The bye week came at a good time for the New Orleans Saints. As such is the case for many teams across the NFL, the Saints entered the week off with injured players who could benefit from a week of rest.

Derek Carr suffers concussion and shoulder injury against Vikings, but he should be back in the lineup after Saints bye week

Despite a bye and an injury, the New Orleans quarterback hasn't thrown a touchdown pass in his past 20 possessions dating to Nov. 5.

That would be the most points the Saints have scored in a game since the start of November, when they put up 24 points on the Chicago Bears in their last home game. They haven’t finished with a winning record at the Caesars Superdome in years,

Let's start with the good news: the New Orleans Saints did not downgrade any players on Thursday's injury report, listing the same attendance and participation levels for everyone going into Week 13's game with the Detroit Lions.

Week 13's Saints-Lions game is filled with familiar faces on both sidelines. Former college teammates Dan Campbell and Dennis Allen will compete head to head:

Saints lead 13-12-1. LAST MEETING: Saints beat Lions 35-29 on Oct. 4, 2020, in Detroit. LAST WEEK: Lions lost to Packer

The Detroit Lions offense received high praise from one of the New Orleans Saints' best defensive players, who's a former Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and regarded as one of the NFL's best players during the 2010s.