Before Week 1 ever began, it was obvious to every NFL fan that the New Orleans Saints weren’t up to snuff, especially compared to the reigning back-to-back champs. Most analysts would have looked beyond the Saints to other contenders in the NFC before the season, but fast forward to Week 3 and suddenly the Chiefs have a real contender on their hands for a Monday night game in the not-too-distant future (Week 5).
It wasn’t because of a lack of talent, in fact, the duo of running back Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave has been pretty dominant for many fantasy football owners. But with one of the oldest defenses in the league and Derek Carr in a last hoorah at quarterback, it didn’t seem like they would be any good.
That was before their 2-0 start that saw them score on 14 of their 15 possessions with Carr on the field. That was also before their 29-year old running back scored four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) against what was supposed to be one of the toughest defenses in the league in Dallas…