5 things to watch: Lions at Saints

4. RED ZONE

The red zone will be a big aspect of this afternoon's contest. The Saints racked up 444 yards of offense last week against the Falcons but lost, 24-15, because they were 0-for-5 in the red zone and had to settle for five field goals. For the season, New Orleans ranks just 29th in the NFL converting in the red zone 42.5 percent of the time. Saints head coach Dennis Allen said that's been a big emphasis after it cost them the game last week.

New Orleans squares off against a Lions' defense that's just 30th defending the red zone. Detroit's allowing a touchdown 68.6 percent of the time.

"That's a situation where there's really a lot of one-on-one situations where you've got to win because there's not a lot of space and you can't really just play zone, so you have to really match up with guys," Glenn said of his unit's red zone defense this week.

"And we've got to understand where our help's at also, alright. So that goes in with the players just executing and that's us making sure we put those guys in the right positions, so any time you're in the red zone, it is basically one-on-one. We know the ball's coming out quick, or you've got to hunker down because the best teams that happen in the red zone, are the teams that can run the ball, so we know we have to be better in that area."