Miami Dolphins face Ian Book-led New Orleans Saints looking to extend six-game winning streak

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Perseverance paid dividends for the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints, putting them on a collision course for the high stakes game in late December.

But problems keep popping in and out of the field.

Saints starting defender Tysom Hill and backup Trevor Simian were among at least 15 New Orleans players to test positive for Covid-19 this week, putting them in doubt as the Saints prepared rookie Ian Buk for his first start.

“It’s been a crazy week,” said Beech, who was drafted in the fourth round of Notre Dame. “I didn’t expect something like this to happen, but you’ll never guess with Covid.”

This is just the latest setback for The Saints, who kicked off their first season since the retirement of Drew Brees, who left New Orleans for nearly a month after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana in late August.

The opening House of Saints was moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where Jamis Winston won his first game as Brice’s successor over Green Bay. New Orleans started 5-2, only to lose to Winston with a knee injury at the end of the season in a week eight win.

New Orleans then played four games with Trevor Siemian – all losses – before giving Hill the nod.

The losing streak widened to five before Hill won his last two starts, including last week at Tampa Bay when both of his starting offensive runs were due to injury and with coach Sean Payton, who was not on the trip from -for the Covid-19 protocols.

“The personality of a team is shaped as the season progresses,” said Saints line-forward James Hirst, who had to play the starting role due to injuries. “You can play a tough series of games where you lose one point after one defeat, make stupid mistakes that you know you cannot make, but then you realize who you are and how you are going to win games. that formula and finding ways to win is all that matters. “