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John Sigler

Dennis Allen’s Saints defense just broke one of the Dome Patrol’s best records

Now this is impressive. Dennis Allen’s New Orleans Saints defense just broke one of the best records in team history, established by the famed “Dome Patrol” themselves way back in 1991 — holding opposing offenses to 20 or fewer points in 10 consecutive games. It’s the longest active streak in the NFL, too.

And the 1991 Saints team accomplished that feat in a single season, while the Saints set the pace a year ago and have kept it going. Sure, things got closer than they needed to on Monday night; the Panthers took advantage of Allen’s too-soft prevent defense in the final minutes to drive downfield and score a garbage-time touchdown pass, tightening the tally to 20-17.

Still, this is a rare achievement no matter how you slice it. Allen has built one of the league’s best defenses over the years and largely kept it together while introducing new elements and refining what worked. Hopefully he has the right pieces in place to develop an offense to compliment the defense.

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