The Saints are headed back to the Caesars Superdome with a little juice behind them.
After spending the first two weeks of the 2026 season on the road, New Orleans finally gets to play in front of the Who Dat Nation on Sunday afternoon, hosting the Las Vegas Raiders in a Week 3 matchup that comes with a bit of intrigue and a fresh set of betting lines. FanDuel has the Saints as 3-point favorites, with the total set at 43.5 points.
That number makes sense given what New Orleans just did in Baltimore. Few gave the Saints much of a chance against the Ravens, but they walked out with a 24-17 win after flipping the game late. Trailing 14-3 in the first half, New Orleans clawed back with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to grab its first victory of the season.
Tyler Shough was at the center of it all. The quarterback went 27 of 34 for 252 yards and a touchdown, then finished the job himself with a 1-yard quarterback sneak and 1:28 left in the fourth quarter to put the Saints ahead for good.
Chris Olave played a big part in the comeback too, catching eight passes for 86 yards and a 21-yard touchdown that tied the game at 17. On the final Baltimore drive, Julian Blackmon delivered the clincher by picking off Lamar Jackson with 20 seconds left.
Now New Orleans gets a chance to build on that momentum at home after a 1-1 start. Sunday’s kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT, and the opponent will bring a familiar name back to the building: former Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, now the Raiders’ head coach.
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Kellen Moore had plenty to point to after the Saints pulled out a 24-17 comeback win over the Ravens, and he made sure to emphasize the kind of response New Orleans showed after halftime. The first-year head coach praised the way his team stayed prepared, competitive and willing to keep pressing for openings as the game tightened up, a tone that fit a victory built on composure as much as execution.
Moore also framed the game-changing decision to go for a two-point conversion as part of that same mindset, a willingness to seize chances instead of playing it safe. For a Saints team trying to establish its identity under a new coach, wins like this can matter beyond the standings, because they say something about how the group wants to play when the pressure is on and the margin is thin. [Read more 🡒]
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Kellen Moore did not have much to offer afterward beyond saying Banks will need further evaluation, which leaves the Saints with more questions than answers for now. Left tackle is one of those positions where depth matters immediately, and New Orleans will spend the next stretch trying to figure out how long it has to manage without one of its key young linemen. [Read more 🡒]
Saints Win Comes With A Kelvin Banks Concern Fans Will Feel
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For a team trying to keep its quarterback clean and its rushing game moving, the timing could hardly be worse. The Saints already know the next stretch can get demanding up front, and the possibility of going forward without Banks raises the stakes even more with Las Vegas and edge threat Maxx Crosby looming on the schedule. [Read more 🡒]