By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
There was a key member of the New Orleans Saints defense who dared to use that key word in the aftermath of an impressive 33-18 road win against the New York Giants.
"We came out here and we were playing for each other today," defensive back Marshon Lattimore said. "That's what I love to see. We got our swagger back, that's step one."
Swagger had been on short supply for the Saints defense in the first three weeks. The only thing it seemed consistently capable of doing was getting beat deep down field. But the Saints defenders kept insisting they would get it figured out, and they showed progress in that regard Sunday (Sept. 30).
The Saints refused to allow Eli Manning and his explosive Giants receivers to beat them over the top (New York's longest play was a 28-yard Saquon Barkley rush), and they finally forced some of the turnovers that had been missing the first three games. ...
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There was a key member of the New Orleans Saints defense who dared to use that key word in the aftermath of an impressive 33-18 road win against the New York Giants.
"We came out here and we were playing for each other today," defensive back Marshon Lattimore said. "That's what I love to see. We got our swagger back, that's step one."
Swagger had been on short supply for the Saints defense in the first three weeks. The only thing it seemed consistently capable of doing was getting beat deep down field. But the Saints defenders kept insisting they would get it figured out, and they showed progress in that regard Sunday (Sept. 30).
The Saints refused to allow Eli Manning and his explosive Giants receivers to beat them over the top (New York's longest play was a 28-yard Saquon Barkley rush), and they finally forced some of the turnovers that had been missing the first three games. ...
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