Slow start, lopsided time of possession dooms Saints against Chiefs
The Chiefs responded with a drive for a 22-yard field goal from kicker Harrison Butker, and Brees found Lil'Jordan Humphrey for a 17-yard touchdown to put the Saints within a field goal, but the Saints didn't get the ball back after that. It took five drives for the Saints to find their footing and for Brees to shake the rust off. Before Brees connected with Emmanuel Sanders on a 51-yard pass early in the second quarter, the Saints limped out of the gate with four straight three-and-out drives a...