Bad seems to be only going to worse for the New Orleans Saints, who hit a five-game losing streak following their 33-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday.
With this, the team has taken a major slide in the NFL Power Rankings for just about every national media outlet in existence. And that is rightfully so as the team seems to be declining in just about every possible facet of the game.
It’s not just poor performance either, as the the Saints have been riddled with injury across the board, including one that has led to the loss of veteran quarterback Derek Carr. The Saints have been forced in that situation not just to have to go to a quarterback who has less experience, but a complete rookie in Spencer Rattler.
It’s never easy for a signal-caller to start in their first NFL season, much less without notice due to an injured QB1, and the growing pains Rattler has experienced has been obvious.
With their latest loss, the Saints have slipped to No. 26 overall in the USA Today NFL Week 8 power rankings from Nate Davis.
The team was previously ranked at No. 25 the week beforehand.
“What shambles could QB Derek Carr be returning to?” Davis wrote. “The Saints lost their past two games at home by more than 20 points in each … matching the number of times such Superdome blowouts occurred during the entirety of former HC Sean Payton’s tenure. At least RB Alvin Kamara is sticking around after agreeing to an extension.”
The Saints will aim to get back on track when they hit the road to face the Los Angeles Chargers next week.
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