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New low for Saints' D could put Rob Ryan on hot seat

LANDOVER, Md. – It seemed impossible, but the New Orleans Saints defense actually reached a new low on Sunday.

And now it’s realistic to wonder if defensive coordinator Rob Ryan won’t even make it through the bye week.

Sean Payton has never fired an assistant during the season before. But something’s gotta give after the Saints got torn apart by a very mediocre Washington Redskins offense in Sunday’s 47-14 blowout loss.

It was the worst loss in terms of point differential in the Payton-Drew Brees era.

Redskins QB Kirk Cousins had a perfect passer rating of 158.