There have been a handful of close losses for the New Orleans Saints this season, tangible evidence that the team has the ability to put itself in position for success as often as not.

But the fact that those games have still been losses — four one-score decisions and a 14-point loss to Atlanta that the Saints gift-wrapped — is also tangible evidence that the team hasn't figured out how to close in what has been a trying season.

Sunday's game against NFC South Division-leading Tampa Bay (7-5) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., offers another chance for New Orleans (2-10) to do enough right to win a game. Here's some of the right that must occur:

1. WIN EARLY DOWNS

Offensively, New Orleans has to be more efficient on first and second down. The Saints are spending too much time beh

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