Overview

• Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 12 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, with BetMGM listing the Saints favored by 1.
• Tickets are available on secondary marketplaces including StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats.
• The Patriots enter at 3-2 after a 23-20 win at Buffalo, while the Saints are 1-4 following a 26-14 home win over the Giants.
• New England ranks seventh in passing offense and fourth against the run; New Orleans is 14th in rushing offense and ninth in pass defense.
• The key matchup pits the Patriots’ stout run defense against the Saints’ ground game, with Stefon Diggs and Rashid Shaheed highlighted as receivers to watch.