Short weeks can be tough for NFL teams as they have less time to prepare than usual, and that puts the New Orleans Saints in a tough spot as they open Week 7 by visiting the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football. Starting quarterback Derek Carr is expected to miss several weeks with an oblique injury he suffered in a loss to the Chiefs in Week 5, and the Saints will again turn to rookie Spencer Rattler for another try-by-fire start turn under center. Rattler made his first NFL start on Sunday against the Buccaneers and went 22 of 40 for 243 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in a 51-27 loss.

Rattler wasn’t as much of a problem as the Saints’ defense – the unit gave up nearly 600 yards of offense to Tampa Bay. The Broncos, led by fellow rookie QB Bo Nix, will be looking for a resurgent performance after a 23-16 loss in Week 6 to the Los Angeles Chargers in which they didn’t score until the fourth quarter. Nix has completed just over 61% of his throws this season and has five touchdown passes and five interceptions this year prior to Week 7.

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