NEW ORLEANS – Add another gut punch to the New Orleans Saints’ incredibly disappointing season.
At least they put up a good fight this time in a 41-38 loss to the undefeated Carolina Panthers. But that will come as little solace after the Saints lost their fourth straight game and fell to 4-8 – their worst record through 12 games in the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era.
As well as New Orleans played in spurts, they botched too many opportunities and blew too many coverages to walk away with a moral victory -- including one of each in the final 1:05.