METAIRIE, La. – Mark Ingram was happy because he was scoring touchdowns again.
Jairus Byrd was happy because he was intercepting passes again.
And the New Orleans Saints were happy because they gave a terrific, complete performance that was night and day from the last time they played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just two weeks ago.
Unfortunately, Saturday’s 31-24 victory won’t be enough to get New Orleans (7-8) into the playoffs. But it was a nice redemption win all-around, just 13 days after the Saints destroyed their fading playoff hopes with their biggest flop of the year – a 16-11 loss at Tampa Bay.