Saints Film Study: The Good and Bad From the Patriots Win

Sunday's shutout win over the Patriots makes for a much easier film study for the Saints, but it obviously isn't without error. Overall, New Orleans did a solid job in all three phases to produce a very impressive win. Here's some notes from Week 5's film study, with a full video breakdown below.

Saints Film Study Notes vs. Patriots

Saints defense played lights out, but Demario Davis and Carl Granderson were two of the best players out on the field.
You saw a lot more motion incorporated in this game, and overall it was a nicely called game by Pete Carmichael Jr.
Trevor Penning is getting better at pass protection, but the run support is starting to be troubling.
Erik McCoy had a really nice game here, and it's no wonder he was graded out so high by Pro Football Focus.
Bryan Bresee is starting to see double teams. This is a tremendous sign for the rookie and where he's at already.
Red Zone execution was a thing of beauty, and New Orleans made it count. See Derek Carr's reactions after the touchdowns too.
Tyrann Mathieu's pick-six sparked everything, but he also does other things well.
Alvin Kamara caused a lot of problems for the Patriots, but so did Kendre Miller.
Michael Thomas is heating up, and it's only a matter of time before we see him go off.
Getting Paulson Adebo and Jordan Howden back was a really big boost to the secondary.
Blake Grupe's two kicks were big and should make everyone feel really confident in the team's decision.