1 WHAT WE LEARNED
The Saints can win when Drew Brees isn’t at his best and the offense is sputtering a bit. Sean Payton said earlier this year that this team doesn’t have much margin for error. There was margin for error Sunday, and the Colts nearly opened it up enough to come back. They didn’t. The Saints stood in, held on and picked up a win. There are signs of hope for a team that once looked left for dead a couple of weeks ago coming out of Philadelphia. Some style points are lost for how it finished, but New Orleans is displaying some qualities that are hallmarks of good football teams.