Analysis October 13, 2020

Saints get a win over Chargers in a ‘dirty, dirty, dirty game,’ but performance shows there is a lot of work to do during bye

Marshon Lattimore lived long enough to become a hero again.

The defense was in the crosshairs on Monday. You could just picture players steaming, and death stares shooting off to the side of the screen when discussing the multiple coverage busts which, once again, were too large a part of the narrative. But Lattimore saved the day when he showed up with a huge fourth-down stop to seal Monday's 30-27 overtime victory over the Chargers.