Awesome win, one that I did not see coming in any way, shape or form!First, we were able to pressure Brees a great deal more than we did Mariota. Kudos to them all. What we need to wait and see if this was because of a lot more disciplined play or if we do better against pocket passers than athletic, mobile quarterbacks. It's certainly my hope that this it is the former.Second, even as the defense did 100% better in the pass, both Houston and New Orleans have been able to run the ball against us. Having looked only at the game live, what I saw was that we were often in the right place but far too often we are looking to knock people down rather than wrap up and take them down. It's/ time for Love and Leslie to go back to some fundamental tackling drills, which should not have to happen in the pros.We still can't catch a break. Game was closer than it should have been. The refs were atrocious, even as a couple of calls went our way, like the non-interference on our INT. I don't get how in the world they called tripping on Hawley on the screen that would have given us a first down late. Couldnt believe they picked up the picking penalty on the Saints TD even as Barber's comment on how the cornerback engaging the receiver changes things was helpful. That shot to Winston's knees at the end of the half looked like a perfectly legal hit. The shot to Brees' head ws boneheaded play on our part on the final drive. Even as Smith's offsides negated a turnover that would have ended the game, the good news was that the play took 15 seconds which made it almost impossible for New Orleans to win barring a miracle. Finally, without blaming him, we need Winston to be able to complete that easy TD throw to ASJ (I think) and the game has a completely different feel. Those plays need to stop if we are going to take it up another level. Finally, kudos to the "d" for standing tall when it mattered most. They stopped the Saints for no points after a terrible turnover. They force numerous fumbles even if they weren't all recovered. And Banks deserves a game ball for a great stop on the two point conversion.Finally,
