Of Brees’ 37 pass attempts, 11 were playaction, accounting for 30% of their passing plays. Brees completed 10 of those 11 for 171 yards and 2 TDs.

The reality is that anyone can win the NFC South, in any year. In fact, the NFC South has never had a repeat division champ in nine seasons.

Football’s longest and most bizarre streak is on five years running, and it could be six after Sunday. If Carolina loses at New Orleans, and Atlanta beats St. Louis, then the Falcons will become the sixth straight NFC South team in the past six seasons to go from worst to first.