Consider not only what happened in the second quarter last week when New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler hit Rashid Shaheed for an 87-yard touchdown , but what happened before to set it up.

Backed up on their own 13-yard line on the first play of the drive, the Saints came out in 13 personnel — one running back, three tight ends and one wide receiver. It’s a look the Saints did not use much early in the season, but had been leaning into more in recent weeks — especially in Week 4 against Buffalo, when they had two or three tight ends on the field at a season-high rate.

Against Buffalo, the Saints ran the ball out of heavy personnel 12 times, ripping off several big chunks of yardage in the process. The Giants surely knew this and prepared for it. And that is when the Sain

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