The Saints fell to 1 and 2 on the season as they played an error filled game in Carolina and lost to the Panthers 22-14 on Sunday. New Orleans Coach Dennis Allen points to the three turnovers and the seven penalties.
“We are beating ourselves, we are beating ourselves with penalties, we are beating ourselves with turning the ball over and that’s got to stop,” said Allen.
Alvin Kamara’s fumble in the first quarter that was returned 44 yards for a touchdown set the tone for the game.
The Saints offense has struggled. Other than the fourth quarter comeback against Atlanta and the 14 points scored in the fourth quarter against the Panthers, the offense hasn’t done much. Allen was asked if he was surprised by the offense’s futility.
“We got a lot new pieces and really didn’t get a chance to work as much in training camp as we would have liked, but we got a job to do, we got to play better, we got to perform better” said Allen.
To make matters worse, the Saints wide receivers Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry and Tre’Quan Smith all left the game with injuries.
New Orleans Quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 353 yards, but he threw two interceptions and the Saints were held without a point for three quarters. Allen says not all of the blame for the offense’s problems should be placed on Winston.
“There’s enough mistakes to go around that I really don’t want to go there, I feel confident with Jameis, certainly we all need to do better and that’s what we are going to do,” said Allen.
The Saints head to London to face the 2-and-1 Vikings next Sunday.
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