The Saints had nine first downs, and just 142 total yards of offense as New Orleans could only muster one scoring drive in a 23-13 loss to the Vikings. Minnesota loves to pressure the opposing quarterback, and Coach Kellen Moore felt like they were prepared.
“Obviously, the plan wasn’t good enough. They did a great job, got us in too many of those favorable passing situations and they were able to take advantage of them. We weren’t able to get those done and, obviously, that’s on me,” Moore said.
New Orleans falls to 1-4 on the season and another non-playoff season seems likely.
Saints quarterback Tyler Shough threw for just 96 yards and was picked off twice. Moore says he still has all the confidence in the world in Shough.
“He’s battling; he’s battling. He’s the guy that’s going to help us get through a little bit of this adversity that we’ve faced in the last few weeks. There’s a healthy amount of football ahead and we’ve got to focus on that, but we’ve got to focus on getting better to provide those opportunities,” Moore noted.
The Saints went 0-3 during their homestand and will visit the Giants this Sunday. New York tied the Commanders on Sunday. After the Giants game, New Orleans heads overseas to play Pittsburgh in Paris.