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Saints snap counts: Several backups step up on defense vs. Washington

Related Topics: Rafael Bush, Kenny Vaccaro

With injuries piling up on the New Orleans Saints defense, the team had to turn to a slew of backups in Sunday's 34-31 overtime win over Washington.

The Saints entered the game without starting linebacker A.J. Klein and safety Kenny Vaccaro and then lost cornerback Marshon Lattimore on the first defensive drive of the game.

As a result, safeties Vonn Bell and Rafael Bush, cornerbacks P.J. Williams and De'Vante Harris and linebackers Manti Te'o and Michael Mauti all had expanded roles.

For a stretch of the Saints' winning streak, their base defense featured four linemen, two linebackers, two cornerbacks and three safeties.