Kellen Moore didn’t have the numbers this time.

Days earlier, the New Orleans Saints coach looked at a sheet to note how his team only committed three penalties in practice — and those were called on the scout team, not the starters. But on Friday, the 37-year-old said he couldn’t recall the total number of penalties after a whole week of practice.

But Moore was left encouraged, nonetheless.

“We’ve spent a lot of time (on it),” Moore said. “Our guys are acknowledging it. It’s on everyone’s mind in a heavy way, which is a good thing.”

Ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Bills, the Saints were tied for the league lead in penalties with 31 after three games. Fourteen of those have come on the offensive side of the ball, with pre-snap errors such as false starts and illegal

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