Kellen Moore opened up on the Saints' trade talks with the Jaguars leading up to and after their preseason game, and why the team wanted Luke Fortner:

Spencer Rattler connected with Dante Pettis for a 20-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left and scrambled for a 2-point conversion to help the New Orleans Saints salvage a 17-17 tie with the Jacksonville Jaguars in a preseason game.

Just hours after their preseason matchup, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded center Luke Fortner to the New Orleans Saints for defensive tackle Khalen Saunders.

Analysis: The Saints still have a logjam at defensive tackle after Khalen Saunders trade

With regular starting safeties Justin Reid and Julian Blackmon both being held out of the game for precautionary reasons, rookie safety Jonas Sanker got a chance to play 100% of the Saints’ defensive snaps — easily the longest look New Orleans has had at Sanker,

The Jaguars' starting offense played well except for one miscue by Trevor Lawrence that led to a fumble, but the Saints came back late to tie the game.

How long has it been since the Saints last ended a game in a tie? Archie Manning was their quarterback, and his opponent was Steve Spurrier:

The Saints traded from their pool of veteran defensive tackles, sending Khalen Saunders to the Jacksonville Jaguars

The Arizona Cardinals have just 19 days (including today) until they kick off the year in the Big Easy to play the New Orleans Saints. Arizona is favored to win the game, and a (likely) big reason why is because the Saints don't know who their starting quarterback will be.