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Saints hoping to end Week 1 woes after losing past four season openers

The New Orleans Saints haven't won their season opener since 2013, and when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, they'll try to end the frustrating streak.

"It's been a while," coach Sean Payton said on Monday.

Payton actually addressed the issue in a team meeting Monday, sharing information about how much easier it is to make the postseason after starting the season 1-0 or 2-0.

Making matters worse for the Saints is that they haven't just lost their opener the past four years. They've started 0-2 every year since 2014.

"We've got to start faster, obviously take advantage of playing at home and understand the little things that win," Payton said.