NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When losses start piling up, NFL teams rely on leaders to raise standards and keep everyone pulling in the same direction.

It sounds like the New Orleans Saints (1-5) are just about at that point as they try to bounce back from a competitive but frustrating 25-19 loss to the New England Patriots .

“We do not live in a league that we get moral victories for being close,” said veteran safety Justin Reid, an offseason addition who previously won two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs.

After an 0-4 start, the Saints hoped they’d reached a turning point two Sundays ago when they beat the New York Giants — a victory that looked even better after the Giants vanquished defending champion Philadelphia .

Instead, the Saints wound up lamenting a fourth loss this seas

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