Saints Midseason Report Card: Grading New Orleans and Its 8-0 Start

The New Orleans Saints are 8-0. There's one sentence no one was ever able to say or print until Sunday afternoon. For the first time in their 43-year history, the New Orleans Saints have run the table on the first half of their schedule. They've won games in nearly every way imaginable. The Saints threw six touchdowns in one game and scored seven touchdowns in another. They've scored off fumbles and interceptions. They've been up 20 and down 20. New Orleans has won by passing for over 350 yards in one game and rushing for over 200 the next. They have found a way to win no matter what happened over the course of the game. With a three-game lead in the division over the Falcons, the race for the NFC South title is all but over. Even if the Saints were to stumble to 4-4 over the second half of the season, Atlanta would have to go 7-1 just to tie. This edition of the report card will have two grades for each section—a second quarter grade and a midterm grade. The midterm is an average of ... (link)