If the New Orleans Saints can salvage this season, they may look back at their second-half performance against the San Diego Chargers as the turning point.
Drew Brees' touchdown passes to Marques Colston showed the offense still has the punch to mount a comeback - without suspended coach Sean Payton overseeing the unit. Even the Saints' defense started to look like it was figuring out how its personnel best fits the scheme of first-year coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
''We're definitely on the rise,'' New Orleans interim coach Aaron Kromer said Monday. ''We need to keep it going.''