As the New Orleans Saints get ready to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs, one stat to pay attention to is the turnover margin.
The two teams are on opposite sides of the spectrum in this category. New Orleans is +3 and the Chiefs are -4. That puts the Saints in the top four in the league and the Chiefs in the bottom four. Opposite sides of the spectrums.
Both quarterbacks have been prone to turnovers. Patrick Mahomes has thrown at least one interception in every game. Derek Carr isn’t much better. He’s thrown an interception in every game but the debut.
Another big difference is the Saints force a lot of turnovers, which isn’t the case for the Chiefs. Only the Vikings and Packers have forced more turnovers than New Orleans.
Most importantly, the Saints have forced every quarterback they’ve faced into an interception. Key turnovers lost the Saints last week’s game. It may be cliche, but the Saints need to win the turnover battle against the Chiefs.
