The Saints travelled to the unfriendly confines of the
Oakland Coliseum and walloped the Oakland Raiders 38-17 in their most lopsided
victory of the year on Sunday.
The Saints continued to run the ball well with their three headed
running back monster. The defense, which
historically struggles in the Pacific time zone, played their best game of the
season, with 2, yes 2 interceptions by safeties.
Nobody is going to confuse the Saints defense with the 49’ers, but they
are playing more aggressively and confidently as the season progresses. Just the way Spags planned it, I presume.
Now sitting at 5-5 and still a long shot to make the
playoffs, the stretch run is now critical.
They must win at least one of the next two games to stay at .500 and
that’s not going to be easy, with those 49’ers coming to the dome, followed by
a quick turnaround and a trip to Atlanta where the doity birds figure to be in a
fowl mood.
If the Saints can close out November strongly, December football could be very interesting. We didn't believe that in September.
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