LOS ANGELES -- All of the teams floating around the top of the NFC standings possess stout defenses. Teams like Philadelphia (10-1), Minnesota (9-2) and Los Angeles (8-3) can suffocate even the best offenses in the NFL
The New Orleans Saints experienced an offensive drought in Week 1 against the Vikings. On Sunday, they fell victim to a swarming Rams defense in their 26-20 loss at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Two of the Saints' three losses have come at the hands of NFC divisional leaders. As a result, the Saints currently sit as the fourth seed behind the Vikings and the Rams in the playoff hunt and would lose tiebreakers to those teams.