The New Orleans Saints are soaring to new heights during their surprising 6-2 start, especially on defense.
After their 30-10 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Saints will enter Week 10 of the 2017 season ranked 15th in total defense, allowing an average of 326.6 yards a game. They are tied for ninth in scoring defense at 19.4 points per game.
Hardly reason to compare them to the Dome Patrol but considering the Saints' recent history of bad defense, it surpasses an notable threshold nonetheless.
This is the first time the Saints have been ranked out of the 20s or 30s in total defense for a single given week since the end of 2013 season, a string of 60 straight weeks.