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The New England Patriots improved to a 2-0 record in the AFC East after a 23-20 victory at Buffalo last Sunday night. The Patriots have a winning record after the first five games for the first time since starting the year with an 8-0 record in 2019. This week, the Patriots will continue a three-game road trip when they play the Saints in New Orleans. Following the Saints game, the Patriots will continue on the road with a trip to Tennessee. A victory this week will give the Patriots their first three-game winning streak since the 2022 season. The Patriots will attempt to snap a two-game losing streak against the Saints.

SERIES HISTORY

Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft's first game as owner of the team was a 1994 preseason game at Foxboro Stadium against the Saints. The Patriots won that game 24-6.

The two teams will meet this week for the 17th time and for the first meeting since a 34-0 Saints victory at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 8, 2023. The Patriots will play in New Orleans for the first time since a 36-20 win on Sept. 17, 2017.

The Patriots lead the all-time series, 10-6. The Patriots are 5-1 against the Saints in New Orleans, including 4-1 at the Superdome against the Saints. The only loss was a 38-17 Monday Night Football game in 2009.

PATRIOTS IN NEW ORLEANS

The Patriots have played in three Super Bowls in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome, the home of the Saints. The 1985 Patriots qualified for the first Super Bowl in team history, but lost to the Chicago Bears, 46-10. In 1996, the Patriots reached their second Super Bowl in the Crescent City and fell to the Green Bay Packers, 35-21, in Super Bowl XXXI. New England returned to the Big Easy for Super Bowl XXXVI and defeated the St. Louis Rams, 20-17, to claim the first NFL title in team history.

TALE OF THE TAPE

CONNECTIONS

FORMER PATRIOTS

Players

• WR Brandin Cooks (2017)
• G Will Sherman (2021-22)
• DT Davon Godchaux (2021-24)

FORMER SAINTS

Players

• T Yasir Durant (2022)

Coach / Exec

• OL Coach Doug Marrone (1989, 2006-08, 2022-23)
• Sr. Offensive Asst. Ben McAdoo (2004)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR...

• The Patriots have won two straight games following a 42-13 win vs. Carolina and a 23-20 win at Buffalo last Sunday night. A victory at New Orleans this week will give the team its first three-game winning streak since the 2022 season when they won 22-17 at the N.Y. Jets (10/30), 26-3 vs. Indianapolis (11/6) and 10-3 vs. the N.Y. Jets (11/20).
• The Patriots will look to snap a two-game losing streak to the Saints, following a 28-13 loss on Sept. 26, 2021, and a 34-0 loss on Oct. 8, 2023.
• The Patriots are the only team in 2025 that has not surrendered 50 yards to a running back through the first five games in 2025. It is the first time in team history that has occurred. Last season, Baltimore did not allow a 50-yard rusher for the first seven weeks of the season and Kansas City started the 2024 season with a five-game streak.
• The 2025 Patriots team is fifth in the NFL against the run, allowing 85.6 rushing yards per game. The franchise record of 88.6 rushing yards per game was recorded in 2016.
• The Patriots defense is allowing just 3.51 yards per rush through the first five games of the season, the fourth-lowest mark in the NFL in 2025. The team record for a season is 3.3 recorded in 2023.
• With CB Marcus Jones' 87-yard touchdown vs. Carolina and RB Antonio Gibson's 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Miami on Sept. 14, it marked the fourth season that the Patriots have returned at least one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown in the same season. The Patriots have also returned both a punt and kick for a touchdown in 1980, 2010 and 2012. Of those seasons, only the 2010 season had multiple returns. That year, the Patriots returned one punt for a touchdown and two kicks for a touchdown. If the Patriots get a touchdown on a return this week at New Orleans, they can match that season.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

• TE Hunter Henry enters this week ranked fifth among New England tight ends with 2,455 receiving yards and needs 33 yards this week against New Orleans to move past Jim Whalen into fourth place on the Patriots all-time list among tight ends.

• RB Rhamondre Stevenson is in eighth place on the Patriots all-time rushing list and needs 45 yards rushing this week at New Orleans to move past John Stephens (3,249) into seventh place.
• Stevenson had 2 rushing touchdowns last week at Buffalo. If he rushes for at least 2 touchdowns this week, he will be the first Patriots player to score at least 2 rushing touchdowns in back-to-back weeks since the 2021 season when RB Damien Harris had 3 rushing touchdowns vs. Buffalo (12/26) followed by 2 rushing touchdowns vs. Jacksonville (1/2/22).
• Stevenson would be the first Patriot player with back-to-back games with 2 touchdowns overall since the 2024 season when Stevenson had 2 rushing touchdowns vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/27) and then a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown at Tennessee (11/3).

• WR Stefon Diggs finished with 10 receptions last week at Buffalo. If he reaches at least 10 receptions this week, he will be the first Patriots player with back-to-back games with at least 10 receptions since Julian Edelman in 2015 with 11 receptions vs. Pittsburgh (9/10) followed 11 receptions at Buffalo (9/20).
• Diggs has had four streaks with at least two games with at least 10 receptions – 2020 (3-game streak), 2018 (two 2-game streaks), 2016 (3-game streak).
• Diggs had his second straight 100-yard game last week at Buffalo after finishing with 10 receptions for 146 yards. He had 6 receptions for 101 yards vs. Carolina (9/28). If he reaches 100 yards receiving this week at New Orleans, it will be the first time he has had three straight 100-yard receiving games since a stretch of four straight 100-yard games in 2022 when he played for Buffalo. The last Patriots player to have at least three straight 100-yard games was WR Wes Welker with four straight in 2012 – 142 yards at Baltimore (9/30), 129 yards at Buffalo (9/30), 104 yards vs. Denver (10/7) and 138 yards at Seattle (10/14).
• Diggs has had four streaks of at least three straight 100-yard games – 2023 (4 straight), 2022 (3 straight), 2020 (3 straight) and 2019 (3 straight).
• Diggs has 38 career games with at least 100 receiving yards, which is tied for fourth in the NFL among active players. If he reaches 100 receiving yards this week, he will tie Keenan Allen for third among all active players.

• QB Drake Maye now has two games in 2025 with an 80 percent pass completion percentage (minimum 10 pass attempts) after completing 19- of-23 pass attempts at Miami (9/14) for an 82.6 pass completion percentage and completing 14-of-17 passes for an 82.4 pass completion percentage in the victory vs. Carolina (9/28). If he completes at least 80 percent of his passes this week at New Orleans, he will be the first New England quarterback with three games in a season with an 80 percent completion percentage.
• Maye had his fourth straight game with 200-plus yards passing, a 70-plus completion percentage and a 100-plus quarterback rating to tie Tom Brady for the longest such streak in Patriots history since the 1970 merger. Brady accomplished the feat during the first four games of the 2007 season. The record for most consecutive games with 200-plus passing yards, 70-plus completion percentage and a 100-plus passer rating was done by Aaron Rodgers in 2020 and Peyton Manning in 2012.
• Maye enters this week against New Orleans second in the NFL with a 73.9 completion percentage. Jared Goff of Detroit is leading the NFL with a 75.2 completion percentage. The NFL record for a season was set by Drew Brees in 2018 with New Orleans when he finished with a 74.4 completion percentage. Tom Brady has the New England record for a season with a 68.9 completion percentage in 2007. Brady had a 72.5 completion percentage after six games in 2007.

• CB Marcus Jones returned a first quarter punt 87 yards for a touchdown vs. Carolina. If Jones returns a punt for a touchdown this week at New Orleans, he will join Troy Brown as the only Patriots players to have two punts returned for a touchdown in a single season. Brown returned two punts for touchdowns during the 2001 season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Spero Dedes will handle play-by-play duties with Adam Archuleta as the color analyst. Aditi Kinkhabwala will provide analysis from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Jason Ross and directed by Mark Grant.

LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.

For information on how to stream the game please check out our how to watch/listen guide.