FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jameis Winston did an excellent job of stepping up in the New Orleans Saints’ first game without Drew Brees on Sunday. But he wasn’t the only one.
New Orleans’ defense was downright dominant in Sunday's 38-3 drubbing of the Green Bay Packers and reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers – just as players such as linebacker Demario Davis had vowed to be heading into this season.
Davis said during the preseason that New Orleans’ identity had changed since he first arrived in 2017, when the defense's mentality was more like, “Let us get one or two more stops and our offense will come in and bring it home.