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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OCTOBER 12, 2020 @ MERCEDESBENZ SUPERDOME GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART STATISTICS • MINIBIOS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (1-3) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-2) MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020 – 7:15 P.M. (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA.. TV: ESPN (WDSU 6 locally) – Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese and Louis Riddick (color analysts) and Lisa Salters (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One – Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Kurt Warner (color analyst) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), and Deuce McAllister (color analyst) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline) The Saints defense came up big at Ford Field, not al- THE MATCHUP lowing the Lions to score on four straight possessions fol- Following a 35-29 road win at Detroit, the Saints (2-2) lowing the 14-0 start. The New Orleans defense also faced return to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for a Monday crucial injuries, losing starting CBs Janoris Jenkins and Night Football showdown hosting the Chargers (1-3). Marshon Lattimore, and DE Marcus Davenport. The defense prevailed, coming up with three sacks, a turnover The Saints delivered in all phases of the game to secure and held Detroit to complete only 4 of 11 in third down a win against the Lions and break a two-game losing conversions. CB Patrick Robinson entered the game with streak. The New Orleans offense headed into the game his first start in two years. Robinson had a standout perfor- with injury losses of WR Michael Thomas and TE Jared mance, consisting of an impactful interception in the sec- Cook. They put up 35 consecutive points, overcoming ond quarter. The Saints defense held Lions RB Adrian Pe- a two-touchdown deficit to start. QB Drew Brees led an terson for only 36 yards rushing. efficient offense on Sunday afternoon, completing 19 of 25 with 246 passing yards, two touchdowns and one intercep- New Orleans will face-off against an electric Los Ange- tion. Brees consistently connected with WR Emmanuel les offense, led by rookie QB Justin Herbert and WR Kee- Sanders and WR Tre’Quan Smith throughout the con- nan Allen, as well as a defense with a productive pass test. Sanders snatched 93 yards, a season-high, on six rush, conducted by DE Joey Bosa. receptions. Smith had four receptions for 54 yards, two of The Saints remain effective and successful in all phases, which reached the end zone for touchdowns. including their special teams. K Wil Lutz and P Thomas New Orleans produced a dominant run game, incorpo- Morstead lead the charge of specialists, coming up rating both RBs Alvin Kamara and Latavius Murray. Kama- consistently week after week, while the coverage units ranked first in the NFL in opponent punt return average. ra carried 19 times for 83 yards, including a pivotal touch- down, his seventh of this season. Murray accounted for 64 This Week In The NFC South: The Carolina Panthers (2 yards rushing, with 14 touches and 2 rushing scores. -2) will play at the Atlanta Falcons (0-4) on Sunday, the Kamara ended the game averaging 4.4 yards per attempt, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) will play at Chicago (3-1) along with Murray who averaged 4.6 yards per clip. Thursday night. Chargers vs. Saints: Week Five 2 SAINTS-CHARGERS CONNECTIONS coaching staff with McGeoghan in Miami from 2012- Saints QB Drew Brees was originally selected by the 15...Los Angeles Defensive Line Coach Giff Smith coached Chargers in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2001 the Tulane University defensive line in 1999...Chargers NFL Draft. He played for the Bolts from 2001 to 2005 and Offensive Line Coach James Campen played at Tulane was named to the Pro Bowl in 2004 before joining the from 1984-85 and for the Saints from 1987-88. Black and Gold prior to the 2006 campaign. Brees and Chargers Special Assistant LaDainian Tomlinson were both selected by the club in the 2001 NFL Draft as fellow Texas High School football stars and were teammates in SAINTS – CHARGERS San Diego from 2001-05...New Orleans Head Coach Sean Payton and Los Angeles Head Coach Anthony Lynn STATISTICAL COMPARISON served on the same Dallas Cowboys offensive coaching 2020 NFL Regular Season Rankings staff in 2005...Chargers Assistant Defensive Line Coach La’Roi Glover played for New Orleans from 1997-2001, Saints Chargers amassing 50 sacks and ten forced fumbles, including a Record 2-2 1-2 league-high 17 quarterback takedowns in 2000, the second Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 30.8 (5t) 20.8 (27) -most by an NFL defensive lineman at the time. Glover was Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 30.8 (25) 23.8 (11) selected as an Associated Press All-Pro twice during his Total Off. (NFL Rank) 371.0 (17) 400.3 (8) Saints tenure and to the Pro Bowl twice. He is a member of Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) 120.0 (13) 125.3 (12) both the Saints Hall of Fame and the club’s All-50th Passing Off. (NFL Rank) 251.0 (17) 275.0 (7) team...CB Patrick Robinson played for the Chargers in Total Def. (NFL Rank) 334.3 (6) 373.8 (19) 2015...Saints Offensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael was Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) 97.5 (6t) 110.8(12t) an offensive assistant and later an assistant wide receivers Passing Def. (NFL Rank) 236.8 (13) 263.0 (25) coach for the Chargers from 2002 to 2005 before joining Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.1 (10) 25.7 (8) the Saints coaching staff in 2006...Saints Defensive Coor- Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 13.3 (5) 5.0 (24) dinator Dennis Allen, Chargers Assistant Special Teams Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) +2 (8t) -4 (25t) Coach Keith Burns, Defensive Backs Coach Ron Milus, Penalties 28 27 Linebackers Coach Richard Smith and Burns served on the Penalty Yards 398 195 same Broncos staff in 2011. Allen and Milus served on the Opp. Penalties 19 29 same Texas A&M coaching staff in 1999. Allen and Opp. Penalty Yards 375 254 Chargers Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach George Stewart served on the same Atlanta staff from 2004-05...Saints RB Dwayne Washington prepped at LAST MEETING Gahr (Calif.) HS...Saints WR Michael Thomas was born in Los Angeles and attended William Howard Taft Charter New Orleans Saints 35, San Diego Chargers 34; Octo- (Woodland Hills, Calif.) HS…Saints S Marcus Williams was ber 2, 2016 @ Qualcomm Stadium – The Saints’ dra- born in Corona, Calif. and attended Eleanor Roosevelt matic come-from-behind victory gave New Orleans an all- (Eastvale, Calif.) HS. Williams and Chargers T Sam Tevi time 5-7 record against the Chargers with their third were teammates at Utah...In 2010, the California football straight win in the all-time series, all since QB Drew Brees team included both Saints DE Cameron Jordan and joined the Saints as an unrestricted free agent in 2006 after Chargers WR Keenan Allen…Defensive Line Coach Ryan starting his NFL career with the Chargers from 2001-05. Nielsen tutored Chargers DT Justin Jones at North New Orleans completed the comeback when FB John Carolina State prior to taking the reigns of the Saints defen- Kuhn scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 1:57 left sive line in 2017...Saints QB Taysom Hill and Chargers CB in the contest. The win would also put the Saints in the win Michael Davis were college teammates at Brigham column after their second consecutive 0-3 start. Young...T Ryan Ramczyk and Chargers RB Derek Watt were college teammates at Wisconsin in 2015...In 2014 New Orleans jumped out to the 14-7 lead early with a pair and 2015, the Ohio State football roster included Saints of touchdown passes by Brees in the return to the home WR Michael Thomas, CB Marshon Lattimore and Chargers stadium where he represented the Chargers for his first five DE Joey Bosa...Los Angeles Quality Control-Defense Addi- campaigns as a professional, San Diego responded with son Lynch served as a graduate assistant at Mississip- 17 consecutive points, capped by a one-yard touchdown pi College in 2011...Chargers Wide Receivers Coach Phil run by RB Melvin Gordon with 13 seconds left in the first McGeoghan was with the Saints in 2003...Saints Spe- half to give the chargers a 24-14 halftime lead. cial Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi and Assistant Head CONT. ON NEXT PAGE Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell served on the same Chargers vs. Saints: Week Five 3 LAST MEETING-CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE third in sacks (51), tied for third in scoring (28.6 ppg.) and ranked fourth in opponent rushing yards per game. Special New Orleans got on the scoreboard first in the second half teams captured first place in NFL writer Rick Gosselin’s when Kuhn scored on a one-yard run as New Orleans en- annual comprehensive rankings. Payton earned a bache- tered the fourth quarter trailing 24-21. San Diego extended lor’s degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as their lead back to 34-21 in the fourth quarter on another a quarterback he had 10,665 passing yards, at the time the one-yard touchdown for by Gordon and a 47-yard field goal third-highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. Payton by K Josh Lambo.