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Saints snap counts: Defense increases use of packages with extra safeties

The New Orleans Saints defense had one of its best performances during the tenure of coach Sean Payton in Sunday's 20-0 win over the Miami Dolphins in London.

The Saints posted their first shutout since 2012, and the Dolphins' 186 yards are the fewest New Orleans has allowed in a game since 2006.

And a key factor in the effective defense was the play of the Saints' safeties -- Kenny Vaccaro, Marcus Williams, Vonn Bell and Rafael.

That's right, four safeties played a role in Sunday's win as the Saints a utilized a package with all of them on the field a handful of times.