Saints Third Quarter Report: Grading New Orleans and its Perfect Dozen

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Published: December 9, 2009

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... four-game stretch of the season.

Games against St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Washington were all supposed to be a cakewalk. The only tough game appeared to be a Monday night affair with New England.

Games, as everyone knows, are not played on paper. When you are perceived by many to be the best team in the league, everyone gives you their best shot.

For teams with losing records and no play-off hopes, a chance to take down an undefeated team is their Super Bowl.

St. Louis and Washington both took New Orleans down to the wire with the Redskins forcing overtime.

The Saints' best performance came against the Patriots during which coach Belichick waved the white flag with more than five minutes left in the game.

In between all of this, they blew out division rival Tampa Bay on the road by 31 points.

In a matter of four games since the halfway mark, the Saints turned a three-game division lead into a title clincher.

New Orleans currently ...

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