The New Orleans Saints are gearing up for their Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
It will be the first of three London Games this season and the Saints’ third time participating in the NFL International Series.
However, all is not well at New Orleans’ camp after NFL Network’s Stacey Dales tweeted, “No sign of Jameis Winston. No sign of Michael Thomas. Andy Dalton took first team reps, Taysom Hill (who missed WK3 with a rib injury) took second team reps at QB.”
Winston was listed as questionable for Week 3 due to back and ankle injuries.
However, he did suit up and finish with 25 completions for 353 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
But those numbers were not enough to defeat the Carolina Panthers, a team that had only 293 total yards on offense.
Skipping practice is not yet conclusive of Winston’s condition for their upcoming game overseas.
However, Audacy Sports Digital Producer Jeff Nowak painted a picture of what might happen versus the Vikings.
The real awkward Saints scenario would be:
– Jameis Winston finally gets sat this week for health
– Andy Dalton starts; Saints win ugly (like tail-end of last season)Because I still think you’d go back to Jameis when he’s right. But if you think the critics are loud now…
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) September 28, 2022
Nowak tweeted, “The real awkward Saints scenario would be: – Jameis Winston finally gets sat this week for health – Andy Dalton starts; Saints win ugly (like tail-end of last season) Because I still think you’d go back to Jameis when he’s right. But if you think the critics are loud now…”
Winston Couldn’t Find The Mark
That Winston has the seventh-most passing yards in the league (858) after three games is impressive.
He is also tied at ninth for average yards per completion with 7.5.
However, he has thrown five interceptions in two games, including three against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Likewise, he is not connecting with Alvin Kamara, who is yet to have a 100-yard game.
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