I am trying to find some optimism for our Game 2 Sunday vs. New Orleans. Frankly, I am pretty scared, but was wondering if any of you remember whether Pettine had any success against Brees, Payton & Co. I looked at the score and saw they scored 30+ but also looked like a lot of that was toward the end. Were they able to run and pass at will? Did you get pressure on Brees? Did Byrd play? Were you able to contain Jimmy Graham? I wondering if having Byrd on the other side here will hurt us, since he knows Pettine's defense and can break it down to Payton (if even that is needed).
I thought Hoyer ended up having a very good 2nd half in Pitt and I am hoping that since the Saints typically don't play as well on the road, and gave up a lot of points to Atlanta last week, maybe we have a chance. Our 1st rounder Gilbert has had a rough start and Haden will really need to be in lock down. Any insight from last year, Bills fans?