This is not your 2023 New Orleans Saints offense. Klint Kubiak has officially moved the offense into 2024.
After averaging 23.6 points per game last season, the team has scored some 91 points in the first two games of the year, most recently downing the Dallas Cowboys 44-19. That’s tied for the second-most points a team has scored through their first two weeks in NFL history.
That’s an impressive standard to meet, but the Saints have beaten it before. This is the first time in over 10 years the Saints have scored 40 points or more in two consecutive games. The last time they did it was in 2009, when they defeated the Detroit Lions, 45-27 in the the home opener. They followed it up with a 48-22 road win over the Philadelphia Eagles, who will visit the Caesars Superdome next week.
The Saints combine their first pair of games of the 2024 season for a total of 91 points after defeating the Carolina Panthers 47-10 in Week 1.
One of the biggest factors in this success, outside of the way the Saints have several reliable pieces of the offense to spread the ball around to is the consistency of quarterback Derek Carr.
He had his struggles in 2023, but if he can keep things rolling like this for the remainder of the season, New Orleans is going to be a true contender. Carr finished out the Saints’ most recent showing 11-for-16 passing, throwing for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception.
The team will look to keep the same kind of momentum rolling in the upcoming matchup against the Eagles, who they’ll face in the Superdome at Noon CT on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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