It will be an emotional homecoming game for Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who will be playing for Washington for the first time since being traded from the Saints on November 5th. Lattimore, the 2017 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, spent eight seasons with New Orleans and established himself as a Pro Bowl-caliber shutdown corner. But there’s no reason for the Saints, who are starting quarterback for the first time, to unnecessarily challenge Lattimore. Force him to support the run, use his aggressiveness and emotion against him and hopefully get him into the passing game.

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner from LSU, has been as influential as any rookie quarterback in recent memory. The Commanders, 4-13 last season, are most likely in the hunt for the playoffs. Daniels can throw (70 percent completions for 2,819 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions), run (590 yards and six touchdowns on 108 carries) and do enough of that to make receiver Terry McLaurin (61 catches for 896 yards and nine touchdowns). Running back Brian Robinson (138 runs for 640 yards and eight touchdowns) was even more effective.

New Orleans allows 134 rushing yards per game, which is 25^Th in the league. Washington averages 157 rushing yards per game, third-most in the league. The Saints have had issues with consistency and gap integrity in defense against the run all season, and this is not a team New Orleans can afford to be inconsistency with. The line has to do its job, linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner have to do their job, safety Tyrann Mathieu and the secondary have to do their job and together they have to make the Commanders one-dimensional. Put the game in Daniels’ hands and try to influence his decision-making.