The Saints dropped 48 points on the Giants in 2009 — and that’s the low from the teams’ past three meetings in New Orleans.
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The Saints dropped 48 points on the Giants in 2009 — and that’s the low from the teams’ past three meetings in New Orleans. Add in 49 points in 2011 and 52 in 2015, and the Saints are averaging nearly 50 per game over that span against the Giants in the Superdome, which will be rocking at full capacity for the first time since before COVID-19, Hurricane Ida and a recent roof fire. Sure, both future Hall of Fame quarterbacks from those three high-scoring games are retired, but does anyone doubt even the erratic Jameis Winston’s ability to put a big number on this Giants defense? He has thrown for seven touchdowns with zero interceptions in the Saints’ two wins. Meanwhile, these Giants needed three games to total 50 points. No joke. They have averaged 17.7 points during coach Joe Judge’s 19-game tenure. The Giants rank No.21 in total defense and No.16 in scoring defense, and have been especially ineffective at the end of halves (one stop in seven possessions). That’s how you lose two straight games on walk-off field goals. This is the Giants’ first game without every-snap linebacker Blake Martinez in the middle. All signs point to the Saints scoring at a pace the Giants can’t match, even if it doesn’t take 50 to win it this time. The look-ahead point spread increased from six after the Giants’ latest dud last week, according to VSiN. The pick: Saints, -7.5. The Titans have not scored fewer than 14 points since Week 6 of the 2019 season. Why is that relevant? Because 14 might be all it takes for the Titans to cover against the Jets, who have scored six total points the past two games. Get the lead early, pound Derrick Henry. Sure, the magic of Taylor Heinicke wore off in his first road start last week at Buffalo.
