The New England Patriots are hosting one of the top teams in the league on Sunday at Gillette Stadium when the undefeated New Orleans Saints come to town with their 5-0 record and Tom Brady will be looking to rebound from a loss as the best matchup of the week comes on FOX for the game of the week at 4:25 PM in the afternoon for Week 6 on the NFL schedule.
The Patriots are coming into the game after Brady's record streak of touchdown passes in consecutive games came to an end and now the team is 4-1 looking for their fifth win against one of the last undefeated teams in the league and the Saints are looking like a clear Super Bowl contender from the NFC. The team is ranked 21st in the league in passing yards per game and with Rob Gronkowski out and Danny Amendola returning from injury, Brady has more responsibility on his shoulders and the defense is going up against one of the most productive offenses in the league. Brady will need to get back into his groove and needs to put up points for the Patriots to get past the Saints Sunday.
The Saints have been fantastic this season and one reason is because head coach Sean Payton is back after being suspended last season and the addition of Rob Ryan on the defense has greatly turned things around for the team this year. Brees looks even more comfortable in the offense this season and the only player putting up better numbers than him is Peyton Manning and he has 1,700 yards passing with 12 touchdowns through five games this season. Brees has been excellent for the Saints and the team is ranked second in the league with nearly 330 passing yards per game and the defense is doing much better than last season when the secondary was ranked near the bottom of the league in yards allowed in the air per game.
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The Saints are coming off of a commanding win against the Chicago Bears on the road and now this will be the second road game in as many weeks before playing at home against the Bills out of their bye week and then on the road against another AFC East opponent in the NY Jets. The team then has two big games against the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers and then the team has two straight road games against the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, the latter of which will be on a Monday night football matchup on ESPN. The Saints have gotten some amazing stats from tight end Jimmy Graham, who might be the most productive offensive player in the league right now with 37 receptions for nearly 600 receiving yards and six touchdowns, all of which ranks in the top five of the NFL.
