NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Kellen Moore era is off to a bumpy start in New Orleans. The Saints hit another pothole Sunday (Sept. 14), losing at home to a shorthanded San Francisco 49ers team, 26-21.

The nail in the coffin was a 42-yard touchdown strike from Mac Jones to Jauan Jennings with 12:18 left in the fourth quarter. The clutch play from San Francisco’s backup quarterback came on a third-and-11 play for San Francisco.

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler completed 25 of 34 passes for 206 yards and threw his first three touchdown passes of the season, but remains winless after eight NFL starts.

Starting in place of an injured Brock Purdy, Jones registered two touchdown passes in the first half. He connected with Luke Farrell on a 11-yard touchdown, and hit Christian McCaffrey for a 7-y

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