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BALTIMORE, Md. - A special season is upon us in New Orleans.

Fate and providence once again are suiting up for the New Orleans Saints.

If you didn't believe the Saints were a team of destiny before their dramatic, improbable 24-23 come-from-behind win against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, you certainly do today.

The Saints won another game they could have lost Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.



This time, they needed the best kicker in the game to miss an extra-point in the final seconds to get it. As improbable finishes go, this one ranks up there with the Meachem Miracle and Hakim Drops the Ball. It was the first missed point-after attempt in Tucker's stellar college and pro career, and it provided a stunning exclamation point to the Saints' fifth consecutive win of the year.

"Sometimes," Saints punter Thomas Morstead said, "you've got to have some breaks go your way, and having the best kicker in league history miss a kick when he hasn't missed a kick in two years ... You just could not ... That's just ... You just ... That's un-believ-able."

Morstead's incredulity was understandable.

This win was even more improbable than the Week 2 win against the Browns, which required a career-ending implosion by kicker Zane Gonzalez in the final minutes.

It was more unlikely than the Week 3 win at Atlanta, which saw the Saints score touchdowns on their final four possessions to rally past the Falcons in overtime on the road.

The Saints showed poise and resilience by scoring 17 consecutive points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 10-point deficit.

In the past two years, the Ravens had not lost a game in which they had led at halftime. They were 13-0 in such situations entering Sunday

Now they're 13-1.

They had not allowed a touchdown in the second half of any of their first six games. Now they've allowed two, after surrendering back-to-back 12-play touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to the Saints.

Entering the game, the Saints were 2-121 when trailing by 10 or more points in the fourth quarter on the road. Now they're 3-121.

This is how teams of destiny earn their mantles.

"We have a collective belief as a team," Morstead said. "Sometimes (the game) doesn't always go the way we want it to, but I feel like there's never this feeling that we're out of it. There's never that feeling - ever. We always feel like it's going to work out. It's amazing to watch."

It also helps when you have perhaps the best player in the game on your team. Drew Brees has won a lot of big games over the years, but few victories will be more satisfying than this one.

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“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill