During the Sean Payton and Drew Brees era of New Orleans Saints football, they were known for high-flying offense and putting up points with ease, but times have changed following Sunday’s shutout loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
First goose egg on the scoreboard for the Saints since 2001, 21 years since they’ve suffered a loss quite like this one, 13-0 on the road, despite being inside the 49ers 43-yard five times.
The Saints final crack at the end zone resulted in three straight incompletions and then a fourth-down sack instead of getting the ball into the hands…
