| Good morning, and welcome to the Saints Insider Newsletter for Thursday, Oct. 27. Well, the day of reckoning finally arrived, and Saints head coach Dennis Allen elected to go with Andy Dalton as his starting quarterback over a now-healthy Jameis Winston, saying "there's no need to upset the apple cart there." Beat reporter Luke Johnson has the story on Allen's big decision. In other news, four key players did not participate in practice on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Beat reporter Terrin Waack has the full injury report for both teams. If the Saints are looking for a silver lining to their 2-5 start, columnist Rod Walker provides one for the optimistic among us: The NFC South has been the worst division in the NFL so far, and consequently, the division title is there for the taking. The Saints are underdogs against the Raiders on Sunday. Our Patrick Magee has all the pertinent facts and storylines you need to know for the big game, including TV, radio and streaming info. That's it for today. There will be more news to come as the Saints continue their prep work for the Raiders game. Thanks for your loyal support and readership. Until next time, Jeff Duncan | 