There Dline is no where near as strong as TEN or CAR. If there still able to get pressure and we can't protect Carr, then that will be a very poor indicator of the overall success this team will have this season, regardless of the outcome of the game.
There secondary is on par with the Texans, below average, and we should be able to get separation and move the ball down the field. As bad as the Saints Oline has been with pass protection, they do a much better job in run blocking against CAR. If Miller is truly ready and we continue to use Taysom we should be able to have some success running the ball and opening up the passing game.
Red zone offense will be another huge key to victory. In two games we have had 4 trips inside the 14 yard line that ended in FG's. With the weapons we have, we should be scoring in the red zone at a much higher rate. We have have shown we can move the ball down the field even against good defenses. To be honest both of those games should have never been as close as they where.
Really looking forward to seeing how the defense plays. Tannehill looked pretty darn good against the Chargers last week. Makes the week 1 performance look even better.
Love did not look great last week, really weird game to be honest. Only passed for 151 yards. The GB offense was kind of anemic. On 10 drives they only had:
17 First downs
47 Total plays
224 Total yards of offense.
Atlanta dominated them in every category. The main difference in the game was the Ridder TO and Atlanta had 6 penalties for 110 yards. They just kept settling for FG's and it cost them the game.
If we play clean football and don't settle for FG's, I think win. In fact I going to predict 31-13 Saints.