The New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks face off on Sunday, Oct. 9. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).

Saints running back Alvin Kamara is having trouble recognizing his own team lately.

New Orleans (1-3) has fumbled, stumbled and fouled its way through a three-game losing streak. The Saints — who haven’t had a losing season since drafting Kamara in 2017 — are trying to clean up their act before hosting Seattle (2-2) on Sunday.

The Saints lead the NFL in turnovers with 11. Their 8.5 penalties per game is the second most in the league.

Both Seattle and New Orleans are in a season of transition.

The Seahawks traded quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver in the offseason. The Saints are in their first season since the retirement of coach Sean Payton, who’s been replaced by his former defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen.

The Saints are also just two seasons removed from the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees, the franchise’s all-time leading passer.

Seattle has had reasons to be encouraged lately. New starting QB Geno Smith, who languished earlier in his career with the New York Jets, is completing 77.3% of his passes. He also has been an effective scrambler.

When is Saints-Seahawks?

The Saints play the Seahawks at noon (1 p.m. ET) Sunday, Oct 9.

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $54.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $74.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $89.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $134.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

Will it be televised?

The Saints and Seahawks will be televised on Fox.

Preview

QUARTERBACK SHUFFLE: The Saints have had little stability at QB since Brees retired. Jameis Winston started seven games in 2021 before a season-ending knee injury and the Saints used three other QBs during the rest of that season. Winston returned as starter this season, only to play through nagging back and ankle injuries that finally sidelined him last week. Andy Dalton started in a 28-25 loss to Minnesota last week and has been practicing with the first team again this week.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Smith was named the NFC offensive player of the week after throwing for 320 yards and two touchdowns in Seattle’s win over the Lions. It was the second time in Smith’s career he was named offensive player of the week, the last coming in 2013 as a rookie with the Jets.

Smith’s completion percentage through four games is the highest in NFL history with a minimum of 125 attempts. And he’s not just throwing dump-offs. Smith has pushed the ball downfield to Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and his array of tight ends.

One of Smith’s starts last season when Wilson was injured came against the Saints. Smith was 12 of 22 for 167 yards in the 13-10 loss.

ON AN ISLAND: Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore struggled in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss, committing a pass-interference penalty on a deep throw to the goal line and giving up a long catch that set up the Vikings’ winning score.

Allen said he expects Lattimore, who’ll likely have to cover Metcalf much of the game, to respond well.

“The things we ask him to do and the nature of the position he plays, he’s on an island a lot. Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you,” Allen said. “We’re going to put him in some tough spots and he knows that and he rises to that challenge.”

BLOCKED PUNTER: Seattle punter Michael Dickson could be rusty. For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks went an entire game without punting in last week’s win over the Lions.

That’s 728 games in Seattle history where a punter was needed — until last week.

When Dickson has had to punt, he’s shown good pop in his foot. His average of 50.2 yards on nine punts ranks fifth in the league.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.