Pat McAfee reacts to New Orleans Saints' huge win over Carolina Panthers in Week 1
You cannot ask for much more if you are a New Orleans Saints fan after Week 1. Your team dominated a divisional foe in a meaningful way that put the entire NFL on notice. Derek Carr's new offense under Klint Kubiak was efficient. The defense looked hungry. Special teams was clean. It was an incredible […]
You cannot ask for much more if you are a New Orleans Saints fan after Week 1. Your team dominated a divisional foe in a meaningful way that put the entire NFL on notice.
Derek Carr's new offense under Klint Kubiak was efficient. The defense looked hungry. Special teams was clean. It was an incredible outing from Dennis Allen's squad, and ESPN's Pat McAfee took notice.
Pat McAfee reacts to Saints' huge win over Panthers in Week 1
McAfee notes how impressive the Saints were when no one was expecting that sort of dominance from them against any opponent.
He says that he thinks no one really expected much from the Saints this season, possibly outside of Saints players – themselves. McAfee recognizes that his comment may come off as disrespect to the Saints, but he owns that.
He's not particularly wrong there, either. They were widely not expected to return to the postseason in 2024. Regardless, McAfee gave the Saints their beautiful flowers for their Week 1 win.
Meanwhile, he handed some rotten petunias to the Panthers, who embarrassed themselves and their fans for four quarters in the season opener.
Saints receive more credit from GMFB
Good Morning Football had tons of praise for New Orleans on Monday's show, too.
A lot of similar sentiments came from their show. Derek Carr really impressed them, while Panthers QB Bryce Young fell on his face to begin the season. The Saints QB had one of his best performances as a Saint.
Maybe most of all, he looked comfortable and confident in Kubiak's offense. The flow was much smoother, and that is a potentially a sign of things to come for the offense in black and gold.
All in all, vibes are high for the Saints inside and outside of their locker room.
