NEW ORLEANS -- At some point, it has to get better for the New Orleans Saints ' defense. Right?
Or maybe not.
Because I spent the entire offseason believing it couldn’t possibly get worse for a Saints defense that was one of the worst in NFL history last year. And then Sunday’s fourth quarter happened.
Not only did the Saints give up three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 35-34 loss to the Oakland Raiders, they found a new level of rock-bottom when the Raiders felt so confident against them that they decided to go for the game-winning two-point conversion while trailing by one point with 47 seconds remaining.