We believe in it," Sharper said.
Saints coach Sean Payton has already said he would like to go for it, although he has tempered those thoughts some after initially making them. Most of his players seemed to agree they want to go for it.
"It means a lot to us," Brees said. "It doesn't happen all that often."
"We don't want to stop," defensive end Bobby McCray said. "We have to finish it off. Nobody has gone undefeated and won the Super Bowl [in a 16-game season]. Why wouldn't we try and finish?"
Here's why: What if Brees or receiver Marques Colston or middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma or another valuable player went down in a game that didn't matter?