The Saints are relevant at 3-4, and in the hunt at 4-4

Spec said
Have you seen the remaining schedule for the Saints?
Home games: Giants, Titans, Panthers, Lions, Jags
Road games: Redskins, Bucs, Texans, Falcons

We will be favored in every one of those games except possibly the Panthers game (in which I think Saints will be a slight favorite when that game happens) and the road Falcons game.

I am predicting the Saints will win 8 of the last 9 to finish 11-5.

Agreed. I think Payton has said before he views the season in quarters.

We started 1-3, but if each quarter after that goes 3-1, then we finish 10-6.

It's not impossible. Also not impossible to imagine that the 3rd or 4th quarters goes 4-0 to hit 11 wins.