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Battered Saints limp into Week 18 of what is already the franchise’s worst season since 2005

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By Brett Martel - AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — What looked like such a promising season for the New Orleans Saints back in mid-September will instead go down as their worst since the franchise was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and went 3-13 in 2005.

The Saints (5-11) have lost three straight and four of five, and have been outscored 59-10 during their past two games.

That’s a far cry from Weeks 1 and 2, when they posted a pair of stunning victories by a combined score of 91-29.

Now they have to get through one more week before this lost season mercifully ends.

“There are a lot of excuses that we could make,” veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan said, alluding to a rash of injuries to most of the Saints’ prominent offensive skill players and to key offensive linemen.

“At the end of the day, we were not good enough this year,” Jordan continued. “That hurts as a player. That hurts as a fan of the game.” ...

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