Unbeaten, defense-led Vikings head south to face the struggling Saints and QB Tyler Shough – WTOP News

Unbeaten, defense-led Vikings head south to face the struggling Saints and QB Tyler Shough  WTOP News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Tyler Shough's 14th career start will be among the toughest tests of his young career — and he knows it. “There is going t NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Tyler Shough’s 14th career start will be among the toughest tests of his young career — and he knows it. “There is going to be times where Minnesota is going to get us,” Shough said this week after studying the Vikings’ blitz-heavy defense, which ranks first in the NFL in sacks with 16. “They are going to make good plays,” Shough continued, “but we cannot let that compound into another play.” New Orleans (1-3) is desperate to close out a three-game homestand with a victory after dropping its previous two games, the latest in lopsided fashion to rival Atlanta last Monday night.

A victory over the Vikings (4-0) on Sunday in the Superdome could go a long way toward restoring confidence in the direction the Saints are headed under second-year coach Kellen Moore. All the Saints have to do is figure out how to score on a Minnesota defense that has allowed an NFL-low 12.8 points per game. “It’s going to be a really good challenge,” Shough said. “We get a really good chance to kind of show what we can do.” Vikings defensive