Demario Davis does things the right way.

Despite the New Orleans Saints suffering from one of its most inconsistent seasons to date, Davis has enjoyed a special season. And on Monday, when New Orleans played Baltimore in Week 9, Davis set a single-season career-high in sacks with six. That number also leads to the team in total sacks.

Call him the sack man.

He collected two of them. And against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is hoping to bring more of the same.

"It's ideal to be able to hit a career-high, in my 11th season," he said. "It's certainly a blessing. I do see me positionally evolving into more of a pressure player. I think that's something that I've continued to work at, be better at in my career.

"Though I've still been able to do high-volume things as a run stopper and in coverage, I just think that the greatest strength of my game is in pressuring the quarterback. This year I've had to be highly efficient in that arena because I haven't had as many pressures as I've had before. So certainly, having a career-high, with less pressures, is showing that the work that has been put in is working.

"My mindset is always to help the team do whatever I can to help get a win, but definitely see pressuring the quarterback as probably one of my best assets."

He's been everything the Saints needed on defense. And New Orleans will need more of him for longer on Sunday. The Steelers are coming out of a bye week, and are hungry for a win. If New Orleans wants to stay relevant in the NFC South, it hinges on the defense getting stops and the offense converting when it matters.

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