It probably should have been more obvious that Dennis Allen had his fingerprints all over the New Orleans Saints' third-down package.
The disguised coverages, the heavy blitzing and various fronts, all hallmarks of Allen's defenses in Denver and Oakland, have been on display on third downs throughout the season.
Maybe it shouldn't be a surprise the Saints have had more success on that down than any other this season. And maybe that means it's a good thing that Allen recently took over for Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator.
But coach Sean Payton said that it would be dangerous to assume the things Allen has done on third down will carryover or foreshadow what will happen on first and second down now that he's replaced Rob Ryan as the defensive coordinator.