Patriots vs. Saints: News, analysis, injuries, previews, final score, and more

The New England Patriots, and their starting quarterback in particular, were in dire need of some positive momentum entering their Week 5 game against the New Orleans Saints. Instead, they suffered one of the worst losses of the Bill Belichick era — again.

Getting blown out 34-0 in front of the Gillette Stadium crowd, nothing went right. The offense continued turning the ball over and not showing many signs of life; the defense had some uncharacteristic breakdowns; special teams saw the two rookie kickers struggles.

It was a breakdown all across the board for a 1-4 team whose playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.

As always, we here at Pats Pulpit will do our best to keep you informed and up to date before, during, and after the game. So, in order not to miss any news or analysis from the Patriots’ Week 5 contest versus the Saints, please make sure to bookmark and regularly re-visit this story stream.