Other advanced analytics may disagree, but the Football Outsiders DVOA ratings continue to drive the New Orleans Saints bandwagon this week. The Saints end up with 52.1% DVOA for their 27-13 win over San Francisco, which is the second-highest single game of the Saints' season (behind last week's dismantling of Tampa Bay) and the second-highest single game of Week 10 (behind Las Vegas).
The high rating is a bit of a surprise for a sloppy game without a lot of yardage on either side, but this rating was built mostly with defense and special teams. The Saints offense put up an average DVOA despite having just 4.