For the second straight week, the New Orleans Saints dressed out their entire healthy roster for pregame warmups but chose to sit key veterans once the game started.
On offense, veterans Erik McCoy, Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson and Brandin Cooks did not play.
Perhaps because rookie quarterback Tyler Shough was starting, star receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed made their preseason debut and McCoy was the only healthy starter on the offensive line sitting out.
Defensively, New Orleans rested almost its entire starting 11, with edge rushers Chase Young, Carl Granderson and Cam Jordan, defensive linemen Bryan Bresee and Davon Godchaux, linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner and defensive secondary players Kool-Aid McKinstry, Justin Reid and Julian Blackmon all staying safe on the