Saints vs Rams - Preseason Week 1

Let's knock out some notable points in our victory over LA.

1. Taysom Hill gets the majority of snaps under center.

Taysom Hill became the center of focus for the Saints offense this week, with Jameis Winston only taking 2 snaps all game long. Hill did fumble twice, but he rushed for 32 yards. As for his passing numbers for the day, Hill went 7/12 for 99 yards and 1 TD. Taysom will serve as a weapon in this Saints offense once the games begin to count against us. He was accurate 90% of the time in this game, but he was playing against the 2nd-3rd string defense of the Rams. This was still great to see from Taysom Hill.

2. The rushing attack is strong.

By the final whistle, the Saints rushed for 228 yards and dominated on the ground. In the offense, there was a 3 man rotation in the backfield throughout the game. Ty Montgomery received the majority of carries, totaling 15 on the day and gaining 63 yards. Following Montgomery was Dwayne Washington, totaling 23 yards on 5 carries. Nothing special yet right? The final man in the rotation, Latavius Murray, got the ball 4 times and ran for 86 yards in the game. He broke through a congested defensive line and ran for a 63 yard TD to extend the lead over the Rams. Although Kamara didn't run the ball in this game but once, keep an eye on this backfield throughout the season.

3. A hungry, quick secondary

The Saints defense totaled 7 interceptions against the Rams. This may have been a rookie QB who will never see the field in the regular season, but the Saints secondary took advantage of every opportunity and snagged SEVEN out of the air. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson led the way with 2 picks, including one from each of these guys: PJ Williams, Marcus Williams, Alex Anzalone, and Johnson Bademosi. These guys paved the way for our offense to get on the field in scoring position, and put some points on the board. No easy points will be scored on this defense.

Your New Orleans Saints were victorious this time, 34-17. Stay tuned for next week's recap!