It sure feels like things are spiraling for the New Orleans Saints after their 1-2 start, which would have been 0-3 had the Atlanta Falcons held on to a surprisingly tenuous 16-point lead in Week 1. And a lot of the blame falls on Saints quarterback Jameis Winston. He’s struggled to connect with one of the NFL’s best pass-catching running backs in Alvin Kamara and thrown more interceptions (5) than touchdown passes (4) three games into the season. The growing list of injuries he’s racking up doesn’t help his case.
Look at how the Saints’ possessions have ended through three games. Out of their 37 drives, just six have ended with touchdowns, and five with field goal tries (including two misses and one block). They’ve punted 16 times, ended nine with a turnover, and have turned it over on downs once. That’s a worryingly low success rate no matter how you slice it.
