Must-Win Games for the New Orleans Saints in 2012

June 16, 2012   ·   Knox Bardeen   ·   Jump to comments

With almost 13 weeks remaining until anyone in the National Football League plays a regular-season game of football, it’s next to impossible to predict which team needs to win what games.
In June, having a must-win game on your schedule is kind of like planning a bachelor party before finding a woman willing to go out with you on a date. It’s a lot of fun, but a relatively meaningless adventure.
However, if you consider reasons why a team might need to win games from a mental standpoint, the process of predicting wins seems to offer more value.
This is exactly the case for the New Orleans Saints in 2012.
Without knowing what the Saints record will be on any given Sunday, or without knowing the standings in the NFC South or the conference as a whole, calling a game “must win” from a wins and losses standpoint doesn’t work.
But the Saints have a few reasons why some games on their schedule will be meaningful. The offseason in New Orl...

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