It’s one thing to run the football when you want to, completely another to run it effectively when you need to.
That makes the New Orleans Saints’ four-minute offense that closed out last Sunday’s 24-17 victory over Tampa Bay all the more impressive, as New Orleans played keep-away for the final 4:13 against the Buccaneers.
And it gives the Saints (5-8) the belief that if necessary, they have the ability to grind out a victory.
“It’s big and it just shows that you know how to win games, and there are lots of ways that you might be required to win games,” quarterback Drew Brees said.