Why the New Orleans Saints can cover the spread against the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL Week 3

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Troy, D. (2026, September 27). Why the New Orleans Saints can cover the spread against the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL Week 3. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/why-new-orleans-saints-cover-spread-against-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-week-3

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-27 · by David Troy

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A sports analyst discusses NFL Week 3's matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Las Vegas Raiders, focusing on how both teams performed in their previous games. The article notes that while the Raiders showed promise with three touchdown passes from Kirk Cousins against a flawed Chargers team, they face stiffer competition in the Saints at home. Conversely, the Saints have struggled early but have shown offensive prowess later in games, scoring 54 points since mid-third quarter of Week 1. The analyst predicts the Saints will win and cover the -3 point spread, citing recent form and home advantage as key factors.
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Story summary

The Las Vegas Raiders and the New Orleans Saints, both coached by young head coaches Klint Kubiak and Kellen Moore respectively, met in a highly anticipated game on September 27 at the Caesars Superdome. Both teams were entering the matchup with promising starts to their seasons: the Raiders were undefeated at 2-0 while the Saints stood at 1-1. The Raiders’ quarterback Kirk Cousins had thrown three touchdown passes against the Chargers in Week 2, and for this game, tight end Brock Bowers returned from injury, contributing significantly with 10 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown. Despite an initial 11-point deficit, the Raiders rallied to win 35-27, aided by controversial calls that included a fumble recovery which shifted momentum in their favor. The game marked the first time since 2021 that the Raiders could potentially lead their division at 3-0 under Kubiak's leadership.

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📰 Raiders Vs Saints NFL Game
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“Both articles discuss the upcoming NFL game between the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints in Week 3 of the 2026 season.”
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“Article A discusses general NFL predictions for Week 3, while Article B specifically analyzes a single game between the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders.”
New York Post
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“While both articles discuss the upcoming NFL Week 3 game between the Raiders and Saints, Article A focuses on betting analysis while Article B provides information on how to watch the live match. They do not describe the same specific incident or occurrence.”
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David Troy
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Topics

Chargers Las Vegas Los Angeles Raiders Saints

Subjects

Raiders ORG · 10× Saints ORG · 5× Chargers ORG · 4× Las Vegas GPE · 2× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Ashton Jeanty PERSON · 1× Cousins PERSON · 1× Jeanty PERSON · 1× Kirk Cousins PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Raiders looked like a fairly well-oiled machine against Los Angeles, getting three touchdown passes from Kirk Cousins on 19-for-29 passing.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 The Las Vegas Raiders cost me some money last week, or maybe I should say the Chargers cost me money once again.

Claims (31 extracted, 0 hedged)

Each NFL season has its own story and uniqueness. asserted
season → have → story
Discovering it is part of the fun, but it can also be a point of contention when you’re a sports bettor. asserted
you → discover → contention
You don’t have a ton of time to determine who is a good team and who is bad. asserted
who → have → time
You have to constantly evaluate and change your opinions on things. asserted
You → have → things
I’ve already changed my opinion on both of these teams – the Raiders and the Saints, and now they face each other in Week 3. asserted
they → change → Week
The Las Vegas Raiders cost me some money last week, or maybe I should say the Chargers cost me money once again. asserted
Chargers → cost → money
After backing them in Week 1, I took the Chargers to beat them in Week 2 and cover the spread. asserted
I → back → spread
The Raiders looked like a fairly well-oiled machine against Los Angeles, getting three touchdown passes from Kirk Cousins on 19-for-29 passing. asserted
Raiders → look → passing
Part of the key for the Raiders will be keeping Cousins upright, and he was only sacked twice. asserted
he → keep → Cousins
The other key to the Raiders' success is getting Ashton Jeanty to effectively run the ball. asserted
Jeanty → get → ball
What I liked about the Raiders game is that despite him not having a very good game, they stuck with it. asserted
they → like → it
Jeanty had just 48 yards on 21 attempts. asserted
Jeanty → have → attempts
He did haul in four of his seven targets, but added just 15 yards. asserted
He → haul → yards
Before we crown the Raiders as being elite, let’s realize that the Chargers were also part of their problem. asserted
Chargers → crown → problem
Sure, some of this can be attributed to Las Vegas, but Los Angeles fumbling six times was also ridiculous. asserted
fumbling → attribute → Vegas
The New Orleans Saints have put together some decent games to start their season. asserted
Saints → put → season
They almost came back and beat the Lions in Week 1 after bringing them to overtime. asserted
They → come → overtime
In the first two quarters of the season, the Saints scored zero total points. asserted
Saints → score → points
Since about the middle of the third quarter of that game, they have scored 54 points. asserted
they → score → points
All of their touchdowns have come through the air as well, relying on Tyler Shough to lead the way. asserted
All → come → way
If you want to get even more granular with the team, to see where the struggles and successes have been, let’s take a look at Week 2. asserted
’s → want → Week
The Saints have scored six total points in the first half of the two games. asserted
Saints → score → games
In the fourth quarter and overtime, they’ve scored 40 points. asserted
they → score → points
Maybe it is Shough taking too long to figure out opposing defenses. asserted
Shough → take → defenses
Maybe there is some other reason, but they are playing with fire by waiting until the last quarter to try and come back. asserted
they → be → quarter
The Saints have played two rather difficult teams and now get to play at home. asserted
Saints → play → home
The Raiders had an easy game to open the season, and their second game wasn’t exactly a challenge considering how bad the Chargers look. asserted
Chargers → have → season
Again, some of that was certainly self-inflicted, but I don’t want to take a ton away from the Raiders. asserted
I → inflict → Raiders
I just don’t think this is a great situation for the Raiders. asserted
this → think → Raiders
I don’t think their offense will be able to be quite as effective in this one. asserted
offense → think → one
I like the Saints to win and cover the -3 spread. asserted
Saints → like → spread
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