re: What the hell happened to this defense after being pretty good last year?

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Defense played well enough to win. The offense didn't. 

That's the difference. 

The defense gave up a FG on that last drive. Brees gave up 6 points all by himself. Had that not happened, that last drive wouldn't have mattered. 

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Brees also took a sack which knocked us out of Field goal range. Which would've made their field goal irrelevant. Payton also blew a time out which called back a first down which could've chewed clock and made that last drive fail.

People who put this whole game on the defense and forgive the offense and say the defense is to blame are either stupid or didn't watch the game.