By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
This isn’t the first time the New Orleans Saints will face an undefeated team this far into the season, but never before have the Saints faced such an opponent with only one loss to their record.
That’s what makes this game against the 8-0 Los Angeles Rams different than the 2015 loss to the 11-0 Carolina Panthers or the 2012 win against the 8-0 Atlanta Falcons. Those two seasons both ended with 7-9 records for the Saints.
These Saints, at 6-1, appear destined for something greater. Their six-game win streak is the second-longest to only the Rams. It’s the kind of game that could have hosting implications in January. It’s about as close to a midseason Super Bowl as it gets.
“This is the next challenge,” Sean Payton said Wednesday (Oct. 31).
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This isn’t the first time the New Orleans Saints will face an undefeated team this far into the season, but never before have the Saints faced such an opponent with only one loss to their record.
That’s what makes this game against the 8-0 Los Angeles Rams different than the 2015 loss to the 11-0 Carolina Panthers or the 2012 win against the 8-0 Atlanta Falcons. Those two seasons both ended with 7-9 records for the Saints.
These Saints, at 6-1, appear destined for something greater. Their six-game win streak is the second-longest to only the Rams. It’s the kind of game that could have hosting implications in January. It’s about as close to a midseason Super Bowl as it gets.
“This is the next challenge,” Sean Payton said Wednesday (Oct. 31).
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