There are so many games ahead of us,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said of the Saints’ slump. “They will bounce back.”

NFL insider Josina Anderson reports Sean Payton’s return is all that’s being discussed in New Orleans. It likely isn’t anticipation of catching up, either:

Without Sean Payton, there might not be a New Orleans Saints anymore. Just before Payton joined the Saints as their head coach, the threat of moving to San Antonio was real. It might be too simplistic to say that when Payton and quarterback Drew Brees immediately turned the franchise around,