A healthy mix of rhythm and bruise (Kamara and Ingram), aggressive play calling, and the most accurate NFL kicker missing the first extra point of his career all contributed to the 24-23 Saints victory. Here a few things that stood out.
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Sean Payton and the Saints came out with a heavy dose of runs in an attempt to tire out the Baltimore defensive line. On the opening drive alone, they ran 13 times as they were able to take over ten minutes off the clock.