The New Orleans Saints' losing streak is now at eight, dating to last season. They host the New York Giants on Sunday. Can they end the skid Sunday? Here are four key factors it will take for the Saints to get a win.

Carryover from Buffalo

Considering the competition, the Saints played their best game of this young season last week against Buffalo. Now they need to bottle that up and bring it to the Dome on Sunday in what will be the most winnable game they’ve played thus far. (The Saints are actually 1½-point favorites.) Reducing penalties was a point of emphasis for the Saints after being plagued by yellow flags the first three games. They were averaging just over 10 penalties a game, but they cut that number down to four against the Bills. Special-teams play could still be better. But

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