That was arguably one of the messiest games in quite some time. The New Orleans Saints, coming off a bye week and making some major changes around the team, needed to win this game. Going 0-4 at home this season is catastrophic.

This was a bad game from the Saints offense, and it really felt like a performance from last season. They got to the end zone, but couldn't score a touchdown. This was something the Saints have been much better at in 2026, but they have regressed over the past two games, which is extremely worrying given all their other issues. 

But somehow, they got the win. 

With such a low-scoring game filled with turnovers, penalties, and mistakes, it’s hard to find positives, but the roster still produced some great performances. 

I mean, how could I not start with these two? The only reason the Saints stayed in this game was that Young, Granderson, and Elliss consistently pressured the QB. Elliss had some incredible pass-rushing reps on blitzes that really messed up what the Browns wanted to do early in the game. For Granderson and Young, their speed really showed up and stopped Shedeur Sanders from running away and picking up important yards. They were also outright beating the Browns' tackles. 

On the offensive side of the ball, Tyler Shough was by far the best player on the Saints. He made some incredible throws throughout this game and used his legs really well when the Saints needed it. The defense was not open, and the pressure was getting to Shough, but that didn’t stop him from making important plays. A spin move showed up twice that made the defensive players go right past the QB. 

This didn’t end up with a win, but Shough did exactly what was needed from him, and more.

I know he had a horrible fumble, but taking away that one play, Brown had a really great game. For almost every return, Brown put the Saints in much better field position and set them up really well. On offense, he had one of the biggest plays of the day from an incredible throw by Tyler Shough after Brown beat his defender deep. Again, the fumble was really bad, but this was by far his best performance as a returner and receiver in his early career.