Kellen Moore needed a win like this one.

A scrappy, out-of-the-mud (both literally and physically) victory against a quality opponent that his New Orleans Saints just simply out-toughed.

The Moore era in New Orleans got off to a start as gloomy as the Sunday afternoon weather at Raymond James Stadium.

There weren’t a whole lot of wins (just two) through the first dozen games under Moore, and there wasn't a whole lot of optimism. Nothing seemed to suggest the Saints were trending in the right direction.

Every week, something popped up that needed to be fixed.

Penalties. Red-zone woes. Turnovers. Defensive lapses. Moore's decision-making. Moore's game management. Something.

But Sunday, the Saints finally put it all together and beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-20 in the most impressive

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