The Saints followed one part of a familiar script in Monday night’s loss to the Falcons when they fell behind their visitors from Atlanta early in the game.
The Falcons led 14-0 in the first quarter on Monday and stretched their lead to 24-7 before halftime in New Orleans. The Saints also trailed at halftime in the first three weeks of the season, but the difference on Monday was that they weren’t able to mount any kind of significant comeback in the second half.
On Tuesday, the slow starts were a topic for head coach Kellen Moore in a videoconference with reporters. The Saints have been outscored 61-26 in the first half so far this season and Moore said there is “definitely gonna be a discussion” about how to start games with a little more pep in their step.
“Logistics, scheduling, to kinda maybe adjust practice plans accordingly,” Moore said. “And then, obviously, looking at what the back end looks like as far as our preparation of what we’re doing early in games from a schematic standpoint. Those are really the two main areas.”
One thing that would help the Saints have better control early in games would be a consistent run game that picks up yards and chews up clock. Establishing that won’t be easy against a strong Vikings defense in Week 5, but Moore and company need to figure something out because consistently playing from behind isn’t a recipe for piling up wins.
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