With Luke Johnson Okay, let me get this straight ... The New Orleans Saints lost their starting quarterback for the year in Week 7, and lost five straight games after that. They've started 11 different offensive linemen and four different kickers and 57 different players overall, an NFL record. They played one game with about half their coaching staff on the COVID list, and another with more than 20 players on it. They spent a month of the season living the Dallas-Fort Worth area after Hurricane Ida left New Orleans without power. ... and this team can clinch a playoff berth Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons? Yes, believe it or not, through thick and (incredibly, almost impossibly) thin, the Saints of 2021 can keep their season alive beyond next week's regular season finale in Atlanta. The scenario is pretty simple, and the Saints need some help to make it happen, but we break it all down here. To get to this point, the Saints have needed help from just about everywhere — especially from their kicker, Brett Maher, who continued his stabilizing presence with another strong performance in an area that plagued the Saints earlier in the season. And, when the Saints line up against the Falcons Sunday, they will benefit from the return of two starters who were almost able to come back this past week against the Carolina Panthers — and Sean Payton explained why Marcus Williams and Erik McCoy had to wait a week. We have a lot more in store for y'all this week as the Saints get set to play their biggest game of the year against their most-hated rival. Thanks for following along! - Luke | 