The parallel is so obvious that it can’t be ignored.
The New Orleans Saints of 2014 lost three of their first four games, and then won three of four to reach .500. The Saints of 2015 exactly have done the same thing; they dropped three of their first four, and then reversed field to win three of four and even their record at 4-4.
There, though, the similarities end, according to the ’15 Saints.
The team that will take the field Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in search of its fourth straight victory and a 5-4 record with a win over the Tennessee Titans (1-6), is significantly different than the Saints who went on to lose five of their final eight games last year, all of the losses occurring at home.