Featured Discussion Saints vs Chiefs Game Day Thread

Drew Brees is back, but Michael Thomas is gone. Can the Saints figure out the rest against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs?

That'll be the question in Week 15 as New Orleans looks to keep pace in the race for the top-seed in the NFC. Brees will start in his first game back from injured reserve due to 11 cracked ribs and a collapsed lung discovered after a win over the 49ers in Week 10.

Taysom Hill started the past four games, winning his first three before a scuffling loss to the Eagles a week ago. But as Brees returns, two of his top targets are done for the rest of the regular season.

Both Thomas and All-Pro kick returner Deonte Harris were sent to IR ahead of this weekend's matchup and will not be eligible to return until the Saints' first playoff matchup.

The showdown with the Chiefs could go a long way in determining when that game will be for the Saints, who have already clinched a playoff berth.



Scroll below for key broadcast info, storylines to know, expert picks, analysis and more before the afternoon showdown in Philadelphia.

Week 15: Chiefs at Saints
When: Sunday, Dec. 20 (3:25 p.m. CT)
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Series record: Chiefs lead 6-5
Last meeting: 2016, Chiefs 27, Saints 21
Chiefs in 2020: 12-1, 1st in AFC West
Saints in 2020: 10-3, 1st in NFC South


TV
New Orleans: WWL-TV (CBS)
UPDATE: CBS has returns for DirecTV/UVerse customers
Baton Rouge: WAFB-TV (CBS)
Lafayette: KLFY-TV (CBS - 15)

STREAMING
Yahoo! Sports app
Saints app (available to in-market fans only)
You can also watch the game live on fuboTV.

RADIO
WWL 870 AM/105.3 FM (New Orleans)
WDGL 98.1 FM (Baton Rouge)
KMDL 97.3 FM (Lafayette)



NUMBERS TO KNOW
0: The number of sacks the Saints had last week. The last time that happened: vs. Seattle last season.
1: The league-wide rank of Chiefs TE Travis Kelce in yards receiving (1,250).
2: The league-wide rank of the Saints' total defense, allowing 298.4 yards per game.
323.7: That's how many yards passing Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes averages per game.

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[SmashMouth]

Kickoff



Dome

Mostly Cloudy

Temperature: 60f.

Feels Like: 60f.

Wind: 9mi NorthWest

Humidity: 82%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1016"

Dew Point: 55f.

Cloud Cover: 65%

Precipitation Prob: 4%

Q2

Dome

Partly Cloudy

Temperature: 60f.

Feels Like: 60f.

Wind: 9mi NorthWest

Humidity: 81%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1016"

Dew Point: 54f.

Cloud Cover: 53%

Precipitation Prob: 4%

Q3

Dome

Partly Cloudy

Temperature: 60f.

Feels Like: 60f.

Wind: 9mi NorthWest

Humidity: 81%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1016"

Dew Point: 54f.

Cloud Cover: 45%

Precipitation Prob: 3%

Q4

Dome

Partly Cloudy

Temperature: 59f.

Feels Like: 59f.

Wind: 9mi NorthWest

Humidity: 82%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1017"

Dew Point: 53f.

Cloud Cover: 34%

Precipitation Prob: 1%

[SmashMouth]

Running game and dink dunk passes play a bigger role today for the Saints. Gotta play keep away from Mahomes.

Preparing a pork roast for the game.

What's on y'all's menu?

[WW_Who_Dat]

Hope DA has a plan to contain Mahones, Tyrek Hill and Kelce ... ok I’ll
Settle for keeping contain on Mahones and slow those other 2 down.

Have our OL dominat the run game, time of possession and get Mahones off the field. Keep Brees clean Brees 2.4 release and win baby win.

[ChrisXVI]

Twitter

Looks like we won’t see Taysom in his Swiss Army knife role today.

[SmashMouth]

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

https://twitter.com/adamschefter/sta...99690841616385

Looks like we won’t see Taysom in his Swiss Army knife role today.

We Comin' ...

[bobdog86]

Dang, gonna be a scaled back Taysom today with the Winston Rona designation. Bright side I guess is we’ll probably see Drew under center down around the goal line on 3rd down

[K Major]

Leave it all on the field today.

[iceshack149]

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Running game and dink dunk passes play a bigger role today for the Saints. Gotta play keep away from Mahomes.

Preparing a pork roast for the game.

What's on y'all's menu?

Plan to keep it simple. Probably pizza.

[jnormand]

Originally Posted by iceshack149

Plan to keep it simple. Probably pizza.

I ain't making gumbo. every time I do, they lose.

Probably just drink beer.