Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

After a series of injuries, the New Orleans Saints were down to five healthy defensive backs for the final minutes of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Luckily for the Saints, they were short-handed for only one play after Drew Brees and the offense milked the final 3 minutes, 55 seconds off the clock in their 35-17 win.

Already playing without strong safety Roman Harper, who missed his fifth consecutive game with a knee problem, the Saints also lost starting free safety Malcolm Jenkins to a leg injury in the second quarter.

Then, cornerback Keenan Lewis injured his right knee after intercepting Bills quarterback Thad Lewis in the final quarter. Keenan Lewis returned, only to have a nasty collision with safety Kenny Vaccaro as they tried to break up a pass near the sideline with 4 minutes left.

Jenkins said he “tweaked” his leg.

“It was more on the precautionary side … to make sure I didn’t do anything bad,” he said, declining to talk about the exact nature of the injury.

Vaccaro and Lewis appeared to be OK in the locker room after the game.

Getting rough
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Saints backup cornerback Corey White was flagged for two roughing-the-passer penalties in the third quarter, which twice kept the Bills’ final touchdown drive going.

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Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

I though Lewis was done for and Vaccaro would be out vs. the Jets. Hopefully Roman comes back for Dallas. Our secondary is falling apart like it did in '09. I will take the same end result though :)

Carr scares me. He just looks off. Bush and White are solid backups.

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

Fuvvvvvvk. How many injuries can we take?

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

Lewis and Vaccaro both said that they passed the concussion tests and would be a go for the Jets game

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

Dear Roman Harper, we need that neck of yours back ASAP!

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

better get healthy it is make or break time

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

yeah and then we have people wanting to ship Greer out or put him out to pasture

Re: Notebook: Saints were limited to 5 defensive backs late
 

Greer is now going anywhere.