Which matchups look most challenging on the New Orleans Saints’ 2024 schedule? Everyone knows that their Monday night meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs is going to be daunting, but how heavily does Sean Payton’s presence matter into the perception of the Saints’ Thursday night game against a bad Denver Broncos team? And what about the NFC South rivalry games?
It’s true that the Saints have been given an easy (on paper) strength of schedule again in 2024, even if the soft matchups pitched to them last year still resulted in nearly as many wins as losses. But Dennis Allen must prove he can take advantage of those vulnerable opponents to stack up wins before taking on the more challenging matchups. He hasn’t shown yet that he can do that.
Here is our take. We ranked all 17 games from easiest to toughest:
Continue reading...It’s true that the Saints have been given an easy (on paper) strength of schedule again in 2024, even if the soft matchups pitched to them last year still resulted in nearly as many wins as losses. But Dennis Allen must prove he can take advantage of those vulnerable opponents to stack up wins before taking on the more challenging matchups. He hasn’t shown yet that he can do that.
Here is our take. We ranked all 17 games from easiest to toughest: