The New Orleans Saints had not one, not two, but three elite quarterbacks.
They had a running back with the all the Houdini-like qualities of a Barry Sanders. They had a receiver in Michael Thomas, who, at 26 years old, already looks to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. They finally had a tight end who they could trust.
On top of all that, they had a sturdy defense capable of creating turnovers in crunch time.
And yet they still weren’t able to get it done. Not even in the Superdome, hosting a wildly inconsistent Kirk Cousins, were the New Orleans Saints able to render all the ups-and-downs of this past season worth it.