Game Preview: Chiefs vs. Saints | 2024 NFL Week 5

The New Orleans Saints visit the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for Monday Night Football in Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season on Monday, Oct. 7 at 7:15 p.m. CT.

Oct 03, 2024 at 09:52 AM

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The New Orleans Saints (2-2) will make their 2024 prime-time debut on Monday Night Football playing at the Super Bowl LVIII Champion Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The contest with a 7:15 p.m. CT kickoff will be nationally televised on ESPN. New Orleans will be looking to break a two-game losing streak where both losses were by a combined total of only five points.

In Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans took a lead against Atlanta into the game's final possession before dropping a 26-24 heartbreaker. Kicker Younghoe Koo's career-long 58-yard field goal with two seconds remaining, with Atlanta gaining 30 yards of field position on a costly pass interference penalty to seal the win for Atlanta.

In defense of their third Super Bowl title in five years, the Kansas City Chiefs have started off 4-0, with all four victories by seven points or less and withstanding significant injuries at the running back and wide receiver positions. QB Patrick Mahomes has taken on a massive role for a Chiefs offense that currently ranks 14th in the NFL in net yards per game (15th rushing and 11th passing), while the defense is tied for 15th (ranked eighth against the run and 2rd against the pass). The New Orleans offense led by Carr and Kamara, ranked ninth in the NFL (seventh rushing and 19th passing), while the defense ranks 17th (seventh against the run and 25th against the pass).

SAINTS vs. CHIEFS SERIES HISTORY

The Kansas City Chiefs lead the series 6-5, following a 32-29 win by Kansas City at the Superdome on December 20, 2020. Six games in the series have been decided by a touchdown or less, including the last three as New Orleans seeks to snap a three-game losing streak in the series. New Orleans has posted a 3-2 record at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

This will be the second Monday Night Football meeting between the Saints and the Chiefs. New Orleans as a franchise made their debut on Monday Night Football in a 20-17 loss to Kansas City on September 25, 1972 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Date	Site	Saints Result
9/25/72	Tulane Stadium	L, 17-20
9/26/76	@ Arrowhead Stadium	W, 27-17
11/21/82	Louisiana Superdome	W, 27-17
9/8/85	Louisiana Superdome	L, 27-47
9/8/91	@ Arrowhead Stadium	W, 17-10
9/4/94	Louisiana Superdome	L, 17-30
12/21/97	@ Arrowhead Stadium	L, 13-25
11/14/04	Louisiana Superdome	W, 27-20
11/16/08	@ Arrowhead Stadium	W, 30-20
9/23/12	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	L, 24-27 (OT)
10/23/16	@ Arrowhead Stadium	L, 21-27
12/20/20	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	L, 29-32

THE LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING

Chiefs 32, Saints 29; Dec. 20, 2022 @ Superdome – The New Orleans Saints came up short in Drew Brees' return, falling 32-29 to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Saints' franchise quarterback had missed the previous four games with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Brees and the Saints' offense, missing star receiver Michael Thomas, got off to a rusty start with four three-and-outs and an interception to start the game. Brees was 0 for 6 in those possessions. After the sluggish start, Brees completed 15-of-28 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard strike to Emmanuel Sanders that helped set up a Taysom Hill touchdown. FULL GAME RECAP

Photos: Game Action #1 | Saints-Chiefs Week 15 2020