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00:00Now, for the Commanders and the Saints, 7.5 points spread in favor of the Road Commanders.
00:07You would say this spread seems a little bit big at first glance.
00:10We have to remember Derek Carr is out, and he's going to apparently be out for multiple weeks.
00:15He's got the hand, the fracture, whatever it is.
00:18Jake Hayner is apparently set to start for the Saints.
00:22It is not going to be good for New Orleans.
00:25Now, what does this mean?
00:27The receiving corps, we already know, is completely banged up.
00:30Taysom Hill is done for the year.
00:32Chris Olave, there are some reports that he may be able to come back later in the season.
00:36Rashid Tahit is done.
00:38If there's any path to the Saints winning, it means Alvin Kamara has an absolutely awesome game.
00:43That's really what it comes down to.
00:44He is their best player on offense.
00:46He would legitimately need to see a minimum of 20 total touches, hopefully by carries,
00:54and then a little bit of work in the pass game.
00:56You have to think, what do the Saints need to do in order to, I don't want to even say win this game,
01:03but to keep it close, keep it competitive?
01:05Because the Commanders and James Daniels on the other side, they cannot turn this game into a shootout.
01:11This game is a 43 over-under for a reason.
01:14The Saints cannot turn this game into a shootout.
01:16So what does that mean?
01:17You don't want Jake Hayner throwing the ball 35 times.
01:19That just spells disaster for the Saints.
01:21So Kamara has to see the ball on the ground, and they have to control the clock.
01:25They have to keep the ball away from James Daniels because if James Daniels is allowed to run free,
01:31if they just keep trading scores, everyone's going to be siding with the Commanders.
01:35That's not what the Saints want to do.
01:36Again, their new head coach is their former special teams coordinator.
01:40He wants to control the game, keep things in control as much as possible.
01:43That does not mean Hayner throwing the ball 35 times.
01:45So Kamara props once they're posted is where I'll be looking.
01:49He needs to see 20-plus total touches, most of them coming on the ground.
01:53That's where I'll be looking.
01:54Again, no props posted as of right now.