This will be one of the easier Key Ingredients of the season, so let’s get to it for Sunday’s New Orleans Saints game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

1. TREASURE THE BALL: NFL teams that commit five turnovers in a game don’t win many games. That may not be a 100 percent guarantee, but the number of times in NFL history that a team has been able to overcome five turnovers and win probably can be counted on fingers and toes. Quarterback Jameis Winston not only threw three interceptions, but he also was sacked six times. Neither of those numbers is acceptable, especially the former. His No. 1 job is ball security and if Winston cleans up his play, the offense should follow. Interceptions weren’t an issue in his first eight starts with the Saints (he totaled three in those games), so getting back to low numbers in that category is a reasonable assumption.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (2) works during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sep. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)Danny Karnik

General Manager Mickey Loomis announced that the Saints have officially made the NFL-required roster cuts down to the 53 players that they will carry to begin the 2022 season. See what roster moves were made today and look out for the announcement of practice squad signings starting tomorrow.

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The Philadelphia Eagles added a new piece to their secondary after the team traded for New Orleans Saints defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and confirmed by Gardner-Johnson’s agent.

The Eagles will also get the Saints’ 7th-round pick in 2025, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Saints will receive the Eagles’ fifth-round pick in 2023 and the worse of their two sixth-round picks in 2024.

The Saints were reportedly trying to sign Gardner-Johnson to an extension but when talks stalled, New Orleans sent him to Philadelphia, per NFL Network. Gardner-Johnson steps in as the Eagles’ starting safety after the team reportedly released veteran safety Anthony Harris almost immediately after the trade went through.

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New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye (6) walks with safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) as they get ready to stretch during organized team activities at the Saints practice facility in Metairie, La. Thursday, June 9, 2022. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER