It’ll take some time to find the New Orleans Saints in USA TODAY’s final NFL power rankings: they’re ranked fifth-worst in the league after rallying to a 7-10 finish in 2022, and Nate Davis isn’t high on their prospects moving forward. The Saints are ranked at No. 27 out of 32 teams, just to spell that out with a little more clarity. If you’re curious, the NFC South-rival Falcons and Panthers both rank ahead of New Orleans, with the basement-dwelling Buccaneers beneath them.
That’s quite a tumble seeing as the Saints were listed at No. 18 in the last edition of these power rankings. From Davis: “They recouped a (low) first-round pick by letting Payton go. But running up that cap credit card once again could make it hard to find a quarterback without completely crippling the roster.”
