The New Orleans Saints are travelling to play the Patriots in New England on Sunday in Week 6 for what could be one of the most entertaining games on the schedule and the matchup puts together two of the best quarterbacks in the league in Tom Brady and Drew Brees and the Saints are putting their 5-0 undefeated record on the line at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots come into the game after losing their first game of the season after starting off 4-0 and the loss against the Bengals marked the first time in 52 games that Tom Brady did not score a touchdown and it was the worst offensive performance for the Patriots this season. The offense has struggled without Rob Gronkowski and after dealing with injuries to Danny Amendola and Shane Vereen as well as the losses of Wes Welker and Aaron Hernandez, things have not gotten any easier for Brady. The quarterback still has some solid stats this season with over 1,200 passing yards and 7 touchdowns and now that Amendola is back, he should be even more productive in the offense.
Drew Brees is having himself another very good season along with tight end Jimmy Graham and he is directing one of the top offensive units in the league, ranking second with over 320 yards per game and the return of Sean Payton has been a huge part of that, bringing some consistency back to the team. Rob Ryan has greatly improved the offense and that will be put to the test on Sunday against the Patriots, with the team coming in ranking in the top 15 in both rushing and passing yards allowed per game this season. The team is allowing just over 220 yards per game passing and they will have their hands full on Sunday.
The Saints come into the game at 5-0 and this is the second of two away games after playing against the Chicago Bears and after playing the Patriots the team will have a bye. The Saints play three of their next four on the road including the Bears and Patriots matchup and Brees comes into the game on Sunday with over 1,700 yards passing and 12 touchdowns, some of the best numbers in the league and while the team has not rushed the ball much with Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles, but that hasn't stopped the offense from being productive.
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Jimmy Graham has been excellent this season with video game numbers of 37 receptions for nearly 600 yards and six touchdowns and he will be the biggest matchup of the day for the Patriots and their linebackers. The team also has weapons outside with Marques Colston, who has 23 catches for 313 yards and he will be a prime option for Brees, as the Patriots will try and put pressure on the quarterback on Sunday. The team has a tough upcoming schedule with the Patriots and then two more AFC East teams in the Jets and the Bills.
The team then plays the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers at home and then the team plays four of the next five games on the road. The team has a Monday night matchup against the Seattle Seahawks and the team also has a game before that against the Atlanta Falcons and after those two tough game is a home game against the Carolina Panthers. Following that, the team plays the Rams and Panthers on the road before finishing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
