A two-game losing streak has the New Orleans Saints at 5-7, and in pretty desperate need of a victory. The good? Even though they’re 5-7, they only are two games behind Tampa Bay and Atlanta (each 7-5) in the NFC South Division. And they have two games against Tampa Bay and one against Atlanta in the final four games. They have a chance to keep their own hopes alive with a win in Florida on Sunday.
1. Only once this season have the Saints run fewer than the 57 offensive plays they ran Sunday against Detroit. And, as you may surmise, that game also was a loss.