METAIRIE, La. — Coach Sean Payton didn’t need to hear the end of the question.
When a reporter started to mention the New Orleans Saints haven’t won a season opener since …
“It’s been a while,” Payton interrupted. “We just went through the numbers [in a team meeting].”
Specifically, it has been five years since the Saints last won a season opener in 2013. And, yes, players said, it was a big talking point during Payton’s first meeting with the team this week — with a whole power-point display and everything.