Saints aren’t taking Rams lightly

Coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees were asked once again Wednesday about the New Orleans Saints’ struggles on the road this year.

Both Payton and Brees stressed that neither trend is on their minds as they prepare to play on the road against the St.

They both said the Rams have their attention because of how well they’ve played at times this year with a young team — especially at home.

“They’ve got a young roster, and yet you just have to put on the game tape and watch the Chicago game or watch the Indianapolis game or watch pick a game.

But during their past six games they also gave the Seahawks a great battle in a 14-9 loss at home, crushed the Colts 38-8 at Indianapolis and beat the Bears 42-21 at home.

As Payton referenced, the Rams rank among the top three teams in the NFL in both sacks and quarterback pressures per pass attempt.

“I saw their previous home game this year against Seattle, they played them very tough.

The Saints lost a close game at New England in Week 6, put up a stinker in a loss at the New York Jets in Week 9 and got blown out two weeks ago at the Seattle Seahawks.