The New Orleans Saints have been trying to fight for their playoff lives with a few weeks remaining in the 2023 NFL regular season. However, one thing Saints fans have been clamoring for is their color rush jerseys and the New Orleans Saints announced they will be wearing their color rush jerseys against the Los Angeles Rams.
Color rushing for Thursday Night Football 🏈 @EAMaddenNFL ➡️ https://t.co/4YyqGGQf5p pic.twitter.com/l2BlKV9ICC
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 20, 2023
The franchise have history on their side for this as the team has gone 0-3 with the black helmets with their color rush jersey but 9-5 with the gold helmets accompanying the color rush jersey. Fans seemingly were against the black helmets as the social media team used older photos including the gold helmets compared to the black helmets the New Orleans Saints have been using.
Can the New Orleans Saints win in their Color Rush jerseys in Week 16?
For a full betting preview, I wrote one for this game that you can read here. New Orleans are expecting to have wide receiver Chris Olave healthy but this Los Angeles Rams team at home is heating up and this game is critical for both teams as they compete for a potential NFC Wild Card spot.
The Saints are hoping the color rush jerseys could give them good momentum but they are going to need this defense to continue dominating. In their last two games against the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers, they allowed 12 total points while scoring 52. While some people are going to say the level of competition is not there, they did what you’d want the Saints to do against weak opponents.
The Los Angeles Rams have been playing well throughout the last handful of games but this Saints offense should be able to take advantage of a weaker defensive team. This is going to be a great test for New Orleans’ defense as they need to win the remaining three games if they want to win the NFC South and get a home playoff game.
The weather is expected to be rainy and that is going to play a major factor in the game plan. Expect to see a heavy dose of running back Alvin Kamara in this game. If Derek Carr can avoid mistakes and the defense continues to build off what they have been doing lately, expect the Saints to have a shot to win this game.
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