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3 reasons the New Orleans Saints must win on Sunday night

By Michael Balko

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 09: Marshon Lattimore #23 of the New Orleans Saints and Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers react during a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 09: Marshon Lattimore #23 of the New Orleans Saints and Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers react during a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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Number Two: MVP Race

Right now the MVP race has several names swirling through the ranks, but amongst those names are New Orleans Saints signal-caller Drew Brees and running back Alvin Kamara.

The tandem of those two guys have single-handedly carried the Saints to several victories this season and if they continue the great work could go home with some hardware following the season.

This very well could be the final season we see Drew Brees sport the black and gold as he will likely retire following this season regardless of the outcome and he is still playing at an MVP level.

Yes, Brees had some early-season struggles, but the fact that he has been able to knock off great teams like the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers without several star players for the majority of those games proves how well he has actually been playing.

Brees beat the very good Chicago Bears without his top three wide receivers of Michael Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, and Marquez Callaway and still managed to have a great game. Brees is silencing his haters from the early weeks and has bounced back to log pretty impressive stats this season.

Through seven games this season, Brees has recorded a 5-2 record, completed 73.1 percent of his passes, thrown for 1,898 passing yards, thrown for 13 touchdowns, ran for two touchdowns, and has thrown just three interceptions.

If Brees can beat Brady twice in one season, he will likely garner some more mentions in the MVP race.

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