The New Orleans Saints (1-7) play the Los Angeles Rams (5-2) Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Saints have lost their last five road games. Here's what it will take to end that skid.

Shough time

Tyler Shough, drafted by the Saints with the No. 40 overall pick in April, will make his first NFL start Sunday. Chances are, Shough won’t face a tougher team the rest of his rookie season. The Rams have the second-most sacks in the NFL (26). Byron Young has nine. On top of that, they are tied for the fifth-highest pressure rate in the league (38.4%). So the Saints’ offensive line will be tested. They will need to give Shough a clean pocket. A successful day for Shough would be taking care of the ball like Spencer Rattler did through the first six weeks of the season. Avoiding turnovers is the only way

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