From 2012-2016, the Saints went 7-9 in four out of five seasons. Not that long ago, it seemed likely that this Saints team was doomed to squander Drew Brees’ final seasons, but things have unfortunately changed.
The Saints were terrific a year ago and are better now, with a string of impressive victories against teams that are either legitimately good or were supposed to be. It seems like injuries or the clock striking midnight are about the only things that are going to slow this New Orleans team down, though we obviously hope they fall well short of a Super Bowl.