1. Turnover toughness

The New Orleans Saints are a top-five team in the NFL in turnover ratio. This isn’t a dream.

New Orleans and New England rank fifth at plus-4. Kansas City sits fourth at plus-5. Jacksonville and Buffalo (seriously?) are tied for second at plus-6, while Detroit leads the league at plus-9.

Here’s a wild stat from First-and-10 stats guru Gene Guillot: There have been 27 times in NFL history when a team has gone exactly four games without a turnover. The 2017 Saints are the third to not have a winning record during the four-game span (1998 Bengals and 2015 49ers).

4. The blitz is working

It sure seems like the Saints are the most blitz-happy team in the NFL. Sean Payton, Dennis Allen and Co. should be increasingly pleased at the results.

Passers are a combined 27 of 40 for 347 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. The Saints have also picked up six of their 11 sacks when rushing more than four defenders. And opposing quarterbacks have a 71.56 passer rating when the Saints blitz.