The New Orleans Saints looked like they would drop their first game of the season on Sunday when they played the Miami Dolphins. They went into the locker room at halftime down 24-10, but turned it around and won the game 46-34.

Now both top running backs on the team Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas have said at different times that this current New Orleans Saints team can go undefeated.

While on Sporting News Radio's The Monty Show, Bush was asked if the team that currently tops the NFC South can go undefeated. Bush said they can.

“Can we go undefeated?” Bush asked. “Yes. I do think we have the players, the chemistry, we have the heart and dedication, the coaching staff, we have the players.”

Bush is one of the three top backs on the Saints currently and Thomas agrees with his team mate on the Saints going undefeated this season, regardless of opposition.

“I believe we have the opportunity to go undefeated if we stay focused,” Thomas said exclusively to JOCKlife.com.

“We have the guys who can carry us all the way. If we don’t get carried away with wins, and focus on the teams ahead of us and take it one game at a time, there is no reason why we cannot go undefeated.”

Really tough stance there for both Bush and Thomas considering that the Saints almost lost their game against the Dolphins this past Sunday and it was the first time they did not score on an opening drive.

But Thomas said rather than panic, the team understood what they had to do to defeat a very good Dolphins defense.

“In the first half we struggled, we played against a very good defense too, but “We just calmed down again and played our game.”

The Saints not only struggled, they were caught by surprise at how good the Dolphins defense and offense were for the first half. Thomas and his team mates agreed they could win the game and that’s exactly what they did.

“We told ourselves we can beat this team that was our mindset because we had played better teams. They put up a challenge and we knew they were going to be tough.”

With quarterback Drew Brees scoring two rushing touchdowns and passing another to wide receiver Marques Colston, it is quite tough for Thomas not to agree that he has a great leader in Brees.

“Brees is a champion who can overcome anything,” Thomas said. ““To me Brees is the best, he is a true leader.”

Thomas mentioned that on their way to going undefeated, credit must be given to the Saints defense that has carried the team in some games just as the offense has done a credible job as well.

“Our defense has won us a lot of games this season and people do not see that, all they see is our offense.”

It’s quite easy to see the offense, because the Saints have not scored less than 24 points which was in their win against the New York Jets, but just as Thomas mentioned, the defense carried that day in Week 4 against rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez who was picked off three times and sacked four times in the game.