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New Orleans Saints special teams celebrate after defensive tackle Bryan Bresee (90) blocks against New York Giants field goal / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

On an imperfect day by a usually reliable group, a special play by the special teams batted away defeat for the Saints.

By Bob Rose - Saints News Network | SI

Sunday's 14-11 win by the New Orleans Saints over the New York Giants was not for the faint of heart. Don't believe for a minute that the score indicates a classic defensive battle to be appreciated by football purists.

While each defense played reasonably well, they went up against struggling and very limited offenses. In reality, this was a late season game between two struggling teams that only hard-core fans of each squad watched.

Nowhere was this more evident than by the special teams performance of each squad. The offenses and defenses of the Saints and Giants certainly showed why one team was 5-8 (Saints) and the other was 2-11 (Giants) at the end of the day.

However, it was the special teams on each side that was a microcosm of the entire game and the year that both teams have had. ...

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