As good as it felt for the New Orleans Saints (1-4) to break into the win column, it doesn't guarantee carryover for Sunday's game against New England (3-2) in the Caesars Superdome.
New week, new opponent, new strategies to win. So, here we go:
1. MAKE IT COUNT
It wasn't lost amid the post-win euphoria that the Saints were 0 for 3 in the red zone against the Giants; it just wasn't exclamation-point important, because they won. But New Orleans is 7 for 17 in the red zone this season, and it's hard to win games at that rate. Quarterback Spencer Rattler has done a great job of protecting the football, but he has missed a couple of end zone throws that could have helped and the Saints have committed penalties that made some trips inside the 20-yard line much more difficult. Having Tayso