A lot of things went wrong for the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. Spencer Rattler struggled with ball security in the face of pressure. The running game was nonexistent. Defensively, New Orleans couldn’t stop the Denver Broncos from moving up and down the field.
Bo Nix didn’t look accurate throwing the ball outside of short throws. There was a moment where he had two uncovered receivers, and threw it in between the two of them. Despite his struggles, the Saints weren’t able intercept the rookie.
Tyrann Mathieu got close once. He had an interception fall right into his hands, but he dropped it. Other than that, there weren’t many other near-interceptions. For all of the yardage the Saints give up, turnovers have been their saving grace. For the first time this year, the Saints defense didn’t walk away with an interception.
New Orleans did get one turnover on Thursday. Willie Gay forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter. But by that time, the game was already out of hand. If nothing else, the turnover streak is still alive.