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New Orleans Saints: The Saints have the most important ingredient of all -- an elite quarterback in Drew Brees, who was already a Super Bowl MVP six years ago.

They also have a proven, Super Bowl-winning coach in Sean Payton.

However, New Orleans has suffered through back-to-back 7-9 seasons because it has featured one of the NFL's worst defenses and the offensive line has regressed a bit since it was arguably the best in the league from 2009-2011.

The Saints do feel like their arrow is pointed back in the right direction after they overhauled the roster last year with nine rookies and five first-year players. But the defense will have to make major strides in coordinator Dennis Allen's first full year on the job to make any kind of run at the Super Bowl. -- Mike Triplett

Rating the contender status of the 30 NFL teams that didn't make the Super Bowl

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