Over the first month of the season, the New Orleans Saints have continued to make strides on offense. In Sunday’s win over the New York Giants, quarterback Spencer Rattler finally got an explosive play to detonate when he hit Rashid Shaheed for an 87-yard touchdown. The week before that saw the Saints’ run game find some much-needed consistency.
The offense is still far from an elite unit, but the improvements matter to coach Kellen Moore as he tries to turn around the franchise.
The next step? The Saints have to start converting in the red zone.
The Saints went 0-for-4 on touchdowns inside the opposing 20 against the Giants, bringing New Orleans’ season total to just 7-of-17 — a lowly 41.1%. Only three teams rank worse in the red zone than the Saints this season: the Los Angeles Ch