re: Anyone who blames this on defense is brain dead.

Defense was fine until they had to be on the field every 2 minutes or however long it took that thing we call a backup to go 3 and out. By the end they were dead in the water and gassed. Only way the Saints were winning that game was if they managed to run out the clock and kick a FG. Defense wasn't keeping them from moving the ball into range if the Saints made that FG at that point.