One player seems to be slightly in the lead. That would be former Arizona prep star Spencer Rattler. Battling with rookie Tyler Shough, drafted in the second round this year, Rattler is starting in the Saints' preseason finale and has been taking more of the first-team snaps in practice.

The Saints have not announced their starting quarterback for the first week of the regular season, but they have made their choice for the final week of the preseason.

The Saints will take on Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos at home on Fox 8 at noon this Saturday for the final preseason matchup. The regular season begins Sunday, Sept. 7, with a noon matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it. Please include the headline.

When a quarterback competition is as close as the New Orleans Saints’ battle seems to be, it can be tempting to overanalyze, well, everything.