The New Orleans Saints changed the conversation around their Saints Defensive Ranking by forcing four takeaways in a Week 6 win over the New York Giants, including three interceptions. That burst of disruption gave them nearly half of the 20 turnovers they have forced in the 2025 season, and it came at the right time with Week 7 now in front of them.
The reason the number matters today is simple: the Saints are trying to keep the turnover line moving when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 7. Aaron Rodgers has already thrown five interceptions this season, and three of them came while he was pressured or blitzed, which makes the edge work from Chase Young and Carl Granderson part of the same story as the interceptions in Week 6.
The Saints also made the Giants pay for playing from behind, when passing situations opened up instead of a large lead forcing safer football. That helped turn pressure into production, and it is the clearest sign that the Saints' defense can tilt a game when the front end of the rush and the back end of the coverage work together. Kaden Elliss is also returning, and that gives New Orleans another piece it leans on when takeaways are there to be won.
Still, there is a reason to be careful with the count. The Saints followed a five takeaway performance last year with a game in which they came up empty in takeaways the next week, so one big afternoon does not guarantee a second. This is where the comparison between phases matters: the run defense can help control field position, but the pass rush and coverage are what turned Week 6 into a takeaway game, and they will have to do it again if the defense is going to stay near the top of its current form.
The offense has to do its part, too, because turnovers only matter if they are paired with ball security on the other side. If the Saints check both boxes, the turnover trend can carry into Week 7 and beyond. That is how they can keep the pressure on the field, keep the defense's ranking conversation alive, and leave themselves with a shot at the NFL's first victory in France.
