NEW ORLEANS — The Saints were barely able to muster a final preseason game-worthy offensive squad and it showed. Ian Book was pressured most of the game and was treated like a practice dummy as the Dolphins defense, facing a Saints line without three-fifths of its starters and a couple of its backups was basically a revolving door.
It was not a pretty picture for national TV, especially from a team that had beaten the defending Super Bowl champs in decisive fashion the week before in front of a national audience.
Here is some of what the media is saying.
Saints, Book fall flat minus 20 players on COVID list - Mike Triplett, ESPN
Undermanned Saints don't put up a fight - Joe Tansey, Bleacher Report
Ian Book: It was bad - Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk
Dolphins thrash Saints - Joe Schad, Palm Beach Post
A nightmare - Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com
Monday night embarrassment - FOX Sports