Every week, Kellen Moore devises a game plan that aims to get the New Orleans Saints off to a strong start. The first-year coach has enough confidence in these plays that lately, the Saints have taken the ball first to begin the game, if they happen to win the coin toss. The Saints haven’t played much with a lead this season, so Moore wants to set a tone right away.

But more often than not, Moore sends the call in and watches it fail.

No team has arguably been worse on their opening possession this season than the Saints — who are averaging a league-low 4.22 plays per drive. A whopping 44.4% of New Orleans’ opening drives have resulted in a three-and-out, behind only Jacksonville and Denver.

“We’ve got to get some cleaner opps’, continue to get some freebies,” Moore said. “Get the sen

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