New Orleans Saints vs. 11.15.20

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

• A Saints win would improve New Orleans’ record to 7-2, keeping them at least one half game ahead of the 6-3 for first place in the NFC South, who play Carolina at 12 p.m. on Sunday. It would also give them at least a six-game winning streak in four consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history after they had runs of at least six games each season from 2009-11.

• With a win on Sunday, Saints Head Coach Sean Payton would improve his record against San Francisco to 7-2, his home mark to 4-2 and even his record against 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan to 1-1.

• The Saints currently have a streak of 296 regular season games without having been shut out, dating back to a 26-20 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 6, 2002 at Raymond James Stadium, the longest running streak in the and fourth overall, a streak that they will look to extend to 297 games on Sunday.

• The Saints currently have a streak of 51 regular season/postseason games without giving up 100 yards rushing to an individual player, tied for the longest streak in NFL record books with the 1972-76 Dallas Cowboys. If the Saints don’t surrender 100 yards to an individual 49ers rusher on Sunday, at 52 games, they will have the longest streak in NFL record books.

• QB will play in his 284th career regular season game Sunday, moving into a tie with K Sebastion Janikowski (2000-18) and P Sean Landeta (1985-2005) for 17th in games played in NFL record books. Including 16 postseason contests, Brees will appear in his 300th game overall.

• In the regular season and postseason combined, Brees has 598 passes. With two touchdown passes on Sunday, he would have 600 touchdown passes combined in the regular season and postseason

• LB Demario Davis will play in his 137th consecutive NFL game on Sunday, having never missed a contest in his nine-year NFL career..

• DE Trey Hendrickson has a career-high 7.5 sacks. With 2.5 takedowns, he would have the first double-digit sacks season of his four-year career. • TE Josh Hill will play in his 111th career game today, surpassing P Tommy Barnhardt (2987, 89-94, 99) into sole possession of 34th place on the club’s all-time games played list.

• CB Janoris Jenkins has 448 career combined defensive/special teams solo tackles. With two solo stops on Sunday, he would reach 450 for his career. Jenkins will also be looking for his 25th career . Since he came into the league as a second round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2012, only six players have 25 picks.

• DE Cameron Jordan has not dropped either of San Francisco’s projected quarterbacks Nick Mullens or C.J. Beathard. With a takedown against one of the two, they would become the 35th signal-caller Jordan has dropped. Jordan also needs at least half a takedown to reach 90 for his career. With that he would become the sixth player with 90 since he came into the league in 2011, joining , J.J. Watt, , Ryan Kerrigan and Justin Houston.

• Entering Week Ten, RB Alvin Kamara has 471 rushing yards With at least 29 rushing yards tonight, Kamara can become the first player with at least 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in each of his first four seasons in NFL history. He will also become the sixth running back with four-or-more consecutive seasons with at least 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in the era, joining (5), Lydell Mitchell (5), Charlie Garner (4), (4) and Bryan Westbrook (4).

• In 53 career games, Kamara has recorded 5,512 scrimmage yards and 45 scrimmage . With his next 121 rushing yards, Kamara will join Roger Craig as the only players with at least 3,000 rushing yards and 2,500 receiving yards in their first four seasons. He would join RB Pierre Thomas as only the second Saint with at least 3,000 rushing yards and 2,500 receiving yards.

• With 2 touchdowns, Kamara will move into a tie with WR Eric Martin (1985-93) for 7th place in club record books. With seven more receptions, Kamara will surpass WR Danny Abramowicz for eighth in club record-books. He needs 25 more grabs to surpass Pierre Thomas (327) for the most catches by a Saints running back. Kamara will also set a new single-season career high with his next three receiving touchdowns (6).

• Kamara needs one more game with at least one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown to surpass Chuck Foreman (eight games) and Christian McCaffrey (eight) for the most such games in a player’s first four seasons in NFL history.

• P Thomas Morstead will play in his 183rd game, moving into a tie for sixth place in club record books with DE/DT Jim Wilks (1981-93.

• DT David Onyemata has three sacks. With 1.5 takedowns, he would match his career-high total of 4.5 in 2018. • LB Craig Robertson has 49 career special teams tackles, needing one coverage stop to reach 50 for his career.

• S Marcus Williams has 12 career interceptions, tied for 12th in club record books. With one more pick, he will move into a tie in the top 10, tied with CBs Fred Thomas and Mike McKenzie for tenth and two to reach sole possession of tenth..

• CB P.J. Williams needs one pass defensed each to reach 25 for his career.