Saints: 21 penalties for 244 yards in eight quarters

this isn't just a last 2 weeks development.... let's go back to the bye week

vs. ATL (NO - 12/90; ATL - 7/48)
@ TB (NO - 9/76; TB - 7/55)


that said... from last night's game... that block in the back penalty on the 3rd Qtr kickoff return was bogus AF... the block by Robertson was initiated on the front side and he shoved on the top of the defender's shoulder

and that penalty cost us 40+ yards



edit: we really need to dive deeper into this stat...

how many of these penalties gave our opponent an auto 1st down after a failed 3rd or 4th down play?

How many either gave our opponent or cost us 15+ yards (either direct or hidden)

The Refs awarded the Falcons 5 first downs due to penalties.
The Refs awarded the Saints 0 first downs due to penalties.

Virtually the same #'s of each of our last 4 games.