METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson said the team can't afford to give much thought to a matchup against former coach Sean Payton on Thursday night.
The Saints are coming off a 51-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where they were shut out offensively in the second half, turned the ball over and gave up 594 yards on defense. Johnson said the Saints, who have lost four straight games, have to worry about self improvement before anything else.
"I think we just need to win, man.