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Thirteen games, and countless looks in the mirror, have revealed a sobering reflection for the New Orleans Saints this season.

“There are certain things that win in this league and there are certain things that don’t,” Coach Sean Payton said Monday, the day after the Saints’ record dropped to 5-8, courtesy of a 41-10 loss to Carolina on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

“It’s the commitment to one another throughout the week, the detail in what we do,” Payton continued. “Right now, truth be told, we’re ‘that’ team. When you talk about, ‘Will they jump offside on fourth down? Will they bust a coverage? Will they turn the ball over?’ One of the things I brought up in the team meeting, I said, ‘It’s been awhile, but right now we’re that team.’ ”

It’s a team that has lost four consecutive home games for the first time since 1999, and has been unable to string together more than a two-game winning streak. After evening its record at 4-4 following a 28-10 road victory over Carolina on Oct. 30, New Orleans has lost four of its last five games.

“The disappointment for me, and I think our players, is that there are X number of games our fans pay to see,” Payton said. “We’ve raised the bar as to what they expect and what they should expect, and that was the antithesis of how I’d expect us to play at home. And that’s the thing that was most disappointing.”


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