There isn’t a better coach in the NFL at playing mind games than Bill Belichick. The New England Patriots head coach listed ten players as questionable for Week 5’s game with the New Orleans Saints due to injury — muddying the forecast of who might actually be available when the two teams kick off on Sunday afternoon.
But just one player out of that ten-man group will actually be sidelined because of injury: starting left guard Cole Strange, who has been dealing with a knee injury. The other nine players are all available, and several of them figure to have key roles in this week’s game plan.
Let’s hope the Saints are ready for it. Here’s who they must account for:
DL Christian Barmore (knee)
DB Cody Davis (knee)
DL Trey Flowers (foot)
DL Davon Godchaux (ankle)
CB Jonathan Jones (ankle)
OL Riley Reiff (knee)
RB Rhamondre Stevenson (thigh)
CB Shaun Wade (shoulder)
OT Trenton Brown (chest)
