DENVER BRONCOS (3-3) at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-4)
LINE: Denver -2.5
Sean Payton makes his return to New Orleans and boy, the circumstances have really lined up in his favor. Not only has his old team lost four in a row, but the Saints will be without their top two receivers – Chris Olave (concussion protocol) and Rashid Shaheed (knee) – while Spencer Rattler is expected to make his second career start in place of the injured Derek Carr (oblique). Did we mention that the Broncos, who had a three-game winning streak before sleeping through the first three quarters in last week’s 23-16 loss to the Chargers, have the fourth-ranked defence in average yards allowed (284.3) while the Saints, who gave up 51 points to Baker Mayfield and the Bucs last Sunday, are 32nd (last) at 395.8? Talk about easy pickings in The Big Easy.
TAKING: DENVER -2.5