No one would have batted an eye if the New Orleans Saints had lost to the Washington Commanders by a large margin, and they were on the way to that outcome in the first half. It was only a 14 point deficit,

Spencer Rattler and the New Orleans Saints did not get the outcome they were after when they faced the Washington Commanders, falling 20-19 at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday afternoon. One of the biggest talking points after a game that was much more closely contested

Rattler and the Saints’ decision to go for the win stemmed from solid logic. Heading into Sunday, New Orleans had just a 1% chance of reaching the postseason. Going up against a superior foe, in front of your home crowd, having just climbed back from a 17-point hole, there is really not much to lose in putting it all on the line for one more play.

The Saints lost to the Commanders 20-19 on a failed 2-point conversion after benching Jake Haener in favor of Spencer Rattler in the second half Sunday.

On Sunday, the Saints rolled out Jake Haener, their 2023 fourth-round pick, as their starter, despite Spencer Rattler, their 2024 fifth-round pick, starting three games previously this season. Against the Washington Commanders,