NEW ORLEANS (2-0) at GREEN BAY (1-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX
OPENING LINE: Packers by 2, in response to FanDuel Sportsbook
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Saints 2-0, Packers 1-1
SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 17-10
LAST MEETING: Saints received 38-3 on Sept. 12, 2021, at Jacksonville, Florida.
LAST WEEK: Saints received 20-17 at Carolina on Monday; Packers misplaced 25-24 at Atlanta on Sunday.
PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (26), RUSH (25), PASS (23), SCORING (2)
SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (18), PASS (8), SCORING (25)
PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (30), PASS (17), SCORING (14)
SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (14), PASS (7), SCORING (T5)
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Saints plus-1, Packers plus-3
SAINTS PLAYER TO WATCH: Chris Olave, a 2022 first-round draft selection out of Ohio State, has emerged as New Orleans’ high receiver and has been its greatest total offensive playmaker throughout star working again Alvin Kamara’s three-game suspension. He has 14 catches for 198 yards via two video games, with a 40-plus-yard reception in every sport.
PACKERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Jordan Love leads the NFL in passer score early in his first full season as a starter, however he’s solely finishing 55.8% of his passes. His inexperience confirmed in Inexperienced Bay’s earlier sport, as he went 0 for six within the fourth quarter because the Packers didn’t get a primary down and squandered a 24-12 lead. Now he will get prepared for his first regular-season house begin.
KEY MATCHUP: Packers offensive line vs. Saints defensive position: An damage to left guard Elgton Jenkins and the uncertainty of left sort out David Bakhtiari’s well being standing create loads of questions for the Packers as they face off with a potent Saints entrance. New Orleans’ Carl Granderson has 2½ sacks via the primary two video games of the season, and Cameron Jordan is an eight-time Professional Bowl choice.
KEY INJURIES: Saints RB Jamaal Williams (hamstring) has been dominated out for Sunday’s sport. … Saints TE Foster Moreau (ankle) is uncertain. Saints CB Paulson Adebo (hamstring) and S Ugo Amadi (knee) are questionable. … Saints rookie RB Kendre Miller is predicted to make his debut Sunday after lacking two video games with a hamstring damage. … Jenkins is out for the Packers with a sprained medial collateral ligament. … Packers WR Christian Watson (hamstring) has missed Inexperienced Bay’s first two video games. … Packers RB Aaron Jones (hamstring) and OT David Bakhtiari (knee) missed the Falcons sport. … Watson, Jones, Bakhtiari, CB Jaire Alexander (again) and OLB Lukas Van Ness (OLB) are questionable for Sunday’s sport.
SERIES NOTES: Though the Packers lead the collection 17-10, the Saints have received three of the previous 4 conferences. Their most up-to-date matchup — a Saints 38-3 victory within the opening week of the 2021 season — was moved from New Orleans to Jacksonville due to the influence of Hurricane Ida. Love made his NFL debut that day, as he got here in for Aaron Rodgers after the Saints had put the sport out of attain. The Packers’ earlier win over the Saints was a 37-30 victory at New Orleans on Sept. 27, 2020. The earlier time the Saints performed at Lambeau Discipline, they received 26-17 on Oct. 22, 2017. The Saints and Packers held joint practices in Inexperienced Bay final yr. This marks the fourth time the Packers have opened their house schedule in opposition to the Saints. They received their three earlier house openers on this collection.
STATS AND STUFF: The Saints have allowed 20 factors or fewer in every of their previous 10 video games, the longest energetic streak of any NFL staff. … The Saints are attempting to begin 3-0 for the primary time since 2013, after they started 5-0. … The Saints’ 30-12 highway report since 2018 leads the NFC and ranks behind solely the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ 32-9 highway mark amongst NFL groups. … The Saints haven’t scored a first-half TD this season and have simply three complete TDs in two video games. … Saints S Marcus Maye will probably be serving the primary of a three-game suspension in Week 3. … Saints RB Alvin Kamara will probably be serving the final of a three-game suspension. … Olave is one in every of three NFL gamers (together with Justin Jefferson and Puka Nacua) with not less than 85 yards receiving in every of the primary two weeks. … Saints CB Paulson Adebo had his first-career fumble restoration in Week 2. … Each groups have rookie kickers. New Orleans’ Blake Grupe has made all of his first 5 field-goal makes an attempt and all three of his further factors. Inexperienced Bay’s Anders Carlson is 2 of two on field-goal makes an attempt — together with a 52-yarder — and eight of 8 on further factors. … The Packers’ 27-6 regular-season house report since 2018 leads all NFL groups. … The Packers have received their previous 10 house openers, the NFL’s longest energetic streak. … The Packers haven’t dedicated a turnover via their first two video games. … WR Jayden Reed is the second Packer for the reason that AFL-NFL merger to have a number of landing catches in one in every of his first two video games as a professional. The opposite was James Lofton in 1978. … Packers LB Quay Walker scored on a 37-yard interception return in Inexperienced Bay’s season-opening victory at Chicago and adopted that up by making a career-high 17 tackles within the loss to the Falcons.
FANTASY TIP: The flurry of working again accidents throughout the league may make it value selecting up Saints RB Tony Jones Jr. not less than as a one-week stopgap. Jones had two landing runs after Williams received harm within the Panthers sport. He may have a giant sport in opposition to Inexperienced Bay’s susceptible run protection, which allowed 211 yards speeding in opposition to the Falcons. One be aware of warning is that Miller’s return from a hamstring damage may allow the rookie to chop into Jones’ potential workload.
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