What really eats me up losing to Baltimore

Don't go blaming too much of it on luck. That's a very well coached defense with a lot of good athletes that brings a lot of pressure, not just on the QB but on stopping the run and attacking the short game.

IMO both INT returns for touchdowns were from excellent pressure defense that we just can't play. Yes, the ball bounced off Stecker, but they already had a DB in our backfield on the screen ready to blow up the play. On the second one, it was that or a safety, and Brees made the lesser of two bad choices. They did what they needed to do to get up 21-7 (I did shake my head over the almost-INT by Fujita), and then made sure they closed the door in the second half. They were all over our receivers, and were willing to risk the big play to prevent our ball control from taking over, and it worked.

Me, I'd prefer to think that we got beat by a good team playing its best in a must-win game after two-game losing streak, which is what I think happened. And their DC, one of Buddy Ryan's sons (the other is the Raiders' DC), can coach my team's defense any time. They were prepared, they were original (all the pressure from one side, a la the 46 defense, and the one-man rush at the goal line), and they made plays. Hats off.