text: Ian Book completed 12-of-20 passes for 135 scoreless yards and two interceptions in the Saints’ 20-3, Week 16 loss to the Dolphins Monday night.
  Forced into starting duties with Jameis Winston on I.R. and Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian on the COVID list, fourth-round rookie Book didn’t stand a single chance in his pro debut. He was also missing starting OTs Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk, forcing fourth- and fifth-stringers into the game at one point. Book’s second pass of the game was tipped at the line, picked off, and returned for a touchdown. Things didn’t get much better, as Book was flattened for eight sacks, and later tossed a second interception right to a Miami defender. It’s clear Book isn’t any sort of long-term answer, but it’s also not fair to judge him completely off this game with such a shorthanded roster due to COVID protocols. The Saints simply have to get Hill back next week for their Week 17 date with the lowly Panthers.