This Rosetta Stone-like regular season hasn’t yet reached its midway point, and the New Orleans Saints (2-4) absolutely aren’t claiming to have figured it out, even after their 31-21, nationally televised victory over Atlanta on Thursday night.
But the Saints have to feel they at least have a reliable book of directions in hand after winning their second consecutive home game, and raising their prime time record to 26-11 since 2006, and their prime-time home record to 18-4 during that time. Percentage-wise, those are the second- and third-best marks in the NFL.
The key, as always, is to frequently repeat the procedure that helped New Orleans dominate Atlanta (5-1) and hand their NFC South Division rivals their first loss of the season.