The Saints offense scored 34 points on Thursday night which was their second best output of the season, and their fourth straight game scoring 25+ points. A few bad plays by the offense (which we’ll talk about later) set the team back by gifting the Cardinals points, but despite this the offense was able to keep the game reasonable throughout and was able to answer almost every time the Cardinals went and got points. Andy Dalton threw for over 350 yards and for 4 touchdowns, but that was all overshadowed by just a few plays.

The Bad: Defense

The defense has some major problems, the like of which we have not seen since Rob Ryan was roaming the Saints sideline.