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New Orleans Saints – Seattle Seahawks. The meeting of the two most dominant teams in the NFL since the early 21st century.
The Saints lost to 42-year-old Brice, the NFL’s second-leading all-time passer (80,358 yards), surpassed by Tom Brady just this season, before his offseason retirement. The Seahawks lost Wilson to a finger injury in week five, which is expected to extend him for at least another month.
These are two Super Bowl titles combined (Brees 2009, Wilson 2013), 21 Pro Bowl appearances (Brees 13, Wilson eight), 115,500 passing yards combined (Wilson with 35,142 of them) and 848 touchdown passes (Brees 571, Wilson 277 ) lost from the field on Monday.
In their place, Winston has had great results this season, especially as he threw five touchdowns in the shock of Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay Packers in the first week, while his 12 TD in just three interceptions in five the games turned out to be favorable for the person who is most suitable. Famed for being the first quarterback in NFL history to hit over 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in a single season, he was the last to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019.
Meanwhile, Smith is returning to his first start in the NFL in four years! The backup apprentice did a pretty good job of losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers with 23-20 overtime over the weekend – 23 of 32 for 209 yards and one touchdown – but Russell Wilson didn’t.
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The two teams are finding their way after losing a pair of superstars under the center. At least for now, the Saints have a record win rate, sitting 3-2 in the season following their farewell week, but they have yet to tie straight wins. Meanwhile, Seahawks is precariously ranked 2-4 at the bottom of the ultra-competitive NFC West division. They need to find answers quickly, starting with a win on Monday night, or else all hope of making the playoffs will be long gone.
These are two proud franchises. Since Sean Payton took over as head coach in New Orleans in 2006, bringing Breeze with him, the team have missed the playoffs just five times (one of which, in 2012, had Payton suspended for one year). won six NFC South titles and one Super Bowl.
Likewise, the Seahawks have only achieved success since Pete Carroll came to power, missing the playoffs just twice in his 11-year tenure, while their last losing record was released ten years ago. However, lose on Monday night and this run looks to be in real danger.
They certainly want Smith to play as a quarterback, but Seattle really needs to be on the defensive. They are currently ranked last in the league in overall defense, yielding a staggering 433.2 yards per game – a performance that allows them to challenge the worst squad in NFL history, which coincidentally was set by the 2012 Saints (440.1 YPG ).
