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Loaded rookie class helped Saints surge past preseason prediction

The New Orleans Saints won the NFC South for the first time in six years. Here’s a look back at how I predicted their season would unfold.

My predicted record: 8-8

Saints' actual record: 11-5

How I fared: Obviously I blew it. I lowered my expectations from 9-7 in April to 8-8 in September in the wake of injuries to Nick Fairley, Terron Armstead and Delvin Breaux that I thought would hurt worse than they ultimately did. However, I did get two things right.