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Saints to have an uphill battle on the road to repeat a division title

The New Orleans Saints have won the NFC South each of the past four seasons, the longest streak in the history of the division. For the first time in the past fourteen years, the Saints will have a new quarterback at the helm. New Orleans will be looking for its eighth division title, and their current tally of seven is the most of the four division teams (the Carolina Panthers are second, with five), but now the Saints will hope to do with with Jameis Winston at quarterback.

For these reasons, CBS Sports ranked the New Orleans Saints as the fourth-most likely division champion from 2020 not to repeat in 2021:

This might seem early for the Saints, considering Sean Payton has the longest active division-title streak behind Andy Reid.