Yes, Week 8 is a must-win game for the Saints, and they're going to have to play relatively mistake-free to get the desired outcome.
The Saints look to get themselves back into the win column when they take on the Chargers in Week 8, but it's going to take stellar execution to get there. Execution is the name of the game, because New Orleans has had a serious lack of it over the past few losses. The effort has been there at times, but efforts don't directly lead to results when it's all said and done. Here's what needs to happen for them to at least start getting their season back on the right track.
The team is out of sync and there's no harmony. It's chaotic. New Orleans will give up a long drive on defense only to be followed up by a short offensive drive, which puts a tired unit back out on the field. We've also seen the offense put together a drive to claw back into the game only for the defense to give it right back. That has to stop, and when they do that they'll start having more success.
The Saints don't have to reinvent the wheel to win a game and break this losing skid, but it's going to take a village for them to climb out of this deep hole they've dug themselves into. Things feel like they're good in the locker room and the player morale is also there to match it. We'll see if that leads to this team going to 3-5 or 2-6, and there's a large difference with both outcomes.
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