NO 7, NE 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 7, New England Patriots 0
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2Q - NO - Alvin Kamara 2 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 14, NE 0
2Q - NO - Derek Carr to Chris Olave 5 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 21, NE 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 21, New England Patriots 0
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3Q - NO - Blake Grupe 54 yd FG GOOD | NO 24, NE 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 24, New England Patriots 0
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4Q - NO - Derek Carr to Foster Moreau 6 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 31, NE 0
4Q - NO - Blake Grupe 53 yd FG GOOD | NO 34, NE 0
Final Score: New Orleans Saints 34, New England Patriots 0
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes & welcome to the week 5/game 5 thread

Last week was kind of an eye opener wasn't it. Hopes of taking control of the division back into our hands just ripped away in 3 hours of offensive pain.

Now we try to fix those wounds and get back right as soon as possible... and maybe today is a good chance for that with a Patriot team that hasn't gotten over its Brady era just like we maybe haven't gotten over our Brees era.

Maybe the defense can rebound from what Baker Mayfield did to it by feasting on the corpse of Mac Jones... and maybe the offense can look semi-competent today. That alone would be nice.

LET'S PUNK THE PATS AND GET BACK ABOVE .500!!!

Injury Report:
NO-
Juwan Johnson - Calf - OUT
Lonnie Johnson, Jr. - Hamstring - OUT
Landon Young - Hip - OUT
Andrus Peat - Concussion - QUESTIONABLE
Paulson Adebo - Hamstring - QUESTIONABLE
Derek Carr - Shoulder - QUESTIONABLE
James Hurst - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE

NE-
Christian Gonzalez - Shoulder - OUT
Matthew Judon - Elbow - OUT
Christian Barmore - Knee - QUESTIONABLE
Cody Davis - Knee - QUESTIONABLE
Trey Flowers - Foot - QUESTIONABLE
Devin Godchaux - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
Jonathan Jones - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
Riley Reiff - Knee - QUESTIONABLE
Rhamondre Stevenson - Thigh - QUESTIONABLE
Cole Strange - Knee - QUESTIONABLE
Shaun Wade - Shoulder - QUESTIONABLE
Trenton Brown - Chest - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: Autumn is here and it'll be a perfect NE day for football with temps in the low to mid 60s all game... no chance of rain... and winds out of the SW at 10-15 mph.

Uniforms: Back north and the Saints decide to go white over black

Current Standings:
NFC South:
Buccaneers 3-1
Falcons 2-2
Saints 2-2
Panthers 0-4

AFC East:
Bills 3-1
Dolphins 3-1
Patriots 1-3
Jets 1-3

Betting Lines: Patriots (-1.5), O/U 39.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #55 Alex Kemp

Umpire: #89 Mike Morton (ex-NFL player)
Down Judge: #113 Danny Short
Line Judge: #59 Rusty Baynes (on Boger's crew in 2022... was on THAT crew in THAT NFC Championship Game)
Field Judge: #28 Sean Petty (rookie official)
Side Judge: #95 James Coleman (on Clay Martin's crew in 2022)
Back Judge: #93 Scott Helverson
Replay Official: Mike Chase
Replay Assistant: Jamie Alferi Tuss

Inactive Lists:
NO-
TE Juwan Johnson
S Lonnie Johnson Jr.
QB Jake Luton
OG Andrus Peat
WR A.T. Perry
DE Kyle Phillips
OL Landon Young

NE-
OT Calvin Anderson
WR Kayshon Boutte
QB Will Grier
LB Matthew Judon
OG Cole Strange
OT Tyrone Wheatley

This post was edited on 10/8/23 at 6:11 pm