Overview

• Rookie starter Spencer Rattler threw three touchdown passes with 207 yards, showing improved command despite the defeat.
• Costly mistakes piled up with seven penalties for 45 yards, multiple drops, and a 4-of-11 mark on third down.
• Trailing 26-21, the Saints had the ball with 2:40 remaining but failed on fourth-and-2, ending their comeback bid.
• The defense produced a takeaway on a Chris Rumph II forced fumble recovered by Demario Davis but surrendered 8-of-15 third-down conversions.
• Alvin Kamara ran 21 times for 99 yards and added six receptions for 21 yards, with Seattle up next on the road in Week 3.