New Orleans Saints No Longer in Position to Make a Run in NFC South

November 18, 2014   ·   Brent Sobleski   ·   Jump to comments

The rule of three states that things that come in threes prove to be more effective.
If that's truly the case, the Saints haven't quite learned their lesson after the past two weeks.
Two home games for the New Orleans Saints after gaining a division lead, two home losses. The team also lost two key components for an extend period of time.
The organization's window of opportunity is quickly closing. Monday's contest against the Baltimore Ravens has become the fulcrum for the Saints' entire season.
Everything was setting itself up perfectly for head coach Sean Payton and his squad.
The Saints had won two in a row with decisive victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers. The team then returned home for a three-game stretch at the Superdome that was supposed to be the start of its run atop the NFC South.
Instead, the team faltered.
It started with a questionable 27-24 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The Cincinnati Bengals the...

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