Saints Go Marching into Controversial Seahawks Territory

Where’s the Chaos Going Down? Sunday, Sep 21, 2025, Lumen Field, Seattle. 4:05 PM ET on CBS. Get loud, Seattle’s 1-1, Saints are 0-2, and feeling frisky or maybe just desperate. People in the Pacific Northwest are hyped. Seattle? Bragging rights. New Orleans? Jaw clenched, must-win vibe.

Early Season Vibes

Saints have dropped two heartbreakers, like, totally in the mix, just tripping on themselves at the finish line. Close, but close don’t cash the checks. You’d think the wheels should be falling off, but they’re honestly not…yet.

Meanwhile, the Seahawks shook off a dud in Week 1 and body-slammed Pittsburgh in Week 2. Sam Darnold looked gasp! actually consistent, and Kenneth Walker III busted a few loose. Optimism is weirdly high considering half their secondary is living in the trainer’s room.

Who’s Actually Playing And Who’s Broken?

Spencer Rattler [Saints QB] was monitored like the last slice of pizza at a party. He racks up yards, makes decent reads…but coughs up the ball under pressure. Rookie mistakes sneak in when things get heated. Seattle’s DB room? Pretty much an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

Witherspoon, Love, and Emmanwori each were either limping or spectating. That’s backups getting chucked into the fire, and they know it. Saints’ run game: Kamara can be electric or, like, weirdly invisible. Olave? Guy’s a star, if Rattler finds him. Seahawks the Walker Train chugs on, but there’s a drop-off if he’s not slicing through holes.

Strategy, Or: What Needs To Be Done to Succeed

Saints To-Do List:

Oust the Penalties and Fumbles:

Seriously, penalties and fumbles are killing them. Lumen Field is a stadium built to shame visiting teams into false starts. Just keep it together, for once.

Own Third Down:

The Saints’ defense is allergic to stopping anyone on third-and-long. Turn that around and you force Darnold into some hero-ball mistakes. Or at least hope.

Fast Start or Bust:

If Rattler doesn’t get swallowed alive early, they might ride some momentum. Test Seattle’s banged-up depth right away.

Attack The Holes:

Saints can’t cover everyone. Go heavy run, hit ‘em with play-action, toss a few slants to Kupp. Make the DBs uncle cry.

Protect Darnold’s Fragile Ego:

That O-line needs to give him just enough time so he doesn’t start seeing ghosts again.

Special Teams Matter:

Don’t let Saints play with a short field. Seattle’s margin is thin with all the injuries, so let the punter earn those paychecks.

Odds, Gut Feels, and Guesses

Vegas likes the Seahawks by about a touchdown (-7.5), and honestly, same. Over and under are hovering at 41.5—so not really a shootout. Most are calling a relatively low-scoring thing, but if the Saints suddenly stop tripping over their own feet? It could get hairy for Seattle.Big picture: The Seahawks should win by one or two scores, but only if someone on the New Orleans team doesn’t have a “wait, I’m actually good?” moment and go off.

Vibes and Wild Guesses

If the Saints remember how to stop false-starting, Rattler channels his inner gunslinger, and someone not named Kamara makes a highlight play, this will get spicy. Still, Seahawks at home with the run game grinding? Saints are chasing all day. Unless, of course, Seattle’s offense does something completely dumb, which is always possible. Final call? Seahawks 27, Saints 17. Seattle grinds it out, but New Orleans could hang around if it finally stops shooting itself in the foot. So hey, maybe don’t bet the house.