–The Saints are playing their first home game since Thanksgiving. They are 5-1 at home and haven’t lost in the Superdome since the season opener Sept. 9. They have won each of their last four home games by at least 10 points and their average margin of victory in that stretch is 22.3 points.
–The Saints have not allowed more than 208 net passing yards in any of the last three games. After allowing 208 against the Cowboys they allowed 174 against the Buccaneers and 149 against the Panthers.
BY THE NUMBERS: 4 – That’s the number of consecutive games that the Saints have passed for fewer than 200 yards. They have won three of those games, so they can win with a modest passing-yardage total, but they would prefer to regain more of their passing-game efficiency as the playoffs near. In the 10 games before this stretch they averaged 300 yards passing.
