METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints are showing signs of being more competitive, even as their record continues to get worse.

The low expectations surrounding the Saints entering this season appear justified after an 0-4 start that left them the only winless team in the NFC.

But after a 31-19 loss at contending Buffalo in which they nearly took a fourth-quarter lead, they sound like a team that believes it's poised to break into the win column sooner than later.

At the very least, their latest showing was far batter than their mistake-filled road opener in Seattle in Week 3, when they fell behind by three touchdowns in the first quarter of a humiliating 44-13 loss .

“We have to use (the performance in Buffalo) as momentum," rookie coach Kellen Moore said Monday after review

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