New Goal For Saints: Make The Playoffs

After Sunday's 30-24 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the New Orleans have a new goal; just make the playoffs. Guerry Smith, of the New Orleans Sports Examiner, has the story, below.

The banners representing achievements of the New Orleans Saints, including the newly unveiled 2009 Super Bowl World Champions banner, hang above the fans in the upper deck during the Saints game against the Minnesota Vikings at Louisiana Superdome on September 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Courtesy---Guerry Smith/New Orleans Sports Examiner

Now that the Saints’ chance of repeating as division champions for the first time in franchise history is dead every way but mathematically*, it is time to focus on just making the playoffs.

Although Tampa Bay’s loss to Detroit and Green Bay’s loss to New England will help, New Orleans is not a lock to earn a wild card in the NFC.

You think I’m being negative or overreacting to one loss to Baltimore in a tough environment? Guess again.

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